Environment policy in the European Union
As catastrophic wildfires sweep across Southern Europe, WWF warns that the EU is sleepwalking into a permanent wildfire crisis while simultaneously weakening key environmental protections that help safeguard people, economies and nature from climate impacts.
The EU is making significant progress towards its global biodiversity targets, according to a new report, but a swifter response is vital to protect the natural systems that underpin our water, food, and economy.
The European Commission has formally adopted new rules on REcovered Nitrogen from manure (RENURE), which will contribute to reducing farmers’ dependency on imported fertilisers.
The European Commission has adopted new measures under the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) to prevent the destruction of unsold apparel, clothing accessories and footwear.
The European Investment Bank has agreed a frontloading facility making €3 billion available to accelerate investments in the decarbonisation of sectors covered by the new EU’s emissions trading system (ETS2).
The EU Commission has adopted the first set of methodologies under the carbon removals and carbon farming (CRCF) Regulation to certify activities that permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere.
The EU economy’s greenhouse gas emissions by economic activities and households totalled 3.3 bn tonnes of CO2 equivalents in 2024, representing a 20% reduction compared with 2013. Between 2013 and…
