The European Commission has formally adopted new rules on REcovered Nitrogen from manure (RENURE), which will contribute to reducing farmers’ dependency on imported fertilisers.
At today’s Legal Affairs (JURI) Committee vote in the European Parliament on the omnibus regulation on EU corporate sustainability laws, both the content of the final agreement, and the political manoeuvring that led to it, point to a deeply concerning process that casts aside the best interest of EU’s nature, climate, and human rights.
The latest figures on EU Ecolabel-certified products and licences, released today, show the EU Ecolabel gaining momentum and appearing on more and more environmentally friendly products.
Europe’s water resources are under severe pressure, according to a report from the EU’s environment agency, and a rethink of the links between the economy and the environment are needed.
The European Parliament and EU Council have reached a provisional political agreement on a Commission proposal to update the EU’s lists of water pollutants.
The EU Council has adopted a regulation to prevent the loss of plastic pellets into the environment, following a provisional agreement with the European Parliament.
In today’s annual State of the Union address, President Ursula von der Leyen emphasised the need for the EU to step up its efforts on climate action – for scientific, economic and security reasons -by continuing the progress made by the European Green Deal, setting ambitious intermediate climate targets, and channelling investment into climate adaptation, resilience and nature based solutions.
