EU ADAPTATION STRATEGY The European Commission adopted its new EU strategy on adaptation to climate change on 24 February 2021. This new strategy sets out how the European Union can adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change and become climate resilient by 2050. The Strategy has four principle objectives: to make adaptation smarter, swifter… [Read more]
Have your say: Consultation on the Environmental Crime Directive open until 03/05/2021
The European Commission has asked for input from the public and a broad range of stakeholders according to their interests and expertise in this subject. They include: Academic/research institutions Government authorities in charge of environmental policy National prosecutors and professional networks for prosecutors National judges and professional network for judges National law enforcement professionals or… [Read more]
WCO releases research paper on waste control at borders by Customs
The global environment surrounding waste control at borders is evolving. Heightened import restrictions on waste by several countries in the last couple of years have impacted the way the world tackles waste. In addition, the new international rules based on the amendment of the Basel Convention will expand the Convention’s regulatory scope to cover plastic waste from… [Read more]
ECA Report: EU protection of marine environment is shallow
EU action has not led to the recovery of significant marine ecosystems and habitats, according to a new special European Court of Auditors (ECA) report. Its framework to protect the marine environment is not deep enough to restore seas to good environmental condition, while EU funds rarely support the conservation of marine species and habitats…. [Read more]
ECA invite to survey response on issue of plastic waste, as EU must boost recycling – deadline 27 November 2020
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is inviting stakeholders to the survey on review 04/2020: “EU action to tackle the issue of plastic waste“. The survey opens by clicking here. Deadline is 27 November 2020. The ECA strives to produce audit reports of high impact and which are useful to its stakeholders. This survey gives the… [Read more]
BirdLife Europe report reveals: Member States are responsible for the death of over 14 million birds
84 000 derogations granted between 2009 – 2017 push vulnerable species to the brink BirdLife Europe just released a report which provides an in-depth analysis of derogations in eight EU Member States: Bulgaria, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Poland and Spain. BirdLife Europe published an in-depth report on the matter, as well as a snapshot summary. Derogations are… [Read more]
Circular Plastics Alliance: Europe must double recycling of plastics to meet target of 2025
Just over 5 million tonnes of recycled plastic made it back into the EU product stream each year between 2016 and 2019, which is only half of the targeted market size for 2025, according to a new report for the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA) — State of Play on Collection and Sorting. Based on the… [Read more]
Over 200,000 tonnes of plastic leaking into the Mediterranean each year, reports IUCN
A new IUCN report finds that an estimated 229,000 tonnes of plastic is leaking into the Mediterranean Sea every year, equivalent to over 500 shipping containers each day. Unless significant measures are taken to address mismanaged waste, the main source of the leakage, this will at least double by 2040. Based on a compilation of… [Read more]
SWEAP Inspector Exchanges: joint control action at Austrian-Swiss borders
In the context of the SWEAP project to coordinate inspector exchanges, early 2020, the Austrian competent authority — the Federal Ministry for Climate action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology BMK –, proposed the Swiss competent authority — the Federal Office for the Environment FOE –, to collaborate in a joint customs control action between… [Read more]
EPHA: How much is air pollution costing our health?
A new study comparing the health-related costs of transport and air pollution in 432 European cities reveals the high cost we all bear. In many European cities, air pollution poses a significant threat to human health. For Europe, the World Health Organization estimate for the number of premature deaths attributed to air pollution is over… [Read more]
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