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Climate doesn't need nuclear power: new EEB report says so

by Giorgia Marino 28 MAR 2024 11:00

Everyone's crazy about nuclear power, but the climate doesn't need it. So says a new report by the European Environmental Bureau, unsurprisingly released on March 21, the same day world leaders...

Nature Restoration Law stalled again: Italy among opponents

by Emanuele Bompan 26 MAR 2024 10:00

It appeared that the Nature Restoration Law, a key piece of the Green Deal, was a done deal. Yet a minority of EU members, including Italy and Hungary, once again prevented the adoption of legi...

Sustainability Report, the ESRS E5 Standard on resource use and circular economy explained

by Giorgio Kaldor 25 MAR 2024 16:00

In the past few months, the European Union has made significant advancements towards transparency and comparability of sustainability data. Especially for what concerns the goal of standardising the...

CSDDD, agreement reached on the sustainability due diligence of businesses

by Giorgio Kaldor 25 MAR 2024 13:00

On March 15, ambassadors from European Union member states gathered at the COREPER Permanent Representatives Committee voted in favor of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)....

Water Resilience Initiative, institutional letter against the EU Commission's suspension

by Giorgio Kaldor 21 MAR 2024 11:00

After being postponed in February, the European Commission has suspended the Water Resilience Initiative. Its submission has, in fact, been withdrawn from the agenda of the upcoming College of Commi...

EU: 90% emissions cut by 2040, with the help of nuclear power but without that of agriculture

by Giorgia Marino 06 FEB 2024 19:30

Net greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union are to be reduced by 90 percent by 2040 (compared to 1990 levels). This is the new climate target announced today, Feb. 6, by the EU Commission. I...

Waste Management Europe 2024 will be held in Bergamo

by Editorial Staff 08 JAN 2024 16:00

Waste Management Europe is a reference event in the trade fair panorama linked to the theme of Circular Economy which brings together political decision-makers, global organizations and innovative s...

EPR for automotive? Design Them Better!

by Marco Moro 23 NOV 2023 14:30

After months of debate and heated discussions on fuels – diesel, petrol and e-fuel – something new is emerging in the automotive sector. “Better designs” is the indicati...

Restoration Law: there is an agreement, but it is still far from what science requires

by Antonella Ilaria Totaro 15 NOV 2023 11:00

Late in the evening of Thursday, November 9, 2023, negotiators from the Parliament, Commission and Council reached a tentative political agreement on the European law on nature restoration. After a ...