The Commission presented a list of headline indicators to monitor progress towards the EU’s environment and climate goals to 2030, as well as the 2050 long-term vision to “live well, within planetary boundaries”.
The Commission announced the finalists for the EU Green Capital and EU Green Leaf Awards. The winner will be announced on 27 October in Grenoble.
The Commission took legal steps against Member States to ensure compliance with EU rules on air quality, water, chemical, nature protection and other issues.
As part of the Nature Positive webinar series organised by the EU B@B Platform and after a successful first webinar in May, there will be three more webinars in September focusing on case studies from different industries, covering various organisational focus areas, sectors, and realms. Discover the speakers and register for the webinars!
You can still provide your feedback to the Align recommendations for a standard on biodiversity measurement and valuation. The deadline to submit your input has been extended to Friday 22 July. Take the opportunity to engage and share your opinion!
Have a sneak peak into the programme of the European Business & Nature Summit on 18/19 October 2022 in Brussels and discover the first set of speakers. Learn how to get involved in the more than 15 thematic practical sessions to help business on their journey to ASSESS, COMMIT, TRANSFORM and DISCLOSE their relationship with nature! Registrations will open in August.
In this episode, speakers show how species on the edge of extinction can recover thanks to the passion and commitment of those working on the ground, with closing words by Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director-General of DG Environment.
Lockdown restrictions responding to the Covid-19 pandemic led to reductions in air pollution in cities across Europe. This study uses a novel approach to assess the effects of different lockdown measures on four pollutants. The researchers say that nitrogen dioxide and particulates reduced significantly, particularly in response to school and workplace closures and stay-at-home measures. Click here to read more
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EMAS Summer updates
A pilot project has been launched in the tourism sector in Barcelona to explore how the sector can factor circular economy solutions into their operations.
Key learnings from the EMAS and Climate Management webinar
Dear EMAS community,
According to the EEA's European city air quality data viewer, the cleanest cities in Europe in terms of air quality during 2020 and 2021 were Umeå (Sweden) and Faro and Funchal (Portugal). Find the full list in this report.
The Commission launched negotiations on the association to the LIFE programme for environment and climate with seven non-EU countries: Albania, Andorra, Faroe Islands, Israel, Moldova, North Macedonia and Turkey.
Building renovation is a key contributor to improving energy efficiency and to achieving a climate neutral EU by 2050. This EEA briefing investigates how circular economy and building renovation are interlinked.
Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius visited Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. The visit was part of a world tour to promote, inter alia, an ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework at COP15.
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) will be launching two Assessment Reports on Strengthening Decisions by Including Nature’s Diverse Values and How Can People Sustainably Benefit from Wild Species? in July.
The Finance for Biodiversity Pledge has 98 signatories now, representing €14 trillion in assets and 19 countries, after nine new signatories made a Pledge. The next round of celebrating new signatories will be in Autumn 2022 and financial institutions can already register as a Pledge signatory.
