The EU is now taking major steps to bring more nature into farming and into our lives. This will ensure that we strengthen our food security in the long-term. Working with nature is the most effective and cheapest way to solve urgent problems with respect to climate change, food ...

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...

The Forum for Air Quality Modelling (FAIRMODE) is a European network to exchange experiences and competences on the use of air quality models in the context of the Ambient Air Quality Directives. Its purpose is to identify and promote the use of good practices for air quality mod...

The outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war has revived discussions on the EU’s dependence on fossil fuel imports from Russia. To ensure gas diversification, the EU Commission has suggested over a tenfold increase in EU biomethane production from the current ~3 billion cubic meters (b...

The Global Covenant of Mayors in South Asia supports local authorities in India in the climate challenge and in their efforts in ensuring access to clean energy. It is the "regional covenant" of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM). Under The Gl...

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) currently constitutes one of the fastest growing waste streams in the EU and globally. Small WEEE in particular, such as mobile phones, tablets, and laptops has proven to be a challenging waste stream, with a low collection rate bu...

The European Union (EU) has one of the world’s highest environmental standards, developed over decades. Environment policy helps the EU economy become more environmentally friendly, protects Europe’s natural resources and safeguards the health and wellbeing of people living in th...

This study, commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs for the Committee on Petitions, provides a brief overview of the main social and environmental impacts of mining activities in the EU. It also gives an overview of the most important...

Article 21 of the EU ETS Directive requires all EU ETS implementing countries to submit an annual report on the application of the Directive in their country (“the Article 21 reports” or “country reports” hereinafter). The main focus of these reports is the implementation of the ...