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- EU agrees position for UN COP27 climate summit
- EU environment ministers decided Monday on the common negotiating position they will take to the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm ... — last modified 25 October 2022, 22:24 CET — filed under: Environment, Headline2, European Council — Relevance: 1%
- European Parliament votes to keep Adriatic Sea the world's most overfished and unsustainable region
- Today, the European Parliament missed its opportunity to help fish populations in the Adriatic Sea recover from critical overfishing and thus failed to ensure ... — last modified 13 November 2018, 15:43 CET — filed under: Environment, Fisheries — Relevance: 1%
- Euro-MPs back people-powered renewables
- MEPs in committee voted Tuesday for new binding targets for energy efficiency and use of renewables, calling for recognition of the right of Europeans to ... — last modified 29 November 2017, 17:59 CET — filed under: Environment, Energy, Headline2, European Parliament — Relevance: 1%
- EU Forest Strategy hampered by shortsighted interests
- The new strategy was intended to chart a more sustainable path for the management of EU forests, but pressure from some Member States and industry puts ... — last modified 20 July 2021, 00:14 CET — filed under: Environment — Relevance: 1%
- Fighting Climate Change Must Be A Worldwide Effort
- Ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, SMEunited insists on how crucial it is that the European Union’s new efforts to cut GHG emissions be ... — last modified 10 October 2019, 16:43 CET — filed under: Environment, SMEs — Relevance: 1%
- EU Commission uses the Christmas period to grant authorisation for imports of genetically engineered soybeans
- The EU Commission has granted six further authorisations for genetically engineered plants, including some controversial genetically engineered soybeans with ... — last modified 10 January 2018, 23:22 CET — filed under: Environment, Food & Drink, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Lowering demand for gas, not fracking, is the answer to UK reliance on imported energy
- Commenting on the North Sea Transition Authority announcement that it was withdrawing the requirement to decommission three Cuadrilla wells, — last modified 01 April 2022, 00:07 CET — filed under: Environment, Energy, UK — Relevance: 1%
- Proposal for a Directive amending Directive relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels, and amending Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources
- The European Commission has published a proposal to limit global land conversion for biofuel production, and raise the climate benefits of biofuels used in the ... — last modified 17 October 2012, 16:50 CET — filed under: Environment, Energy — Relevance: 1%
- Inland waterway transport and Natura 2000 guidance document - Sustainable inland waterway development and management in the context of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives
- The European Commission has issued a new set of guidelines on inland navigation and nature protection to assist the sector in applying EU environmental ... — last modified 18 October 2012, 14:03 CET — filed under: Environment — Relevance: 1%
- Approval of pesticides in the EU
- What are pesticides? Who decides on their authorisation? Who is responsible for their use? How can pesticides be used safely? An active substance is only ... — last modified 12 December 2017, 23:15 CET — filed under: Environment, Food & Drink, Agriculture, Health — Relevance: 1%
- Reform of the emissions trading scheme (ETS)
- The EU's emissions trading scheme (ETS) was set up to reduce gas emissions and fight climate change, but it is not working as efficiently as it could be. An ... — last modified 08 July 2015, 23:28 CET — filed under: Environment — Relevance: 1%
- EU energy plans won't meet Paris climate commitments
- Today the European Commission releases its report on the progress of the European Union's energy plans, the 'State of the Energy Union'. Greenpeace has ... — last modified 03 February 2017, 11:11 CET — filed under: Environment, Energy — Relevance: 1%
- New EU rules to ban single-use plastics
- The European Commission proposed on 28 May new EU-wide rules to target the 10 single-use plastic products most often found on Europe's beaches and seas, as ... — last modified 01 June 2018, 12:40 CET — filed under: Environment, Single Market — Relevance: 1%
- MEPs propose measures to improve green credentials of biofuels but fail to solve food for fuel crisis
- In the face of heavy lobbying from the biofuels industry, the European Parliament's environment committee has made encouraging recommendations to fix EU ... — last modified 11 July 2013, 15:24 CET — filed under: Environment, Energy — Relevance: 1%
- Revision of the CO2 emission standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles - guide
