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The EU's automotive sector is resource-intensive. There are 286 million motor vehicles on the road in the EU, and every year around 6.5 million vehicles become waste. If improperly managed, these vehicles may cause environmental damage and the economy may lose millions of tonnes of materials. Ensuring better sustainability and circularity of the European automotive sector would help to achieve the goals of the EU Green Deal, improve the competitiveness of the sector, and reinforce the EU's strategic ...

Europaischer Rechtsakt zur Barrierefreiheit

Auf einen Blick 05-09-2017

Um die volle Teilhabe von Menschen mit Behinderungen an der Gesellschaft zu gewährleisten und die Fragmentierung der Rechtsvorschriften über den Zugang von Menschen mit Behinderungen zu Produkten und Dienstleistungen zu verringern, hat die Kommission einen Vorschlag für eine Richtlinie angenommen, die weithin als „Europäischer Rechtsakt zur Barrierefreiheit“ bezeichnet wird. Mit dieser Richtlinie wäre für eine einheitliche Definition der Anforderungen an die Barrierefreiheit bestimmter Produkte und ...

Innovationspolitik

Kurzdarstellungen zur EU 01-09-2017

Innovation spielt in unserer Wirtschaft eine immer größere Rolle. Sie bietet den Bürgern sowohl in ihrer Rolle als Verbraucher als auch als Arbeitnehmer Vorteile. Sie ist entscheidend für die Schaffung besserer Beschäftigungsmöglichkeiten, den Aufbau einer umweltfreundlicheren Gesellschaft und die Verbesserung unserer Lebensqualität, aber auch für den Erhalt der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der EU auf dem globalen Markt. Innovationspolitik ist die Schnittstelle zwischen der Politik auf dem Gebiet der Forschung ...

The report provides an evaluation of the potential impact of a longer lifetime for products in Europe on the economy, on society and on the environment. It provides case studies of existing businesses, the (non-)legal context for an initiative on longer product lifetimes, and a wide range of policy options to optimize benefits to society A minimal increase of 1% of value added by economic activities related to a longer lifetime for products would have an aggregated effect of 7.9 billion EUR per year ...

Although no overarching definition of planned obsolescence exists, the term 'planned obsolescence' (of products or technology) is described as the intentional production of goods and services with short economic lives, stimulating consumers to repeat purchases too frequently. The incandescent light bulb with an engineered shorter lifespan (the Phoebus cartel case) is one example from the past of proven planned obsolescence. Data suggest that the median lifespans of certain categories of product have ...

TThe study Open Innovation in Industry, Including 3D Printing includes a number of examples on good practices developed in different Member States. The study looks at the broad concept of open innovation as such and also in relation with key enabling technologies like 3D printing which is on the peak of inflated expectations. They should be viewed as parallel and even reinforcing developments. Further the document makes policy recommendations for actions at EU, national and regional level This leaflet ...

Understanding energy efficiency

Briefing 01-10-2015

The European Commission considers energy efficiency as a strategic priority for the Energy Union, and promotes 'energy efficiency first' as a principle. It proposes to rethink energy efficiency fundamentally, and treat it as an energy source in its own right. By using energy more efficiently, energy demand can be reduced, leading to lower energy bills for consumers, lower emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants, reduced need for energy infrastructure, and increased energy security through ...

On 15 July 2015 the Commission proposed a new regulation on energy efficiency labelling as part of its summer energy package. The new regulation would contribute towards meeting the target set by the October 2014 European Council of improving energy efficiency in the EU by 27% by 2030. The proposed regulation would restore the A-G scale for energy labelling; create a mechanism for rescaling products that can accommodate further improvements in energy efficiency; establish a product database on ...

This note seeks to provide an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Commission's Impact Assessment (IA) accompanying the proposal for a Regulation setting a framework for energy efficiency labelling, adopted on 15 July 2015, and referred to Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. The proposal repeals Directive 2010/30/EU on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related products ...

New technologies and innovation concepts are important pathways for growth and competitiveness. Open innovation can strengthen innovation ecosystems. 3D printing has the potential to significantly impact the way production and innovation takes place. It is still hard to predict where and how exactly 3D printing will transform our economy and society. This study, provided by Policy Department A at the request of the ITRE committee, describes the mutual reinforcement of open innovation and additive ...