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Through its environmental policy, the European Union (EU) has been improving Europeans' well-being since 1972. Today, the aim of EU environmental policy is to ensure that by 2050 we are living well, within the limits of the planet. To reach this goal, the EU is striving to move towards a low-carbon, resource-efficient economy, to safeguard biodiversity and to protect human health through legislation on air quality, chemicals, climate, nature, waste and water. Although this policy is delivering concrete ...

A raíz de la controversia sobre la renovación de la aprobación del glifosato, el Parlamento Europeo creó en febrero de 2018 la Comisión Especial sobre el Procedimiento de Autorización de la Unión para los Plaguicidas. Se espera que el Parlamento someta a votación en el Pleno las recomendaciones de esta comisión especial en enero de 2019.

The European Union (EU) has been protecting the environment since the early 1970s, under the premise that economic prosperity and environmental protection are interdependent. Successive environment action programmes have set the framework for EU environmental policy. The seventh environment action programme, a binding decision adopted by the European Parliament and Council in 2013, covers the period from 2014 to 2020. Bearing the title 'Living well, within the limits of our planet', it seeks to achieve ...

Los desechos marinos, la mayoría de los cuales son plásticos, representan una grave amenaza para la biodiversidad marina y costera; también tienen importantes repercusiones socioeconómicas. En mayo de 2018, la Comisión Europea presentó una propuesta legislativa en relación con los diez plásticos de un solo uso que se encuentran con más frecuencia en las playas europeas, así como los artes de pesca, con el fin de reducir su impacto en el medio ambiente y garantizar un mercado interior sin fisuras. ...

Global material use has tripled during the past four decades, in particular as a result of increasing living standards. The use of materials, which need to be extracted from our environment, can pose environmental challenges. It can also be threatened by resource scarcity and price volatility. This is particularly true for Europe, which is strongly dependent on imported materials. There are a number of ways to consider material use in the European Union (EU). The breakdown of material use by types ...

Con la controversia sobre la aprobación del glifosato como telón de fondo, se espera que el Parlamento Europeo vote en septiembre un informe sobre la aplicación de la legislación de la Unión Europea en materia de productos fitosanitarios.

El plástico en una economía circular

De un vistazo 05-09-2018

El plástico se utiliza ampliamente en todos los sectores de la economía. Sin embargo, el tratamiento de los residuos plásticos plantea varios retos. Para abordarlos, la Comisión publicó en enero de 2018 una estrategia para el plástico en una economía circular. Se espera que el Parlamento Europeo apruebe una Resolución de propia iniciativa sobre la Comunicación de la Comisión durante el período parcial de sesiones de septiembre de 2018.

Outdoor air pollution is caused by the emission of harmful substances from natural sources and human activities. It has a number of adverse effects on human health and the environment, and subsequently on society and the economy. Air pollution can be transported or formed over long distances and can affect large areas. Effective air quality policies require action and cooperation beyond the local and national levels, on a European and global scale. This publication presents key air pollutants, lists ...

The automotive industry is a major player in the European economy, accounting for 6.4% of gross domestic product and 2.3 million jobs in the European Union (EU). In September 2015, the Volkswagen (VW) case highlighted weaknesses in the implementation of type-approval rules for motor vehicles in the European Union, in particular as regards standards on emissions of air pollutants and carbon dioxide. In 2016, as part of preparations from previous years but also in response to the VW case, the European ...

Although waste management in the EU has improved considerably in recent decades, over a quarter of municipal waste is still landfilled and less than half is recycled or composted, with wide variations between Member States. Improving waste manage¬ment could deliver positive effects for the environment, climate, human health and the economy. As part of a shift towards a circular economy, the European Commission made four legislative proposals introducing new waste-management targets regarding reuse ...