Environment policy in the European Union
“The implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is creating confusion, legal uncertainty, and disproportionate burden for small businesses. Entrepreneurs ask for practical solutions now. Parliament and Member States should approve the suspension of the obligation to appoint authorised representatives in each Member State”, stated SMEunited President Davide Galli.
The EU Commission has proposed a set of amendments to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the EU’s transparency framework for financial products integrating environmental or social aims.
The European Parliament has turned its back on climate and nature, people, and businesses, by effectively dismantling the EU’s flagship corporate sustainability laws, all in the name of ‘simplification’.
Worsening floods, droughts, wildfires, and storms, combined with the loss of natural defences such as forests and wetlands, are making insurance increasingly inaccessible across Europe.
Grants of more than €358 million have been awarded to 132 projects across Europe under the EU’s LIFE Programme for environment and climate action, covering the circular economy, clean energy and restoration of natural habitats.
Twenty-one airlines have committed to change their practices regarding environmental claims that were considered misleading following dialogue with the EU Commission and national consumer protection authorities.
A leaked copy of the European Commission’s legislative proposal for amendments to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) raises major concerns over the future of Europe’s green and transition financing.
