Renewable energy (BRUSSELS) – Financial products that claim to be sustainable will have to prove it, following the European Parliament’s green light Thursday to new rules aimed at preventing ‘greenwashing’…
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Zakhintos-Photo Pixabay (COPENHAGEN) – 85% of swimming sites across Europe monitored in 2019 met the EU’s stringent ‘excellent’ quality standards, according to this year’s European bathing water quality assessment published…
Farming and biodiversity (LUXEMBOURG) – The common agricultural policy has not been effective in reversing a decades-long decline in biodiversity and intensive farming remains a main cause of biodiversity loss,…
The European Commission took steps towards sustainable biodiversity, food and farming policies Wednesday, as it published its long-awaited ‘form to fork’ policy roadmaps…
The European Investment Bank confirmed at a meeting of the European Battery Alliance Tuesday that it expects to increase backing of battery-related…
Wikimedia Images from Pixabay (STRASBOURG) – With a view to preventing water shortages in the EU, Euro-MPs approved Wednesday the Water Reuse Regulation, which defines for the first time minimum…
Renewable energy (BRUSSELS) – Emissions of greenhouse gases from all operators covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in 2019 fell by 8.7% compared to 2018 levels, the…
Image by lbokel from Pixabay (NAIROBI) – With more than 1.5 bn learners hit by COVID-19 school closures, a UN Environment Programme coalition has launched ‘Earth School’ to provide free,…
In a debate with Commission executive vice-president Frans Timmermans Tuesday, a committee of MEPs said the EU must remain firm on climate change…
A new EU regulation on external power supplies aimed at making a range of household appliances, from laptops to electric toothbrushes,…
