Energy (NEW YORK) – The EU signed the global Paris climate agreement in a high-level ceremony in New York. The agreement was concluded at the UN climate change conference in…
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Members of the European Parliament called Wednesday for a ban on all uses of glyphosate-based herbicides in private and public green areas, including…
The project, which began in September 2012, is now in its final few months and the SIPE-RTD Web Portal is available in its first version for testing. The portal contains…
The sustainable management of this marine environment is therefore a critical economic as well as environmental issue, and to be truly effective, international cooperation is required. For this reason, the…
Photo © Vince Gayman – Fotolia The deal, negotiated over six years, aims to ensure that all Indonesian timber entering the EU is produced legally, and makes Indonesia the first…
The Waste Framework Directive creates a new framework for waste management in the EU in order to encourage the re-use and the recycling of waste materials and to simplify existing…
The EU is targeting a 50% reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050. As part of efforts to achieve this goal, the European Commission launched on 17 September a…
Renewable energy is finding a strong niche in the EU power market. In a new report, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission reveals that renewable energy sources…
EU researchers have developed a tool to help governments and industry make sustainable development the number one goal of the EU forestry sector. ToSIA (Tool for sustainability impact assessment) allows…
The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against French group Suez Environnement over an alleged breach of a seal affixed during an inspection by the Commission in April at the…
