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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 ...

Alla luce della controversia sul rinnovo dell'approvazione del glifosato, nel febbraio 2018 il Parlamento europeo ha istituito una commissione speciale sulla procedura di autorizzazione dei pesticidi da parte dell'Unione. Il voto del Parlamento sulle raccomandazioni della commissione speciale è previsto nel corso della tornata di gennaio 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 ...

I rifiuti marini, la maggior parte dei quali sono di plastica, costituiscono una grave minaccia per la biodiversità marina e costiera; inoltre hanno notevoli ripercussioni sotto il profilo socio-economico. Nel mese di maggio 2018 la Commissione europea ha presentato una proposta legislativa sui 10 prodotti in plastica monouso rinvenuti più di frequente sulle spiagge europee, compresi gli attrezzi da pesca, al fine di ridurne l'impatto sull'ambiente e di garantire un mercato interno funzionale. Il ...

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 ...

Nel contesto della controversia in corso sull'approvazione del glifosato, il Parlamento europeo dovrebbe votare a settembre una relazione sull'attuazione della legislazione dell'UE in materia di prodotti fitosanitari.

La plastica è ampiamente utilizzata in tutti i settori dell'economia ma lo smaltimento dei rifiuti di plastica pone numerose sfide. Per affrontarle, a gennaio 2018 la Commissione ha pubblicato una strategia per la plastica nell'economia circolare. Il Parlamento europeo dovrebbe approvare una risoluzione d'iniziativa su tale comunicazione durante la tornata di settembre 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 ...