A report for the European Commission has concluded that: “as an indicative estimate, the costs of implementation gaps in relation to current legally binding targets could be around 50 billion per year”.
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There is a big potential to cut greenhouse gases (GHGs) from municipal solid waste management, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). The report, ‘Waste opportunities – Past and future climate benefits from better municipal waste management in Europe’, covers the EU-27 (excluding Cyprus), Norway and Switzerland. It estimates that these [...]...
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The EU’s sixth environmental action programme (6EAP) has not been a major driver of new legislation but it did give a sense of direction in times of uncertainty, the European Commission concluded on Wednesday as it published its final assessment.
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Brussels, 30 June 2011 – With up to 49% of Europeans living in areas where EU air quality objectives are still not met, air pollution is one of the main environmental worries facing EU citizens.
As part of a comprehensive review of Europe’s air policies intended to set new long-term objectives beyond 2020, the European Commission [...]...
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The International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE), in partnership with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Netherland’s Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, and other member countries, held its 9th International Conference this week in Whistler, Canada.
Entitled: “Enforcement Cooperation: Strengthening Environmental Governance”, this unique gathering brought together 150 environmental compliance and enforcement [...]...
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Regulatory authorities from 28 European countries have joined forces to better tackle the problem of illegal waste shipments. Within the framework of the IMPEL project: Enforcement Actions II, more than 26,000 transports have been inspected. An average of 21% of the inspected waste shipments was not in compliance with European waste shipment rules. The violations [...]...
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