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Bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics are currently under the European Commission’s spotlight. Whether or not they actually bring genuine environmental benefits is the question the Commission is trying to answer with several important policy measures that are meant to regulate bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics (or BBP/BDCP for short).
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The European Parliament has just rejected a veto to the inclusion of fossil gas and nuclear energy in the EU Taxonomy, an official list of environmentally sustainable investments, with 328 votes against, 278 in favour, and 33 abstentions.
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Work to target European legislation, as well as European and international standards, on specific policy areas targeting the accelerated adoption of mass timber in construction
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The European Parliament will debate today whether to allow the inclusion of fossil gas and nuclear energy in the EU Taxonomy, an official list of environmentally sustainable investments
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Soon, fossil fuel boilers could be consigned to history. First, as part of REPowerEU, the Commission suggested that new fossil heating appliances would be off the market as of 2029. In addition, the draft Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) sets 2035 as the final year for fossil fuel heating to be allowed at all. If confirmed, the EU might be on the brink of clearing one of the largest hurdles to the Paris Agreement goals.
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ECOS and 15 other NGOs have signed a letter calling on Energy Ministers of EU Member States and representatives to support a more ambitious EPBD at the Energy Council next 27th of June.
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