ECOS and 6 other organisations send an open letter to Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius, and Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski with a series of priorities that need to be taken into account in the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) for it to fulfill its potential.
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A timely phase-out of fossil fuel boilers would save 8% of EU gas imports, and avoid a long-term surge in energy bill prices, according to research by organisations supporting the call.
ECOS and 35 other organisations, representing civil society organisations and trade unions, urge the European Commissioner to stay committed to the development and adoption of an ambitious and urgent framework to improve and standardise corporate disclosure on sustainability matters in the EU.
ECOS is looking for a firm to conduct a study that will determine Paris-aligned carbon budgets for select product value chains, as well as model different transition pathways to determine the most effective policy mix to meet carbon budgets.
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To mark World Standards Day 2022, we have gathered examples of how standards are essential to making change happen in areas of major importance to our transition to an environmentally sustainable world.
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Small electrical devices are the focus of this year’s International E-Waste Day, taking place today, on 14 October. It is a perfect day to celebrate that the EU will soon develop a regulation for printers – a product at the origin of countless headaches. The lack of rules results in thousands of tonnes of printers and cartridges turning into waste too early every year.
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No other industry in the EU consumes more resources, energy and produces more waste by weight – and is a formidable polluter - than the construction industry. Ahead of the European Parliament's public hearing on 'Making the Internal Market for Construction Products fit for the 21st century', ECOS recommends six steps to amend the CPR.
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