EU Environment @EU_ENV@respublicae.eu
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EU Environment
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1st 🇪🇺 #ZeroPollution Outlook report is out!
EU policies have contributed to reducing #AirPollution as well as pollution from pesticides
Yet we need stronger action to fight pollution and reach our targets for a toxic-free environment by 2030: https://europa.eu/!kYCg4k
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1600859505339895808
RT @SfEP: A new study suggests that nearly half of all discarded #waste electrical and #electronic equipment (WEEE) 🔌🗑️ in 🇪🇺 is not properly collected and recycled.
The figures include data on unreported WEEE across Member States.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1600871250725068800
EU Environment
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Today, we adopted a 🆕 recommendation for safer and more sustainable 🧪 chemicals and materials
This is an important step forward for the protection of human health and #ForNature: https://europa.eu/!yPhkhH
#ZeroPollution #CircularEconomy
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1600841884381110273
RT @UNICEF_EU: #NatureCrisis & #ClimateCrisis call for urgent 🌍 global action, where young people take the lead!
At #COP15, we call on our 🇪🇺partners to put children & young people at the centre of all climate decisions #ForOurPlanet
@EU_ENV @VSinkevicius @TimmermansEU @Green_Europe
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1600861270441611264
1st 🇪🇺 #ZeroPollution Outlook report is out!
EU policies have contributed to reducing #AirPollution as well as pollution from pesticides
Yet we need stronger action to fight pollution and reach our targets for a toxic-free environment by 2030: https://europa.eu/!kYCg4k
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1600859505339895808
EU Environment
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1st 🇪🇺 #ZeroPollution Outlook report shows we need stronger action to fight pollution:
🟣 pollution from air, chemicals & marine litter lowers but not enough
🟡 no progress for noise pollution, nutrients & waste
🔵 good drinking & bathing water status
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_7552
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/VSinkevicius/status/1600841905847214081
RT @ippcnews: Feeding the planet 🌍 and protecting biodiversity means putting #PlantHealth at the heart 💚of our efforts.
For #COP15, we remain committed to protecting biodiversity from invasive alien species. 🪳🪳🪳
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1600845845384990720
EU Environment
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Ensuring that substances in food containers, textiles or laptops are not harmful?
It's possible!
The new @EU_Commission recommendation promoting R&I for safer & more sustainable chemicals & materials boosts the protection of health & the environment.
Discover more! ⤵️
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUScienceInnov/status/1600824105548251138
EU Environment
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Excellent news for marine life!
We adopted a new set of fisheries conservation measures.
They will strengthen the environmental protection of 6 #Natura2000 sites and 2 MPAs in the North Sea.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/VSinkevicius/status/1600827186545451010
EU Environment
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📢 New set of #fisheries #conservation measures adopted.
They will strengthen the environmental protection of 6 #Natura2000 sites and 2 national marine protected areas (MPAs) in the North Sea.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_MARE/status/1600814782369890306
Today, we adopted a 🆕 recommendation for safer and more sustainable 🧪 chemicals and materials
This is an important step forward for the protection of human health and #ForNature: https://europa.eu/!yPhkhH
#ZeroPollution #CircularEconomy
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1600841884381110273
RT @LIFEprogramme: Seville - architecture, flamenco & tapas. 🇪🇸
But the city also has hot, dry summers 🌡️ with many heat waves
To help the city adapt to #climatechange, the #LIFEproject @LifeWatercool is installing water infiltration wells at key locations.
Learn how 👉 https://lifewatercool.com/en/
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1600811510540152833
RT @EU_FPI: There are many forms of environmental crime: from illegal🐘wildlife trade to illicit🧴plastic waste, from illegal⛏️mining to🪵timber trafficking.
Check out the 'Deep Dive' podcast & learn more about environmental crime & why we are working to tackle it 🔗 https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/deep-dive-podcast/
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1600801284692799488
RT @UNECE: #Europe & North #America must step up to make #COP15 a historic push for #biodiversity
"Governments must demonstrate political commitment & robust plans for action in line with the magnitude of the challenge & their share of responsibility": @algayerova⏩https://unece.org/circular-economy/press/europe-and-north-america-must-step-make-cop-15-historic-push-biodiversity
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1600800216667820033
RT @IUCN_forests: Our future depends on restoring our ecosystems.
🗓️ Join us on 12 December
🌏 The launch of @IUCN's #RestorationReport
Don't miss the release of the flagship report with critical new insights on how the world is taking action to restore nature.
#GenerationRestoration | #COP15
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1600796050297880578
RT @EIB: 💚Forests are the lungs of our planet.
They host about 80% of the world's #biodiversity, and provide crucial ecosystem services, such as
🌬️clean air
🌊water flood regulation & flood control
🍃carbon sequestration & storage
🏞️soil protection
🌲natural resilience to #ClimateChange.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1600790684666953729
EU Environment
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Cities cause 70% of the EU's #CO2 emissions
An alarming figure demanding more action for citizens & the environment.
A 🆕 #LIFEproject Plenty-LIFE will help EU cities & their residents make the clean #energytransition.
Learn how 👉 https://europa.eu/!XfWB4G
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/LIFEprogramme/status/1600763225183748096
RT @eu_eeas: Small actions can lead to big changes.
As #COP15 kicks off in 🇨🇦 Montreal, let's join forces to help restore and protect nature and climate, across the 🌍
Together we can make a difference #ForOurPlanet.
@EU_ENV
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1600550874451181570
EU Environment
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Harmonization of biodiversity measurement & valuation is on its way in the 🇪🇺 and beyond 🌍
Today, #AlignforNature is releasing recommendations providing clarity on how & what to measure when approaching biodiversity in a business context: https://europa.eu/!JrqXfp
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1600488440067407875
RT @JustinTrudeau: Halt and reverse biodiversity loss. Protect 30% of the planet’s lands and waters. These are two things we need to do, as a world, by 2030. And that’s why we announced more support for international biodiversity today. https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2022/12/06/canada-welcomes-world-cop15-protect-nature
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1600523370050867202
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