This document provides an update of the 2011 Commission guidance on wind energy and Natura 2000, as planned in the action plan for nature, people and the economy. An update of the guidance was considered necessary as EU policy and legislation on renewable energy and wind energy t...
Under Framework Contract no. ENV.A.2/FRA/2015/0008, DG Environment of the European Commission contracted a consortium led by Oeko-Institut for “Assessing an exemption request for the use of cadmium in luminescent material for on-chip application on LED semiconductor chips”. This ...
The EU Birds and Habitats Directives are the cornerstones of the EU’s biodiversity policy. Together, they protect all 460 wild bird species naturally occurring in the EU and a further 1400 other rare, endangered or vulnerable species, as well as 233 characteristic habitat types. ...
Economic growth is closely linked to increases in production, consumption and resource use and has detrimental effects on the natural environment and human health. It is unlikely that a long-lasting, absolute decoupling of economic growth from environmental pressures and impacts ...
This edition of the Global Energy and Climate Outlook (GECO 2020) puts its focus on analysing the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the transport sector as a whole. The transport sector has suffered the greatest slump in mobility demand of the history during the lockdown period,...
This Technical Report presents the EU Ecolabel criteria for Printed paper, stationery paper, and paper carrier bag products, as published in Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1803 of 27 November 2020 (EC, 2020b), and provides the supporting rationale and background research for each ...
Lahti is a growing, vibrant city of 120,000 inhabitants where bold environmental choices are made every day. Lahti combines the best of both worlds: magnificent lake scenery, diverse nature and originality of a small city, with bold climate action, energy solutions and green busi...
This document is intended to provide the background information for a preliminary assessment of the feasibility of establishing EU Ecolabel and/or Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for solar photovoltaic modules, inverters and systems. This preliminary assessment forms part...
In November 2019, and in line with the political ambition behind the European Green Deal, the EIB Board of Directors decided to increase the level of climate and environment commitment for the EIB Group. This increased ambition has far‐reaching implications for the Group, effecti...
