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The European Commission on May 12 adopted the Zero Pollution action plan, which sets out an integrated vision for 2050 where pollution is reduced to levels that are no longer harmful to human health and natural ecosystems, as well as the steps to get there. The EU Action Plan: “Towards Zero Pollu

Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op woensdag 12 mei 2021. De Europese Commissie heeft vandaag het EU-actieplan Verontreiniging van lucht, water en bodem naar nul, een belangrijk onderdeel van de Europese Green Deal en dit jaar het centrale onderwerp van de Groene Week van de EU, goedgekeurd. Hierin wordt een geïntegreerde visie voor 2050 vastgelegd: een wereld waarin verontreiniging wordt teruggedrongen tot een niveau dat niet langer schadelijk voor de menselijke ...

Here is the letter: Cc Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President, European Green Deal Margaritis Schinas, Vice President, Promoting our European Way of Life Subject: Call to urgently develop the Green Pillar of the European Health Union for a Healthy Recovery from the Pandemic Dear President von der Leyen, We, representatives of the undersigned  organisations, are writing to you to express our grave  concerns regarding the lack of coherence between the European Health Union proposals and the...

The Valletta Green Festival will take place between May 7 and 11, spanning City Gate and St George’s Square, the Valletta Cultural Agency said on Thursday.  This year’s infiorata, designed by artist Zack Ritchie will have the theme of ‘Zero Pollution’ and feature a colourful floral turtle. Details were announced during the inauguration of a roof garden at the Valletta Design Cluster by culture minister Jose Herrera.  The Valletta Design Cluster, in lower Valletta near the Auberge de B...

21 April 2021 US and UK ministers launch a global effort - which features Imperial expertise - to speed up the energy transition. An innovative public-private partnership to accelerate the clean energy transition by transforming our power systems has been formally launched, ahead of US President Joe Bidens Earth Day climate summit. The Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST), which includes technical expertise from Imperial, was officially launched by the UK Secretary of St...

07 April 2021 Imperial, Shell and Diamond Light Source are launching an EPSRC-funded Programme on materials and processes for the energy transition. The EPSRC Prosperity Partnership, known as InFUSE, will examine how technologies like batteries, electric vehicles, chemical production, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) can be improved by understanding interfaces in these systems, enhancing sustainability and enabling a transition to a green economy. Transitioning to renewable, sustainabl...

The European Commission has decided today to refer Slovenia to the European Court of Justice for failure to comply with the requirements of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (Directive 91/271/EEC). The Directive requires Member States to ensure that urban agglomerations (towns, cities, settlements) properly collect and treat their waste waters, thus eliminating or reducing […]

19 February 2021 An expert panel discussed what to expect from the Biden administration’s climate policies over the next four years. The Forum at Imperial, with The Policy Institute at Kings College London, brought together a panel of international experts to debate President Bidens climate policies, geopolitical pressures and the importance of science, technology and research for net zero. Professor Mary Ryan, who leads Imperials Transition to Zero Pollution initiative, chaired the pane...

The European Commission said it will refer Slovenia to the European Court of Justice for failure to comply with the requirements of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. The Directive requires Member States to ensure that urban agglomerations - towns, cities, settlements - properly collect a

Aanmaningsbrieven (artikel 260 VWEU) De Commissie vervolgt de procedure waarin Polen wordt verzocht uitvoering te geven aan het arrest van het Hof van Justitie van de EU inzake de niet-nakoming van zijn verplichtingen uit hoofde van de habitatrichtlijn (Richtlijn 92/43/EEG) en de vogelrichtlijn (Richtlijn 2009/147/EG) wat betreft de bescherming van het bos van Białowieża. Die richtlijnen bevatten verschillende verplichtingen voor de lidstaten: zo moeten zij maatregelen nemen om de verslechte...