EIOPA places particular emphasis on an effective and efficient conduct of business supervision that is risk-based, pre-emptive and proactive, so as to tackle consumer detriment issues at an early stage, rather than only reacting following the emergence of problems. These objectives are at the he...
This document provides additional guidance, in addition to the ILCD entry-level requirements (JRC 2012), in order to develop process data sets, compliant with the Environmental Footprint (EF) requirements. EF compliant Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data sets shall be compliant with: - EF ELEMENTARY...
Electric vehicles are anticipated to be a key future component of Europe's mobility system, helping reduce impacts on climate change and air quality. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) comprised around 0.6 % of all new car registrations in the EU in 2017 (EEA, 2018a). By 2030, BEVs could be betwee...
Interpretation of the results of a life cycle assessment (LCA) study is a mandatory phase of LCA and it is a key aspect in order to derive robust conclusions and recommendations. One of the key aims of LCA is to provide the decision makers with comprehensive and understandable information: this ...
The revision of the Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for Computers and Monitors is aimed at helping public authorities to ensure that computers and monitors are procured in such a way that it delivers environmental improvements that contribute to European policy objectives for energy, che...
Directive 2000/53/EC on end-life-vehicles ("ELV” Directive) restricts the use of certain hazardous substances in vehicles. Annex II to the Directive includes a list of exemptions to the use of these restrictions, which is adapted regularly to scientific and technical progress according to the re...
The general objective of the study is to assist the Commission with the development of a strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment, by identifying uncertainties, helping to fill knowledge gaps and providing details and documentation regarding options that could address the issue. ...
Look@LCI is a software developed by the JRC and it has been specifically designed to analyse Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) datasets, developed in the Environmental Footprint (EF) context. It has been used during the EF pilot phase as a reference tool to calculate the Life Cycle Impact Assessment (L...
The research project EFIResources: Resource Efficient Construction towards Sustainable Design supports European policies related to the efficient use of resources in construction. Its major goal is the development of a performance based approach for sustainable design, enabling to assess the res...