- The European Commission proposed on 14 February ambitious new CO2 emissions targets for new heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) from 2030 onwards. — last modified 14 February 2023, 22:20 CET — filed under: Environment, Transport — Relevance: 1%
- Truck and bus CO2 standards: ambition levels for all stakeholders must be aligned
- Responding to the European Commission's proposal for new truck and bus CO2 standards published today, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) ... — last modified 14 February 2023, 23:30 CET — filed under: Environment, Cars, Transport — Relevance: 1%
- Merkel shows support for climate-neutral EU by 2050
- After months of dithering, German chancellor Angela Merkel has shown support for a target to make the European Union climate-neutral by 2050 and asked her ... — last modified 14 May 2019, 15:50 CET — filed under: Environment — Relevance: 1%
- Plastics: retailers and wholesalers support action, but still concerned at broadened producer responsibility
- Today's agreement in the Council on the directive on the reduction of the impact of certain plastics products on the environment sends a clear signal on the ... — last modified 19 December 2018, 14:03 CET — filed under: Environment, Single Market, SMEs — Relevance: 1%
- Air quality in Europe 2012
- This report presents an overview and analysis of the status and trends of air quality in Europe based on concentration measurements in ambient air and data on ... — last modified 24 September 2012, 19:44 CET — filed under: Environment — Relevance: 1%
- EU approves unprecedented cuts to single-use plastics
- EU ministers gave final approval Tuesday to new laws to tackle marine litter coming from single-use plastic products found on European beaches, as well as ... — last modified 22 May 2019, 23:46 CET — filed under: Environment, Headline1, Consumer, European Council — Relevance: 1%
- EU looks for speedy ratification of Paris climate deal
- The EU Commission presented a proposal Friday for the European Union's quick ratification of the Paris Agreement - the world's first universal, legally ... — last modified 13 June 2016, 12:39 CET — filed under: Environment, Headline1 — Relevance: 1%
- EU states breaching National Emission Ceilings Directive limits
- Ten EU Member States continue to emit air pollution from sources such as transport and agriculture above legal limits according to new data from the European ... — last modified 10 June 2016, 17:42 CET — filed under: Environment, Headline1 — Relevance: 1%
- Greenpeace calls on Italy to reconsider position on EU-Canada trade deal
- Italy may be preparing to break ranks with other EU governments on the right for national parliaments to approve or reject a controversial trade deal between ... — last modified 10 June 2016, 17:47 CET — filed under: Canada, Environment, Italy, Trade — Relevance: 1%
- Assessing illicit drugs in wastewater: advances in wastewater-based drug epidemiology
- Assessing illicit drugs in wastewater: advances in wastewater-based drug epidemiology reviews a new approach to estimating drug use in populations, based on ... — last modified 15 March 2016, 22:49 CET — filed under: Environment, Pharmaceuticals — Relevance: 1%
- EU states look for 'realistic' air pollution levels for cars & vans
- EU states adopted their position Monday on the 'Euro 7' type-approval regulation for motor vehicles and engines, which sets limits for non-exhaust emissions ... — last modified 26 September 2023, 23:27 CET — filed under: Environment, Cars, Headline2 — Relevance: 1%
- Circular Economy Package Report
- The European Commission adopted a Report on 4 March on its 2015 Circular Economy Action Plan to stimulate Europe's transition towards a circular economy which ... — last modified 04 March 2019, 18:43 CET — filed under: Environment, Finance — Relevance: 1%
- New e-waste rules enter into force 13 August
- Improved rules on the collection and treatment of e-waste entered into force on 13 August 2012. E-waste (i.e. waste electrical and electronic equipment, or ... — last modified 13 August 2012, 23:39 CET — filed under: Environment — Relevance: 1%
- EU co-legislators take significant step to tackle environmental crime
- After six months of negotiations, EU co-legislators finalised the elements of the revised EU Environmental Crime Directive (ECD), which strengthens and ... — last modified 16 November 2023, 21:55 CET — filed under: Environment, Crime — Relevance: 1%
- EU water law will NOT be changed, confirms European Commission
- In a landmark day for Europe's rivers, lakes and wetlands, the European Commission has announced that the EU's strong water legislation - the EU Water ... — last modified 22 June 2020, 23:57 CET — filed under: Environment — Relevance: 1%
- MEPs edge towards mainstreaming responsible business conduct
- Today, the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) approved the final agreement on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ... — last modified 20 March 2024, 00:06 CET — filed under: Environment, SMEs, Finance — Relevance: 1%