Today, the European Commission has published draft proposals for ecodesign and energy labelling regulations on smartphones and tablets. If agreed, they will establish a repair index and the first-ever EU-wide energy label for these devices.
For the first time, the European Commission proposes a voluntary short-term target for the reduction of gas consumption. It could become binding in case of emergency. However, the plan opens the door to temporarily switching to dirty energy sources in case of disruption. This should only be done in truly exceptional circumstances though, and kept to a minimum, ECOS notes.
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
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.
EU institutions have reached an agreement on harmonising charging ports and interoperability of fast charging technology for a wide range of small ICT products, including mobile phones, laptops and tablets. [1] By autumn 2024, USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all products in the scope of the amended Radio Equipment Directive. Laptops will have a common charger too, but only 40 months after the entry into force of the Directive.
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