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FUTURE BRIEF: What are the health costs of environmental …

WebEnvironmental pollution causes death, pain and suffering. From sleepless nights caused by traffic noise to death, quantifying the toll of environmental pollution on

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EU calls for global ban on some plastic products to fight pollution

WebEU calls for global ban on certain plastic products to combat pollution. World leaders and negotiators meet in Ottawa from 21-29 April for the fourth round of …

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Environmental Implementation Review

WebFully implementing EU environmental laws could save the EU economy around EUR 55 billion every year in health costs and direct costs to the environment. When EU laws are …

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Revision of the Ambient Air Quality Directives

WebOn 26 October 2022, as part of the European Green Deal, the Commission has proposed to revise the Ambient Air Quality Directives. The revision aligns the air …

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Pharmaceuticals in the environment: new report shows good …

WebThe European Commission has published today an overview of the progress made in implementing the actions of the Strategic Approach to Pharmaceuticals in the …

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Animals in science

WebLaw. The first Directive for the protection of animals in science was adopted in 1986 and was replaced by Directive 2010/63/EU. Regulation (EU)2019/1010 …

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FUTURE BRIEF: COVID-19 and the environment: links, impacts and …

WebSince early 2020, the disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), known as COVID-19 (first detected at the end of …

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Better water quality, quantity management & more sustainable …

WebThe Commission adopted today two new measures to enhance the EU’s water resilience and to improve water quality and quantity throughout the continent. They …

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Nature and biodiversity

WebAs part of the European Green Deal, the biodiversity strategy for 2030 is the EU’s plan to put biodiversity on the path to recovery by 2030. It contains specific …

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Biodiversity: new IPBES report finds invasive alien species a …

WebAccording to a major new report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), more than 3,500 out of the 37,000 alien …

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Green infrastructure

WebGreen infrastructure has been defined as “A strategically planned network of natural and semi-natural areas with other environmental features, designed and …

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Proposal for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation

WebEnglish. (49.57 KB - HTML) Download. Proposal for a Regulation establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products, …

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Fourth EU Clean Air Forum (2023)

WebOn 23 and 24 November 2023, the fourth EU Clean Air Forum brought together around 270 participants on-site on the historical cruise ship ss Rotterdam, in the port of Rotterdam, …

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