Introducing more robust monitoring and targets to spur Europe’s move to a circular economy would help improve resource efficiency, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report published recently. The EEA report ‘Resource efficiency and the circular economy in Europe 2019 — even more from less’ gives an overview and assesses the results of a… [Read more]
EU Wildlife Cybercrime project fights wildlife crime online and in parcel delivery
During the recent Nature Protection Expert Team workshop in The Netherlands, the participants discussed the EU Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking progress. One of the external speakers represented WWF/Traffic. Wildlife crime is one of the largest transnational criminal activities, estimated to be worth up to 23 billion USD per year, behind other crimes such as… [Read more]
Paper: Understanding the Impacts of Transboundary Waste Shipment Policies: The Case of Plastic and Electronic Waste
This paper is building on the WasteForce project deliverable ‘EU and Global Policy Impact Analysis Methodology’, which is led by the University of Limerick in cooperation with the United Nations University. Impact assessment is a part of the policy implementation cycle, which can support the design and implementation of effective policies at a minimum cost…. [Read more]
EASAC: Amount of plastics entering environment exceeds amount that is recycled
EASAC – the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council – is formed by the national science academies of the EU Member States to enable them to collaborate with each other in giving advice to European policy-makers. Plastics are an essential material for products in almost all sectors of the economy, and the single word ‘plastics’ cannot… [Read more]
EEB: Environmental crimes cost billions and sanctions must reflect this
The European Union must step up action to tackle an environmental crime spree that is costing billion, is one of the conclusions of the report Crime and Punishment, which presents a series of recommendations to Member States and the European Commission to improve the investigation and sanctioning of environmental crimes in the EU. It calls… [Read more]
Submissions International Excellence Award of Flood and Coast Conference UK Environment Agency welcome – deadline 13 March
The Environment Agency in England is organising a Flood and Coast Conference that will take place in June. As part of the conference, they issue awards to recognise work that has contributed towards managing flood & coastal risk, supporting flood resilience and tackling climate change. One of the awards is for international excellence, and this… [Read more]
Kick-off meeting Water and Land project Tackling Illegal Groundwater Drilling and Abstraction (TIGDA) cancelled
The kick-off meeting of the 2020 new Water and Land project on Tackling Illegal Groundwater Drilling and Abstraction (TIGDA) has been cancelled. Groundwater is and remains a valuable resource for the environment and different human activities. Environmental and anthropogenic pressures on this resource include amongst others: climate change (drought, flooding, etc.), (over)abstraction and pollution (point… [Read more]
The European Power Sector in 2019: Up-to-Date Analysis on the Electricity Transition
According to the report The European Power Sector in 2019, published by Agora Energiewende (GE) and Sandbag (UK), the power sector is playing a leading role in the decarbonisation of Europe, so it is critical to track the progress of the electricity transition as accurately and timely as possible. For the fourth year in a… [Read more]
Framework laws help EU governments manage the climate crisis
A study commissioned by the European Climate Foundation is aimed at helping countries rewire their economies for a climate neutral future by looking at the long-term climate laws in nine European countries. Clear long-term targets with interim goals and close monitoring are just two key elements of effective legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according… [Read more]
EEA Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases 2019 Report notes progress on F-gas phase-down
The amount of ‘super-greenhouse’ hydrofluorocarbon gases (HFCs) placed on the EU market remained below the limit allowed under regulations for the third consecutive year, according to the Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases 2019 report of the European Environment Agency (EEA Report No 20/2019). The EEA data report that HFC consumption fell 38% in the EU in 2018,… [Read more]
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