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Road transport is a major contributor to climate change. CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) have grown steadily, and account for over a quarter of road transport CO2 emissions. On 14 February 2023, the European Commission tabled a legislative proposal to revise Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 setting CO2 emission standards for new HDVs in the EU. The proposed revision would expand the scope of the regulation to include urban buses, coaches, trailers and additional types of lorries. The average ...

This Briefing concerns a portfolio change in the European Commission in mid-mandate and takes the same format and approach as those Briefings published in September 2019 to give Members of the European Parliament an overview of major issues of interest in the context of the Hearings of the Commissioners-designate.

Air pollution is the single largest environmental health risk in the EU and causes significant damage to ecosystems. As part of the European Green Deal's zero pollution ambition, on 26 October 2022 the Commission tabled a proposal for a revision of the Ambient Air Quality Directives. The proposed directive would set air quality standards for 2030 that are more closely aligned with the Word Health Organization's recommendations, as updated in 2021. It would also include a mechanism for the standards ...

Au cours de sa session de septembre, le Parlement votera sur le rapport adopté par sa commission de l’environnement, de la santé publique et de la sécurité alimentaire (ENVI) sur une proposition de révision de la législation de l’Union relative à la qualité de l’air. Le rapport, tel qu’il a été adopté en plénière, constituera la position du Parlement pour les négociations avec le Conseil, qui doit encore convenir d’une orientation générale.

En juillet, le Parlement se prononcera sur le rapport adopté par sa commission de l’environnement, de la santé publique et de la sécurité alimentaire (ENVI) sur une proposition de la Commission visant à actualiser les règles de l’Union relatives à la prévention et à la réduction de la pollution d’origine industrielle. Ce rapport, tel qu’adopté en plénière, constituera la position du Parlement pour les négociations de trilogue avec le Conseil.

This briefing has been prepared to support the parliamentary scrutiny of two delegated acts (DA) supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (‘Taxonomy Regulation’) as regards the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment: i) the Delegated Regulation establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, to the transition ...

This At a glance note summarises the study providing an assessment of the foreseeable demand and supply of rolling stock up to the year 2030 and highlightING the obstacles to the provision of rolling stock, which may potentially hinder the attainment of EU goals in rail transport. The study provides the basis to consider whether or not there is a necessity to incentivise rolling stock supply within the EU (including imports and/or domestic production) and provides policy recommendations relevant ...

This At a glance note summarises the study Tproviding information on the current and potential impact of the gas supply crisis on the Just Transition Plans (JTPs). The evidence is based on the analysis of EU gas and energy supply dependencies, trade linkages with Russia, the general EU’s policy framework, Just Transition Mechanism (JTM), REPowerEU plan and the investigation of six case studies. It concludes with specified policy recommendations reflecting the implemen tation of the JTM, the JTPs ...

The IA is underpinned by solid internal and external expertise and based on integrated modelling coherent with the interlinked European Green Deal and the REPowerEU initiatives. It is transparent on methods, builds on specifically updated assumptions and addresses potential uncertainties with two sensitivity analyses. Despite slight weaknesses in the definition of the problems and objectives, the intervention logic of the initiative is clear. The IA's annexes contain a lot of relevant information ...

La Commission européenne a émis une proposition de règlement sur la réduction des émissions de méthane dans le secteur de l’énergie. La proposition vise à s’attaquer à la question des émissions issues des secteurs du pétrole, du gaz et du charbon en imposant des exigences en matière de surveillance, de déclaration et de vérification, en établissant des règles plus strictes sur la détection et la réparation des fuites, ainsi qu’en limitant les rejets dans l’atmosphère et le torchage. La commission ...