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Retail and Wholesale active and committed in combating food waste
Speaking today on the UN First International Day on Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, EuroCommerce Director-General Christian Verschueren said: last modified 01 October 2020, 00:45 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
European Climate and Clean Energy Law and Policy
The participation of the European Union and the Member States in international climate change policy is a complex issue. This book provides a clear guide to ... last modified 13 October 2011, 23:04 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Genetically engineered mosquitoes out of control
According to a new scientific publication, genetically engineered mosquitoes produced by Oxitec (Intrexon) have escaped human control after trials in Brazil. last modified 11 September 2019, 23:33 CET — filed under: — Relevance: 1%
European countries not yet delivering a healthy Baltic Sea
Ten years after the Baltic Sea Action Plan was adopted, the recovery of the Baltic Sea remains slow – and is even declining in some measures. Today, WWF ... last modified 05 March 2018, 18:11 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs vote to raise CO2 emissions targets for cars
Market uptake of electric and low- emission cars would be expected to accelerate following a vote Wednesday by the European Parliament to lower CO2 emissions ... last modified 04 October 2018, 18:24 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU Parliament and Council agree Nature Restoration Law
The European Parliament and Member States agreed Thursday to set a target for the EU to restore at least 20 per cent of its land and sea areas by 2030 and all ... last modified 13 November 2023, 22:01 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Supervision of organic imports needs to be improved: EU auditors
While the control system for organic products in the EU has improved in recent years, action is needed on the supervision of imports as well as on product ... last modified 14 March 2019, 15:29 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
EU agrees position on emissions trading reform
EU environment ministers reached an agreement Tuesday on the revision of the Emission Trading System, opting for more ambitious policy changes than agreed by ... last modified 02 March 2017, 12:52 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU agrees draft deal to decarbonise maritime sector
More renewable and low-carbon fuels will reduce the carbon footprint of the maritime sector in the EU, following Thursday's provisional political agreement ... last modified 24 March 2023, 18:28 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
WWF submits request for EU report on climate impacts of CAP
WWF has submitted a Freedom of Information request for a crucial assessment of EU farming policy’s impact on the climate. last modified 06 May 2019, 12:37 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Towards Decarbonising Transport - A 2018 Stocktake on Sectoral Ambition in the G20
CO2 emissions from transport are still rising. If immediate action is not taken, more radical measures will be unavoidable in the future. This is the top line ... last modified 07 December 2018, 12:13 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
CO2 from new cars up for second consecutive year, raising auto industry concerns
European Environment Agency (EEA) data issued yesterday confirm that CO2 emissions from new passenger cars rose for the second year running in 2018, up 1.6% ... last modified 25 June 2019, 18:45 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
EU on track for climate change talks, say finance ministers
European finance ministers confirmed the EU mandate for the upcoming Marrakesh conference Tuesday, agreeing to provide public finance to tackle the causes and ... last modified 13 October 2016, 15:12 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Green light for EU's Renewables Energy Directive
The EU Council gave the green light Monday to the new Renewables Energy Directive to raise the share of renewable energy in the EU’s overall energy consumption ... last modified 09 October 2023, 22:06 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU agrees speedy ratification of Paris climate agreement
In an historic move, EU environment ministers approved Friday ratification of the Paris climate agreement, bringing the global climate deal very close to ... last modified 01 October 2016, 00:31 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Plant health pests and EU funding programmes to deal with them - guide
The European Union today earmarked 19 million euros to co-finance programmes in seven Member States aiming to combat organisms harmful to plants and to prevent ... last modified 16 November 2011, 17:07 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
New recommendations on sustainability reporting standards - if implemented - could make EU a global leader in corporate sustainability
WWF welcomes the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group Task Force’s ambitious recommendations on sustainability reporting standards to the European ... last modified 08 March 2021, 21:56 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
A new start for Europe, and need for new push for sustainable market solutions
Retailers and wholesalers in Europe expressed their support for the new Commission under Ursula von der Leyen. Speaking today after the convincing European ... last modified 27 November 2019, 21:59 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Dieselgate: EU prepares case against VW
A majority of EU Member States have found breaches of EU rules on unfair commercial practices, the Commission has found in preliminary investigations into the ... last modified 07 September 2016, 22:46 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Endocrine disrupting chemicals on water pollutants watch list
Drinking water will have to be monitored more closely for the potential presence of two endocrine disrupting compounds throughout the whole water supply chain, ... last modified 19 January 2022, 22:59 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Doing business in Estonia: Environmental rules
In Estonia, the Environmental Charges Act provides the basis for the right to apply charges to businesses for the exploitation and pollution of natural ... last modified 07 April 2012, 11:16 CET — filed under: , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Beyond short-term profit: businesses call for a strong Nature Restoration Law
Over 35 European businesses signed a statement, published early this week, in support of a strong EU Nature Restoration Law with legally-binding targets. last modified 19 April 2023, 22:59 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU's 2030 climate and energy targets at risk: auditors
The EU’s bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55% compared to 1990 levels by 2030 is unlikely to succeed, the EU's auditors warned Monday, as there is little ... last modified 26 June 2023, 23:50 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Europe opens doors to dangerous fracking - FoEE
Europe is opening its doors to dirty and dangerous unconventional fossil fuels, Friends of the Earth Europe and Food & Water Europe said today. The warning ... last modified 23 January 2014, 21:46 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
UN climate summit puts global spotlight on EU
A United Nations climate summit taking place today in New York city is expected to expose Europe's lack of progress to tackle the climate emergency, warned ... last modified 23 September 2019, 13:18 CET — filed under: — Relevance: 1%
EU Clean Air Policy Package
The European Commission today adopted a new Clean Air Policy Package to reduce air pollution. The set of environmental measures updates existing legislation ... last modified 18 December 2013, 22:26 CET — filed under: — Relevance: 1%
How the EU Commission broke its own rules to let the biotech industry help rewrite GMO safety laws
The European Commission broke its own rules and is allowing companies which stand to profit from the weakening of GMO safety rules to help rewrite them, an ... last modified 05 March 2021, 21:13 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EUR 12.5 million illegal bluefin tuna trade exposes threat to sustainable fisheries in Europe
Today, Spanish authorities announced the arrest of almost 80 people involved in an extensive operation of illegal bluefin tuna trade, fished in Italy and ... last modified 17 October 2018, 18:01 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
BEUC urges EU member states not to delay the adoption of clean car targets any further
Due to pressure from Germany, EU member states are delaying the signing off of a new EU law which would eliminate CO2 emissions from new cars by 2035. The ... last modified 07 March 2023, 22:41 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
FoEE comment on Commission resources initiative
The scale of the challenge posed by Europe’s unsustainable use of the world’s natural resources has been acknowledged by the European Commission. Lawmakers in ... last modified 27 January 2011, 11:31 CET — filed under: — Relevance: 1%
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