Nearly two out of three Europeans live in an urban environment. This means that cities are the places where emerging environmental challenges impact most on people's health and wellbeing. Cities are thus in a unique position to charter a sustainable future. The European Green...

The European Union aims to be sustainable, fair, and competitive. To keep the planet liveable and seize economic opportunities, the European Union is engaging in a swift and inclusive transition towards environmentally sustainable lifestyles and economies. The green transition ai...

La Unión Europea (UE) se propone plantar 3 000 millones de árboles adicionales para 2030. Esta labor se enmarca en las iniciativas para reforzar los bosques de la UE y combatir el cambio climático. El denominado «Compromiso de plantar 3 000 millones de árboles» es una iniciativa ...

CO2 emissions reduction targets for 2025 and 2030 have been introduced for new heavy lorries sold in the EU. The targets currently apply to the lorry groups that account for around 65 % to 70 % of all heavy-duty vehicles’ CO2 emissions in the EU. The reference against which the r...

Climate diplomacy does not have a universal definition. Nevertheless, it generally refers to the use of diplomatic tools to support the achievement of international climate goals and mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on peace, stability and prosperity. Climate diplo...

Entre el 1 y el 12 de noviembre de 2021, el Pabellón de EUROCLIMA+ en la COP26 de Glasgow volvió a ser la “Casa de América Latina” en la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático. Habían pasado casi dos años desde la primera edición del Pabellón, en la COP25, u...

Im Gesetz vorgesehene neue verbindliche Ziele: Wiederherstellung von durch die EU-Naturschutzvorschriften geschützten Lebensräumen und Arten; Umkehr des Rückgangs von Bestäubern bis 2030; kein Nettoverlust an städtischer Grünfläche bis 2030 und eine Baumüberschirmung von mindeste...

L’UE est en train de prendre des mesures importantes pour intégrer davantage la nature dans l’agriculture et dans nos vies. Cela nous permettra de renforcer notre sécurité alimentaire à long terme. Travailler avec la nature est le moyen le plus efficace et le moins coûteux de rés...

In 2020, the EU adopted a new Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 setting out a comprehensive package of commitments and actions to put Europe's biodiversity back on the path to recovery by 2030. The Strategy calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for legally binding EU...

Within the EU Ecolabel Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 66/2010), the European Commission carried out a revision of the EU Ecolabel criteria for ‘growing media, soil improvers and mulch’, set by Commission Decision 2015/2099 and valid until 30 June 2022. The main purpose of the fin...