By Samy Porteron
The European Commission is about to release a proposal for carbon removal certification. Will it be the starting point of a reliable framework?
By Mathias Falkenberg
By Fanny Rateau
By Ivo Cabral
On 30 November, as part of its Circular Economy Action Plan, the European Commission will take a step towards improving the sustainability of packaging and wider product distribution systems – or not.
Together with our Greek member Ecocity, we organised a hybrid event, focusing on how standards could help decarbonise the cement and concrete sector. Missed the event? You can now watch the recording!
By Darragh Bree
The European Commission now has an opportunity to phase out gas cooking in the EU households as it reviews the ecodesign rules for domestic cooking appliances. Doing so would slash CO2 emissions, and dramatically improve indoor air quality.
The event will bring to a close a three-and-a-half-year initiative where National Standards Bodies and societal stakeholders worked together to raise awareness of European environmental priorities in standardisation.
Implementing policy and standards at all stages of a product life cycle can exert high impacts on the resource-saving potential of products and promote circular economy and resource efficiency. This is why Environmental Design and Labelling are effective tools for improving the energy efficiency of products.
On Thursday 17 November, national experts will meet in Brussels to rubberstamp new ecodesign rules for smartphones and tablets.
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