Smartphones have rapidly become one of Europe’s most wasteful, resource and carbon intensive product groups. ECOS has co-launched a petition asking the European Union to give people the right to repair their smartphones by introducing minimum design requirements for manufacturers.
Last December saw three Consultation Forum meetings dedicated to Voluntary Agreements, with a focus on games consoles, printers, and taps and showerheads.
ECOS is looking for experts in the field of greenhouse gas emissions accounting methods, with a focus on GHG emissions from Energy Intensive Industries and carbon neutrality, to provide us with technical and scientific input and represent ECOS position in the development of standards.
Have you ever wondered why your laptop needs to be replaced every 5 years? Do you also think the EU should do something about this? Watch our webinar on computer repair!
The existing ecodesign and energy labelling regulations for boilers and water heaters were adopted in 2015, and the review was initially planned for 2018.
In order to exclude the support of fossil fuels from the future Cohesion Policy funding, environmental NGOs led by WWF, CAN Europe and CEE, addressed the European institutions with an open letter.
Environmental NGOs launch a new rescue plan for Europe to make our ocean healthy by 2030. The Blue Manifesto proposes actions and sets deadlines needed to turn the tide on the ever-degraded and polluted ocean and coastlines.
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