The average European consumes 14 tonnes of raw materials and generates five tonnes of waste a year. These figures look alarming considering our resources are limited,...
Binding waste-reduction targets, revamped ecodesign legislation and measures to break the link between growth and the use of natural resources are the chief demands set out...
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has demanded that the European Commission reconsider its withdrawal of proposed changes to EU waste legislation. The Committee -...
Ministers are in Lima this week to negotiate a text to succeed the Kyoto Protocol, which should then be finalized at a conference in Paris in...
Three S&D MEPs – Kathleen Van Brempt, Jo Leinen and Seb Dance – arrived in Lima yesterday (8 December) to attend the UN conference aimed at setting...
A 12-strong delegation of MEPs will take part in the UN climate conference in Lima, Peru, from Monday to Friday (8-12 December). The 20th Conference of...
Life in plastic is not so fantastic after all. Plastic bags have been blamed for polluting the environment, especially aquatic ecosystems. Today (24 November) the environment...