The EU taxonomy has led to the exclusion of energy recovery from waste. It seems necessary to discuss this again with the EU >>>

Emissions trading proves its worth as a driver of cost-effective, energy-efficient technologies

Hapag-Lloyd has announced that Effective February 16, 2026 a completed Letter of Indemnity (LOI) is mandatory for shipments of plastic scraps and metal scraps

The European Commission has today adopted an amendment to the Guidelines on certain State aid measures in the context of the system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading post-2021 (‘ETS State aid Guidelines')

A recent article details the complex web of misdeclarations and corruption that keeps the flood of Europe’s plastic waste flowing into Türkiye

The shutdown of private recycling plants will lead to an immediate domino effect, paralyzing the national waste system.

By using renewable biological resources from land and sea and providing alternatives to critical raw materials, the EU will move forward towards a more circular and decarbonised economy and can decrease dependence on fossil imports

If governments were to implement three key climate actions they already negotiated and agreed in 2023 they could cut global emissions by 18 billion tonnes in 2035 compared to current emission projections, according to new analysis released at COP30 today by the Climate Action Tracker.

During the COP30 conference, the UN and Climate and Clean Air Coalition published an assessment of the global effort to reduce methane emissions revealing a rise rather than reduction in global methane emissions.

On 1 August 2025, the EU Commission launched a Public Consultation and Call for Evidence on the upcoming Circular Economy Act.

The European Commission has announced the second cut-off date for the call for applications for strategic projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act, set for 15 January 2026 at 12:00 (CET).

The report warns that only full-scale implementation of proven and available control measures will close the gap to the Global Methane Pledge’s target of a 30% cut from 2020 levels by 2030

Today, the European Parliament formally endorsed the one-year delay of the new EU carbon price for heating and transport fuels (ETS2) proposed by EU governments.

On Thursday, Parliament endorsed reduced reporting duties and due diligence requirements for companies.

Concept Note

on the topics of - critical raw materials and - EU 2030 -

COP 30 should be a milestone moment to boost ambition, finance and action as the world marks ten years since the Paris Agreement.

On 20 August 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released an updated proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the EU’s REACH Regulation.

Interdisciplinary understanding is vital for delivering sound climate policy advice. However, navigating the ever-growing and increasingly diverse scholarly literature on climate change is challenging for any individual researcher. This annual synthesis highlights and explains recent advances across a variety of fields of climate change research.

As discussed inside Global WtERT Council we are now in the process of taking the small step towards the new website wasteculture.com. I am convinced that this also will help the common cause to foster WtE techniques who need more acceptance in society.

Basel Action Network (BAN) releases startling exposé “Brokers of Shame”

The new Waste Framework Directive Revision on Food and Textile Waste was published in the EU Official Journal on 26 September and entered into force on 16 October 2025.

The report warns of the staggering amount of mismanaged plastic waste generated and urges action to tackle this important problem.

The proposed rule aims to end the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program tracking emissions data from thousands of large polluters.

This landmark agreement, the result of over a decade of international collaboration, represents a transformative step toward safeguarding marine ecosystems and addressing the urgent threats posed by climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

Waste from food and other rubbish in landfills accounts for around 10 per cent of all global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN’s Environmental Programme.