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Resource exploitation and overconsumption have been driving the current climate, environmental and social crises. meta.eeb.org/2024/05/29/o...#VoteFutureEU#EUpact4future#UseYourVote
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On textiles, the Parliament called for: ✅textile waste reduction targets ✅ products to be eco-modulated based on quantities ✅footwear to be part of the scope ✅oversight of products sold on online platforms ✅ EPR schemes for carpets and mattresses
On food, the Parliament: 👍raised food waste reduction targets for consumption & manufacturing by 10% - yet targets are still too low 👎failed to take on waste at primary production A step forward, but not enough to sort Europe's food crisis and honour international commitments🧐
The EPBD also calls for a fossil fuel phase-out. ☀️Success now relies on clear definitions from EU Commission and countries: public support for fossil heat could end by 2025. ☀️Countries are urged to transition to renewable heat by 2040 as part of the phase-out. eeb.org/milestones-a...
Also on love-list, the new agreement on textiles: ❤️a waste reduction target ❤️prevention over recycling ❤️EPR fees to hold producers accountable Member States must now keep up the ambition and set rules to end overproduction. 👉 eeb.org/library/ngos...
💔Heartbreak on food waste! Members of the European Parliament agreed on: 🌶️40% reduction target for consumption 🌶️20% reduction target for processing 😰No target for the production stage Far from the Valentine's gift the EU deserves: a binding target to halve food waste from farm to fork by 2030.
The automotive industry finds itself at a crossroads: mounting environmental concerns and the depletion of resources put pressure on the sector to adopt circular practices. Will the new EU vehicles law drive ambition? We discuss it on Auto Recycling World: autorecyclingworld.com/new-eu-vehic...
A new EU law on vehicle design and end-of-life aims to set the automotive sector on a circular path, but does it have what it takes to drive ambition?