European Comission
Commission Amends ETS State Aid Guidelines to Tackle Carbon Leakage for More Energy-Intensive Industries
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')
Plastic Waste Trade Watch
The Deadly Toll of Europe’s Plastic Waste Dumping in Türkiye
A recent article details the complex web of misdeclarations and corruption that keeps the flood of Europe’s plastic waste flowing into Türkiye
Assorimap
ASSORIMAP: Plants to Shut Down As of Today
The shutdown of private recycling plants will lead to an immediate domino effect, paralyzing the national waste system.
European Comission
Commission Presents New Bioeconomy Strategy to Drive Green Growth, Competitiveness and Resilience Across Europe
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
Climate Action Tracker
Three Key Near-Term Actions Would Bring Projected Warming Below 2°C
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.
European Environmental Bureau
Address Diets or Risk Missing Methane Pledges, NGOs Warn Nations at COP30
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.
ESWET
Public Consultation on the Circular Economy Act
On 1 August 2025, the EU Commission launched a Public Consultation and Call for Evidence on the upcoming Circular Economy Act.
ESWET
Strategic Projects Under Critical Raw Materials (CRMA)
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).
UNEP
Ministers Urge Decisive Methane Action as Global Report Shows Progress, Warns of Gaps
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
European Environmental Bureau
Carbon Pricing Delay Jeopardises EU Support for Vulnerable Households and Climate Goals, NGOs Warn
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.
European Parliament
Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence: MEPs Back Simplification Changes
On Thursday, Parliament endorsed reduced reporting duties and due diligence requirements for companies.
UN Climate Change Conference - COP 30 - Belém, Brazil, HIGH-LEVEL MINISTERIAL EVENT: Waste management and Circular Economy the Brazilian Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Concept Note
European Comission
The Proposals of the German Association for Waste Management and circular economy (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Abfall und Kreislaufwirtschaft e.V.) -DGAW -
on the topics of - critical raw materials and - EU 2030 -
From Bush to Trump: 25 Years of U.S. Climate Policy Roller Coaster Charlotte Unger & Sonja Thielges
This paper studies U.S. climate policy and its impact on relations with the EU.
UNU-EHS
5 Expectations for COP 30 in Belém
COP 30 should be a milestone moment to boost ambition, finance and action as the world marks ten years since the Paris Agreement.
ESWET
EU Chemicals Agency proposes new PFAS restriction
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.
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