Around 6.1 million metric tons of tyre dust end up in our atmosphere and waterways annually. Microplastic pollutants have become an omnipresent issue for the environment. ECOS takes a deeper dive into the issue of tyres on the EU level. Where does the tyre dust come from? Every time a driver brakes, accelerates or turns a […]
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Parliament shows red card to out-of-control fashion industry
A majority of 600 MEPs from all political groups voted in favour of the Environment Committee’s position to address the fashion industry’s largely unregulated and negative impact. Now legislation must follow to tackle the industry’s core problem: the skyrocketing overproduction of textile goods. Valeria Botta, Head of Nature Protection and Restoration at ECOS said: “The […]
Revising policies and standards could slash emissions from cement by more than 50%, says newly formed Alliance for Low-Carbon Cement & Concrete
Main highlights: After water, concrete is the most used material on Earth. Its main ingredient, cement, has a significant environmental footprint, accounting for a staggering 7-8% of global CO2 emissions – almost four times the emissions produced by aviation. The main culprit of these emissions is the production of clinker, the key ingredient from which […]
European Parliament Committee decides not to regulate 250 million tonnes of CO2 emitted by the construction sector – backpedaling on EU promise to “make sustainable products the norm”
Construction products, such as cement, bricks, or insulation, are responsible for 250 million tonnes of CO2 emission annually – equivalent to flying around the world 38 million times. The sector uses 50% of all extracted materials, while generating 30% of our waste. By failing to control this wild west of environmental impacts in the Construction […]
ECOS Newsletter – May 2023
Environmental Taxonomy: Civil society organisations fear more greenwashing
A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) urges the European Commission not to allow further greenwashing of the EU Taxonomy on Sustainable Finance, the EU’s flagship green investment guidebook. The group includes WWF, Transport & Environment, Environmental Coalition on Standards (ECOS), Chemsec, Birdlife, Climate Strategy & Partners, Climate & Company, Zero Waste Europe, Reclaim Finance, […]
Watch it again! Webinar ‘Is there a chance for hydrogen boilers?’
Hydrogen should not be used for domestic heating! Discover why in the replay of our webinar, where ECOS and Coolproducts launched a new report: Burning question: why hydrogen boilers are not the answer. The report was presented by Marco Grippa, Programme Manager at ECOS. We were also joined by Laura Williams, Senior Consultant at Eunomia, […]
The do’s and don’ts of green claims – join ECOS Annual Conference!
Our 2023 Annual Conference will be a unique opportunity to discuss how we should communicate environmental information to ensure reliability and transparency. Save yourself a seat for our event to ensure you don’t miss the very timely discussion, where we will outline how regulations and standards should push companies to communicate their climate action in […]
European Parliament calls for action on overproduction of textiles
MEPs on the Environment committee backed a ban on the destruction of perfectly usable surplus stock and returned goods, action to reduce aggressive and false advertising, and setting material and consumption footprint reduction targets for the sector. Ecodesign and waste The EEB and ECOS welcome the ENVI committee’s call to swiftly set Ecodesign requirements which […]
The EU could take a step towards its 2050 climate target – if new ecodesign rules phase out sales of fossil fuel boilers
Read through our background briefing for more insights into this topic from our experts. Today, national experts from EU Member States are discussing ecodesign and energy labelling regulations for space and water heaters in an extraordinary Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Consultation Forum, presided over by the European Commission. ECOS (Environmental Coalition on Standards), the European […]
