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Finland to legislate on EU waste targets ‘by autumn’

The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) has produced a report outlining ways in which the country can meet strict new EU recycling targets, based on European Commission recommendations

• Waste & Resources,
• Packaging

EU executive defends new biofuels sustainability rules

The greenhouse gas emission savings of biofuels are negated if more than 14% of feedstock expansion is at the expense of forest, the European Commission says in a new report

• Climate,
• Energy,
• Nature

Green groups call for climate strategy for energy-intensive industries

Environmental organisations are calling on EU governments to prepare a climate plan for energy intensive industries, as EU ministers begin talks on the EU’s long-term climate strategy on Monday

• Climate,
• Energy

Call for action on climate change security threat

Climate change and environmental degradation are increasingly a cause of global instability, and the EU need to think beyond merely military responses to security threats, a report says

• Climate,
• General Policy

Signs of compromise on CO2 emissions target for trucks

MEPs appear to be bending their stance on a proposed 2025 emissions cut target as negotiations on heavy-duty vehicles (HDV) move to a fourth and probably final round of inter-institutional talks

• Climate,
• Energy,
• Transport