Tag: EU

• Green public procurement a ‘no-brainer’ that could cut construction product emissions almost by half with a minimal price tag, new data shows

  Press release | The EU could slash emissions from concrete and steel by 19 million tonnes—almost half—by ensuring public authorities make better public purchases, a new study reveals [1]. The data also shows that products with lower emissions are cost-effective. The EU should not miss this opportunity to unlock public procurement’s green and economic potential, says environmental NGO ECOS, who commissioned the study [2].

• Joint statement – Keeping the promise: Why the Just Transition Fund must be maintained in the next EU budget

  Alongside more than 40 other civil society organisations, we call on EU leaders to ensure the Just Transition Fund continues in the next EU budget. We need an improved instrument for an environmentally and socially just transition.

• 30 years of the European Single Market

  ECOS has contributed to the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung report, '30 years of the European Single Market: New visions for a green Europe'. Our chapter focuses on how product policy and standards can help to ensure a Single Market that works for the environment.

• Joint letter – Environmental groups & progressive industry coalition call on European Commission to publish RFNBO delegated act

  A coalition of environmental NGOs and industry is calling on the European Commission to finally adopt the Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBOs) delegated act and give Parliament and Council the opportunity to engage in a proper debate on this text.

• EU first ever target on fossil gas reduction ‘sign of a new reality’ – time to further boost energy efficiency and renewables

  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.