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Stratospheric ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun and reduces the overall amount of radiation reaching the Earth's surface. Ozone-depleting substances (ODS) are human-made chemicals that, once emitted, reach the upper atmosphere and destroy the protective ozone layer, causing what is known as the ozone hole. They have significant adverse impacts on human health and the environment and are also greenhouse gases with high global warming potential. Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 on substances ...

El Reglamento del ozono es el principal instrumento jurídico por el que se rigen las sustancias que agotan la capa de ozono (SAO). Aunque sigue considerándose adecuado para su finalidad, es necesario reducir aún más las emisiones de SAO en consonancia con los objetivos del Pacto Verde Europeo y los objetivos establecidos por la Legislación Europea sobre el Clima. En abril de 2022, la Comisión Europea presentó una propuesta para modificar ese Reglamento y el 5 de octubre de 2023 se alcanzó un acuerdo ...

The highlight of the March II plenary session was the debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 23-24 March 2023. In a formal ceremony held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement, the Presidents of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, the European Council, Charles Michel, and the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, each underlined the significance of the 1998 Agreement and the importance of ensuring reconciliation between the two communities ...

El Reglamento del ozono, en vigor desde enero de 2010, es el principal instrumento jurídico que regula las sustancias que agotan la capa de ozono (SAO). En abril de 2022 la Comisión Europea propuso un nuevo Reglamento sobre las SAO destinado a aumentar la eficiencia de las medidas y normas existentes y garantizar un seguimiento más exhaustivo, al tiempo que se realizan simplificaciones administrativas y se ahorran costes. El Parlamento Europeo tiene previsto someter la propuesta a votación durante ...

The IA defines the problem, its drivers and the need to revise the 2009 Ozone Regulation convincingly. It appears to be well substantiated and based on extensive public consultations and recent data, the supporting study and the evaluation of the 2009 regulation. However, the IA could have referenced the data more effectively and provided links to all public sources. The measures identified as feasible are explained with reference to stakeholders' opinions, feasibility and proportionality, while ...

The depletion of the ozone layer affects negatively both humans and the natural environment. It is provoked by chemicals known as 'ozone depleting substances' (ODSs), which are also potent greenhouse gases. They have been subject to legal regulation at international level for several decades (the Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol, adopted in the second half of the 1980s under UN auspices). EU has always spearheaded global efforts in the field of ODSs, adopting its first rules in the early ...

La contaminación atmosférica perjudica a nuestra salud y al medio ambiente. Procede principalmente de la industria, el transporte, la producción de energía y la agricultura. La estrategia de la Unión en materia de calidad del aire persigue el pleno cumplimiento de la legislación vigente sobre la calidad del aire para 2020 y fija objetivos a largo plazo para 2030. La Directiva sobre el ruido ambiental contribuye a determinar los niveles de ruido en el interior de la Unión y a adoptar las medidas necesarias ...

A new international climate agreement, the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, sets out targets for phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), very potent greenhouse gases (GHG) that are used in refrigeration equipment and other applications. The agreed measures can help countries meet their commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which entered into force in November 2016.

Four proposals to regulate hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol, including one from the European Union, are expected to dominate discussions at the 27th Meeting of the Parties (MOP 27) for this international agreement. HFCs are replacements for ozone-depleting substances and have a strong impact on global warming; the issue raises questions about links between the Montreal and Kyoto Protocols. Ahead of MOP 27, Parties to the Montreal Protocol remain divided on the way forward and ...