ENVI Committee Votes on Revisions for Industrial Emission Regulation
On January 11th, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) cast their votes on the interim agreement regarding the revision of the Industrial Emission Directive (IED) and the Regulation establishing an Industrial Emissions Portal (IEP), a consensus reached on November 28, 2023. The objective of these agreement texts is to enhance the protection of human health and...Read More
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Agreement reached on the Industrial Emissions Directive: binding targets on water included
Today, 29 November 2023, the Council and Parliament reached an agreement on the revision of the Directive on Industrial Emissions (IED) and the regulation on the establishment of an Industrial Emissions Portal (IEP). It needs now to be adopted by a vote in the two institutions. – Binding Environmental Performance Limit Values (EPLVs) range for all energy resources, except for water, for which...Read More
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European Parliament resolution on the COP28 in Dubai
The MEPs have recently voted for their position on the upcoming COP28. The push by European Union lawmakers comes before nearly 200 countries meet to discuss stronger climate change action at the COP28 conference in Dubai from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12. ”..whereas water scarcity is becoming endemic as a result of the local impact of physical water stress coupled with the acceleration...Read More
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EU Blue Deal declaration Adopted
Yesterday, the European Economic and Social Committee adopted the EU Blue Deal declaration, which calls on EU institutions and Member States to make water policy and water infrastructure an EU political priority during the next cycle (2024-29). The declaration outlines 15 core principles and 21 urgent water actions, including: Secure access to water; Build resilient water...Read More
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Call for Ambitious ‘European Blue Deal’
A cross-party group of European Parliament lawmakers has united in a call for the creation of an ambitious “European Blue Deal” aimed at safeguarding water resources from climate-induced stress and advancing ocean-based energy sources. They emphasize the significance of water as a life-sustaining resource and highlight growing pressures on it due to climate change,...Read More
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