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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.
In March, the European Commission presented an ambitious package of regulatory proposals to implement its Circular Economy Action Plan. The proposal for a Regulation on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products (ESPR) extends ecodesign to a broad range of sectors, including textiles and construction products, finally addressing negative environmental impacts embedded in products by design. However, work needs to be done so that the package lives up to its full potential.
Members of the European Parliament's Environment and Economic Affairs committees have voted against including gas and nuclear energy in the EU Taxonomy. The vote is an encouraging step in the right direction to save the credibility of the EU Taxonomy Regulation.
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‘Carbon neutral’, ‘CO2 neutral’, ‘climate friendly’, ‘climate neutral’… As potentially misleading marketing messages spread like wildfire, policymakers and standardisers are trying to introduce rules that avoid massive greenwashing. In Europe, the Commission is launching new regulations; at the global level, ISO is developing a new standard on carbon neutrality. Will these initiatives be fit to solve the problem? Mélissa Zill, ECOS programme manager, explains why these plans might in fact end up missing the mark.
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