The Consumer Footprint Calculator has been designed to assess the environmental impacts due to EU citizens consumption patterns. The calculator is based on the consumption footprint indicator, which follows a life cycle-based approach. Such perspective allows for considering the ...
The present report presents an inventory of the current status in the Member States regarding monitoring and measures with respect to the new substances of the Environmental Quality Standard (EQS) Directive. Task 3 consists of two elements: (1) Monitoring of the new priority subs...
This study provides information on requirements and goals for successful transformation towards a climate neutral future at regional level in the EU. Based on the analysis of six regional best practice examples across the EU, the key drivers, conditions and instruments for a succ...
This report presents a first screening and analysis of the legal and political framework related to the potential deployment of geo-engineering interventions. Geo-engineering (GE) can be defined as the process through which humans voluntarily manipulate the energy input to the Ea...
Shipping is a large and growing source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as of local pollutants such as SO2, NOx, and particulate matter. Scientific-based evidences indicate the need for global action and policies to tackle these emissions. The EU is following an environm...
This short report contains the proceedings and results of two participatory initiatives in the context of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE). Both projects run between November 2021 and March 2022 and engaged citizens in EU climate action and explored their views and ...
Municipal waste accounts for 27% of total waste generated in the EU (excluding mineral waste). If not managed properly, it can have significant negative impacts on both human health and the environment. The 2020 EU circular economy action plan aims to halve the quantity of munici...
L’initiative Destination Terre (ou «DestinE») fournira des capacités uniques de modélisation numérique de la Terre qui renforceront la possibilité pour l’UE de surveiller et de modéliser les changements environnementaux, de prévoir les événements extrêmes et d’adapter les actions...