It’s a great pleasure to present DG Environment’s “2022 Highlights” newsletter - a special edition to wrap up the year and revisit some of the accomplishments of the past 12 months.
Air quality
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Clean air and water are essential for healthy people and nature. In October, the Commission proposed stronger rules on ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants, and treating urban wastewater.
From the economic and environmental benefits of reducing pollution to the main measures contained in the proposals, watch what Executive Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Sinkevičius had to say when they took the floor.
As the EU adopted a new package of ambitious measures to prevent pollution, Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius lays out the case for stronger protection.
Find out in this one-minute explainer video.
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The survey found that Europeans are worried about the effect of air pollution on health and the environment, and most think that industry, public authorities and employers need to do more to improve air quality.
Find out in this one-minute explainer video.
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 European Environment Agency is the authoritative source for reliable, comparable and objective data on pollution across Europe.
The third EU Clean Air Forum took place on 18 and 19 November 2021 in Madrid, Spain. The recordings of the event are now available and you can watch the event on the website.
Drinking water in the EU will have to be monitored more closely for the potential presence of two endocrine disruptors, under a new 'watch list'.
The Commission published an implementing decision to reduce emissions from large combustion plants.
Read the main outcomes of the G20 Environment Ministers Meeting, held on July 22, and the G20 Leaders Summit organized from October 30 to 31, 2021.