It’s time to change how the fashion industry works, based on a buy (more and more) -use (less and less)- throw-away linear system. The EU should not miss the opportunity to take significant steps towards making textiles truly circular, making sustainable products the norm and inspiring the rest of the world. It is urgent to […]
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ECOS is hiring! – Internship in Climate & Energy
Application deadline: 21 February Your main tasks will be to: Assist programme managers in day-to-day tasks that relate to the inclusion of environmental aspects in policy and standards, in support of ECOS’ Climate and Energy work. Research, analyse and report on policy and standardisation developments related to: Ecodesign and energy labelling particularly with a focus […]
ECOS is hiring! – Partnerships & Development Manager (part time)
Application deadline: 1 March 2021 The Role The – Partnerships & Development Manager is responsible for developing a strategic approach to the continued development, growth, and impact of ECOS, with a particular focus on a proactive and strategic approach to fundraising. About ECOS ECOS is a Brussels-based international non-profit environmental organisation with an exceptional […]
ECOS Newsletter – January 2021
Circular Economy – six policy trends to watch in 2021
Eager to find out the policies that could take us an inch closer to a truly circular economy? No need to wait, this is our watchlist (click on the item of your interest and jump to your favourite section!): Make sustainable products the norm (again) Textiles: The green transition starts in our closets Construction: sustainable […]
2021 resolution: the EU must advance on ecodesign upgrades to reach its climate objectives
2020 will go into the history books as a year of important climate commitments in Europe. But while emission reduction pledges grabbed headlines, the Commission’s forward-looking attitude clashed with paralysis on new ecodesign and energy labelling measures, pushed to the bottom of the priority list. Not a single new measure on ecodesign has been adopted since October 2019, even though several measures were planned throughout the year. The need for action in ecodesign is apparent. Back in January […]
Climate remains high on European Commission’s 2021 agenda for new standards
In December, the EU Commission presented its 2021 Annual Union Work Programme (AUWP) for Standardisation – a document setting the priorities the Commission will follow in its requests to standardisers along the year. The Commission’s demands are then developed by standardisation organisations CEN, CENELEC and ETSI. The good news for the planet is that environmental […]
Broad coalition of stakeholders calls on the EU not to rely on direct use of hydrogen to decarbonise buildings
While it is true that renewable hydrogen can play a role in decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors, its direct use for heating on a large scale is problematic because it comes with many uncertainties linked to the scalability, costs of its production and inefficiencies, the letter says. To optimise the process of heat decarbonisation in the medium […]
ECOS joins UN-backed Cool Coalition for climate-friendly cooling
Air-conditioners are becoming more and more popular. In fact, the number of air-cons is expected to reach 5.6 billion worldwide by 2050, up from 1.6 billion today, according to IEA estimations. If we do not act, air-cons, together with refrigerators, fridges and other cooling appliances, have the potential to bring an unprecedented surge in emissions […]
