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Commission tightens screws on greenwashed products

Commission continues ecodesign overhaul with space heater standards

Green groups voice disappointment over ‘limited’ right to repair proposal

Right to Repair Directive: 7 things you need to know

Swedish presidency urges rethink of ecodesign position

Member states sceptical of EU packaging waste reforms

Latest products analysis

Interview: How can aluminium make the leap to a green future?

The EU Critical Raw Materials Act: what to expect in the Commission proposal

Blog: Future of packaging market all to play for as EU rolls out waste policy reforms

Interview: Textiles sustainability chief on how to green the oldest industry on the planet

Latest products web picks

We need a Critical Materials Regulation, not a raw materials’ boosting act - IEEP

More than 170tn plastic particles afloat in oceans, say scientists - The Guardian

Germany Ministry of Environment presents a proposal for taxes on single-use plastic products (German) - German government

The EU Is Cracking Down on Plastic. Will Others Follow? - Bloomberg

Critical Raw Materials Act: what is essential to support competitiveness - BusinessEurope

GMO-using fake meat company Impossible Foods' EU patent revoked - GMWatch

ReSet the Trend: EU calls on young people to promote circular and sustainable fashion - European Commission

Commission set to be deceived by paper and cardboard industry on packaging’s sustainability - EEB

Next EU-wide REACH enforcement project to focus on imported products - ECHA

Will the EU’s new environmental calculating method block or boost greenwashing? - BEUC




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Latest products Document Watch

ANEC position paper on revised EU Rules for packaging and packaging waste - ANEC

Critical Raw Materials Act - Position paper - ACEA

Cutting plastics pollution - Financial measures for a more circular value chain - EIB

Inter-association letter to raise our concern about the proposed definition of “natural polymers” in the REACH restriction of microplastics - Europabio

Pathways towards circular plastics in Europe — good practice examples from countries, business and citizens - EEA

Growing interest in non-wood pulp for paper, hygiene products and packaging - CEPI

European Bioplastics’ position on the upcoming revision of the EU rules on food contact materials - European Bioplastics

Eurometaux letter on IRA response - Eurometaux

France PFAS plan 2023-2027 (French) - French government

Deep dive: Standards to measure textile durability - ECOS

Interviews

Interview: César Luena on strengthening the Nature Restoration Law

Interview: Saami Council’s Brussels head on the EU dash for Arctic resources

Interview: Municipal waste lobby chief on EU circular economy goals

Interview: Siemens Energy’s Europe chief on the future of green industry

Interview: Chemical recycling chief on the future prospects for the industry

Interview: Ciarán Cuffe on ‘misinformation’ around the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Interview: Energy storage lobby chief on securing the green transition

Interview: Head of fertiliser giant on meeting EU green goals

Interview: Chemours advanced materials head on green hydrogen ambitions

Interview: What Copernicus Earth monitoring reveals about Europe’s climate future

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Intelligence

Legal comment: Why six NGOs are accusing FIFA of greenwashing

NGOs are increasingly going to court to challenge business decisions they consider to be harmful to the climate or the environment. Future EU rules could make that process easier.

Case study: How a project in Italy’s Po Valley sought to create a sustainable food supply chain

Legal comment: Does compensation for closing coal-fired power plants count as state aid?

Case study: How a pioneering marine litter project inspired legislation to tackle plastic pollution

Case study: How an EU-funded project used biodiversity to support drought-prone vineyards

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The nations leading the way in reducing their reliance on fossil fuels

The EU member states that recorded the largest shares of tax revenue from green levies

The member states that met 2020 recycling targets - and those that generated the most packaging waste