By 2050, two thirds of the world’s households could have an air conditioner due to the effects of global warming. According to the International Energy Agency, the total number of air conditioners is expected to grow from 1.6 to 5.6 billion globally. The need to switch to climate-friendly refrigerants has never been so great!
The much-awaited standard prEN45554 for the assessment of reparability, reusability and upgradeability (RRU) of ecodesign products is currently undergoing a formal vote at the standardisation bodies CEN and CENELEC until 25 October 2019.
ECOS is looking for experts in the field of energy-related products under the Ecodesign framework to provide us with technical input and represent ECOS position in the development of standards and regulations.
The so-called Single-Use Plastics Directive, which aims at reducing the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, was formally adopted and published in the Official Journal of the European Union in June 2019. It then entered into force on 2 July, thus beginning a two-year transposition period for EU Member States.
The NGOs call on the European Food Safety Authority, the European Commission and experts from national governments to adopt a precautionary approach in the upcoming discussion about the toxicity of E171, the food additive version of titanium dioxide.
Last June, the European Commission Technical Expert Group (TEG) published the first draft of the Taxonomy Technical Report, a classification of economic activities that could be claimed as environmentally sustainable. Even though in includes ambitious criteria for certain activities, we have serious concerns about the presence of dirty fossil fuels and the lack of fundamental sustainability requirements for other proposed activities.
ECOS submitted a favourable opinion on the final draft standard for "Electric dishwashers for household use - Methods for measuring the performance (FprEN 60436)".
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