The French government has just adopted some of the 149 measures proposed by the Citizen Convention for the Climate last month, a group of citizens picked at random to offer advice on climate issues. One of the boldest moves concerns outdoor heating appliances: French restaurant and bar owners are banned from placing any outdoor heater in their business’ terrace as of spring 2021. French Ecology Minister Barbara Pompili has described this practice as an “ecological aberration”.
ECOS sent comments to the preliminary draft 2021 Annual Union Work Programme (AUWP) for Standardisation – the document where the European Commission set its plans for new standardisation requests every year.
Chemical recycling could become a loophole in EU waste and chemical legislation, diverting the EU from reaching its circular economy and climate goals. European institutions can avoid this problem now.
Due to the extraordinary circumstances, we have decided to postpone our annual conference until 29 September. Would you like to join us? Fill in the form below!
Do you think it is time to design batteries that are truly sustainable? Did you know that standards can make this happen? Watch our webinar to learn more!
On behalf of the STAR-ProBio project partners, we would like to invite you to an online workshop entitled “Assessing Sustainability of Bio-based Products: Where do we stand?”.
Discover why portable air conditioners are a bad choice for the environment, our latest report on how to make batteries more sustainable, our answer to the latest EU hydrogen strategy, and many more news from ECOS!
Several new publications, a comprehensive update on sustainable finance, an upcoming webinar a lots of other news!
How did we kick off 2020? Take a look at our latest news!
