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• Europe’s state of the environment 2020 : change of direction urgently needed to face climate change challenges, reverse degradation and ensure future prosperity

  4 décembre, par Cornelis Brand — climate change impacts, eu 2020 targets, natural resources consumption, circular economy, state of the environment, biodiversity loss, low carbon future, climate and energy framework 2030, sustainable consumption and production, soer 2020, sustainable development goals

  

  Europe will not achieve its 2030 goals without urgent action during the next 10 years to address the alarming rate of biodiversity loss, increasing impacts of climate change and the overconsumption of natural resources. The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) latest ‘State of the Environment’ report published today states that Europe faces environmental challenges of unprecedented scale and urgency. The report says, however, there is reason for hope, amid increased public awareness of the need to shift to a sustainable future, technological innovations, growing community initiatives and stepped up EU action like the European Green Deal.

• EU Member States add more climate policies, better evidence on costs and effectiveness needed

  27 novembre, par Antti Pekka Kaartinen — policies and measures, climate change mitigation

  

  The European Union (EU) Member States reported more than 400 new climate change mitigation policies between 2017 and 2019, according to data released today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). EU Member States have now reported more than 1 900 climate actions, most of them targeting energy supply or energy consumption.

• Private consumption : Textiles EU’s fourth largest cause of environmental pressures after food, housing, transport

  19 novembre, par Antti Pekka Kaartinen — environmental pressures, consumption, textiles, circular economy

  

  Consumption of clothing, footwear and household textiles in the European Union (EU) uses annually about 1.3 tonnes of raw materials and more than 100 cubic metres of water per person, according to a European Environment Agency briefing, published today. A wide-scale change towards circular economy in textiles production and consumption is needed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, resource use and pressures on nature.

• Climate change : Significant drop in EU emissions in 2018 but further effort needed to reach 2030 target

  31 octobre, par Antti Pekka Kaartinen — eu 2020 targets, climate change, climate change mitigation, climate and energy framework 2030, energy efficiency, renewable energy

  

  The European Union (EU) cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2 % in 2018, according to preliminary estimates released today by the European Environment Agency. However, rising energy consumption continues to hamper progress on the share of energy generated by renewable sources and on energy efficiency. As in previous years, the transport sector remains a particular concern with rising GHG emissions, low uptake of renewable energy sources and insufficient reductions of transport fuels’ life-cycle emissions.

• Reuse and recycling are key to tackling Europe’s waste problem and to foster a more circular economy

  28 octobre, par Cornelis Brand — plastic waste, electronic waste, circular economy, plastic waste exports, recycling, textile waste, going circular, plastic waste prevention, battery waste, single-use plastics

  

  Improved circular and climate-friendly business models and policies to boost reuse and recycling, plus improved consumer awareness will help the European Union tackle the growing problem posed by plastic, battery, electronic and textile waste, according to two European Environment Agency (EEA) briefings published today.

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