European Parliament
Fit for 55: Parliament adopts key laws to reach 2030 climate target
MEPs adopted the reform of the EU’s Emissions Trading System including for aviation and maritime, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and a new Social Climate fund.
Allied Market Research
U.S. & Canada Waste-to-Energy Market - Current Insight with Future Aspect Analysis
U.S. & Canada Waste to Energy Market is expecred to reach $2894 million by 2026 - Growing at CAGR of 6.0% (2019-2026)
Mongabay
President Luiz Inácio da Silva lauched a recycling credit program on February 2023
The program's name: Reverse Logistics Recycling Credit Certificate (CCRRL)
WtERT
Campaigns and Initiatives
Together for Europe: Citizens increasingly feel compelled to get involved in campaigns
Basel Action Network
Quotations of the Month from Basel Action Network
Plastic Waste Trade Watch - January 2023
European Parliament
Waste shipments: MEPs push for tighter EU rules
On Tuesday 17th of January, Parliament adopted its negotiating position for talks with EU governments on a new law to revise EU procedures and control measures for waste shipments.
Swiss Re
Insurance industry plays vital role in green transition
Climate investments must be made sooner and on a much larger scale
ESWET
The EU should reaffirm the role of Waste-to-Energy in the circular economy
ESWET welcomes the European Commission’s 2023 Work Programme and the renewal of the Green Deal’s ambitions.
Diana Butron
The Biden Sweeping bill: Climate, Tax and Health Care Package – "The Inflation Reduction Act"
After months, the bill was passed on August 8th by the US Congress, after various compromises from the original version.
Implementation of New Regulations for Statistics in European Waste Law (Selected Chapters) ARGUS Statistik und Informationssysteme in Umwelt und Gesundheit GmbH, Öko-Institut e.V., HTP GmbH & Co. KG
The European Commission has adopted changes to the Waste Framework Directive (WFD). This affects the existing reporting system in Germany and the methodology for determining the recycling rate for municipal waste.
DGAW, German Association of Waste Management
DGAW Position: Is the EU taxonomy leading us into a waste disposal emergency?
Taxonomy - what is it? The EU Taxonomy Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of June 18, 2020, defines the conditions under which an economic activity is considered environmentally sustainable.
Impact of the EU taxonomy from the perspective of a European plant operator Dr. Joachim Manns
The taxonomy is the first EU-wide classification system for environmentally sustainable economic activities
Is the Circular Economy Act part of the problem or part of the solution on the way to a circular economy? Dr. Ing. Alexander Gosten
EU Taxonomy
The EU taxonomy has led to the exclusion of energy recovery from waste and all related activities. It seems necessary to discuss this again with the EU.
Diana Tamayo
Lessons learned from the event “Countdown to UK Plastic Packaging Tax”
On the past 4th of February, the Centre for Management Technology offered the “Countdown to UK Plastic Packaging Tax” event. Experts and policy leaders had the opportunity to present their views and knowledge about the upcoming tax for plastic packaging in the UK.
German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Germany commits 150 million euros for climate change adaptation in developing countries
The German government has responded to the developing countries’ call and is topping up its multilateral commitment to adaptation finance with an additional 150 million euros.
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