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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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ECOS and 15 other leading industry players, NGOs, think tanks and investors are calling Members of the European Parliament to adopt ambitious Minimum Energy Performance Standards in the EPBD recast.
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F-gases have a huge greenhouse effect – yet they are widely used in cooling appliances such as air conditioners and freezers. The good news is that two recently updated international standards could start turning the tide. However, in Europe, red tape is holding up advancements. European institutions and national governments must weigh in for a speedier adoption.
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A new European Commission proposal for ecodesign and energy labelling rules for photovoltaic panels (PVs) and inverters takes promising steps to make solar energy even cleaner, as panels are set to generate an ever-increasing proportion of Europe's energy supply. A pioneering carbon footprint threshold for solar panels is also on the cards.
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