An economic assessment of low carbon vehicles
This report assesses the economic impacts of the transition to low-carbon vehicles. It is a technical and macro-economic study that focuses on light duty vehicles, namely cars and vans. The report...
View ArticleFootprinting will climb the agenda in the car CO2 debate
Sonja Van Renssen is joined by Fiona Hall MEP (ALDE), to discuss car CO2 emissions. On 19 March, the Parliament’s industry, energy and research (ITRE) committee voted on a draft opinion drawn up by...
View ArticleRecycling objectives for a resource-efficient Europe – municipal solutions...
In presenting the position paper on “Recycling objectives for a resource-efficient Europe – municipal solutions for eco-efficient recyclables management”, the VKU – as Germany’s local public utilities...
View ArticleStudy to explore the feasibility of creating a fund to cover environmental...
The objective of the study is to examine the feasibility of establishing a fund or a risk-pooling scheme (or possibly multiple funds/schemes for different industrial sectors) to address primarily...
View ArticleRecycling of end-of-life building glass
Despite its recyclability, end-of-life building glass is almost never recycled into new glass products. Instead it is often crushed together with other building materials and put into landfills or...
View ArticleEurometaux Comments on the EREP Policy Recommendations on Resource...
The European Non-Ferrous Metals industry supports the overall objective of moving towards a more resource efficient society and believes that non-ferrous metals’ specificity and performance can...
View ArticleNEEIP Position Paper on resource taxation
A shift from labour taxation to environmental taxation with the aim to foster resource-efficiency is increasingly being recommended. The Non-Energy Extractive Industries (NEEI) are concerned that this...
View ArticleOpportunities for a circular economy in The Netherlands
This report analyses the opportunities and obstacles that will present themselves as the Netherlands moves towards a more circular economy. It proposes a number of actions that can be taken,...
View ArticlePlastics – the Facts 2013. An analysis of European latest plastics...
Plastics – the Facts is an analysis of the latest data related to the production, demand and waste management of plastics materials. It provides the latest business information on production and...
View ArticleFactories of the future
Around one in ten (9.8 %) of all enterprises in the EU-27’s non‑financial business economy were classified as manufacturing in 2009, a total of 2 million enterprises. The manufacturing sector employed...
View Article2030 Climate and Energy Framework and innovation
Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard discusses the interaction between competitiveness and the 2030 Energy and Climate Framework, highlighting the role that climate policies will play in promoting...
View ArticlePackaging and Packaging Waste Statistics 1998-2011
The European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN) has published a report that analyses official EU data on the evolution of packaging waste rates. The report shows annual increases...
View ArticleScoping paper: mining and metals in a sustainable world
At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, the Governors for the Mining & Metals Industry asked the Forum to prepare a scoping paper on the role and...
View ArticleTowards the circular economy: accelerating the scale-up across global supply...
In this report, the World Economic Forum and the Foundation, with analytics provided by McKinsey & Company, acting as project adviser, joined forces to reconcile the concept of scaling a circular...
View ArticleHorizon 2020 Mediterranean Report – toward shared environmental information...
The H2020 Mediterranean Report is a joint effort of the EEA and UNEP/MAP resulting from the creation of a regular review mechanism of environmental progress in the three H2020 policy priorities. These...
View ArticleStanding on the sidelines: why food and beverage companies must do more to...
For the food and beverage industry, climate change is a major threat. For millions of people, it means more extreme weather and greater hunger. The Big 10 companies are significant contributors to this...
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