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The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) said Brussels must make some big decisions in the coming year or lag behind Britain on cutting transport emissions.
Thirty days after Joe Biden entered the White House, the US is officially back in the Paris Agreement. EURACTIV’s media partner, Climate Home News reports.
On his first day in office, Biden signed an executive order notifying the UN that the US was rejoining the Paris Agreement. Now that order has taken effect, the US is expected to submit a new national contribution to the agreement, setting out an emissions target for 2030.
“It’s good to have the US back in the Paris Agreement, but sadly we have no time to celebrate. The climate crisis is deepening and this is the year we need all major polluters to step up and deliver stronger plans to deliver a safe, clean and prosperous future for everyone,” said Laurence Tubiana, head of the European Climate Foundation.
2020 and 2016 world s hottest years on record
All eyes on Biden s next move
All parties are curious what goals Biden will set for the next decade to make his long-term targets achievable. His administration has already indicated an aim to make the US power sector climate neutral by 2035. The EU, which submitted an updated NDC in December 2020, aims to cut all emissions by at least 55% by 2030.
Cleetus and Gore both singled out transport policy as one vital area for both the US and the EU in achieving their long-term targets. Transport is the biggest growing source of emissions in the US and the EU, Gore pointed out. We can expect some big announcements this year on how both Biden and the EU legislate on CO2 emissions from vehicles.
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Cyrus Engerer calls for better environment policies, highlights significance towards better mental health
MEP Cyrus Engerer calls on European authorities to better safeguard access to nature and biodiversity
28 January 2021, 12:55pm
by MaltaToday Staff
Labour MEP Cyrus Engerer has insisted on the importance of a clean environment for European citizen’s mental wellbeing.
Engerer was speaking during a conference organised by Mental Health Europe (MHE) and the Institute for European Environmental Policy, MPE and co-Chair of the MHE coalition within the European Parliament.
The MPE highlighted various negative aspects which impose harmful impacts on EU citizens,
“Grey urban areas, emissions, polluted air, dirty seas and rivers as well as climate change have a deep impact on the mental health and wellbeing of citizens. People are fed up with grey buildings, overdevelopment and mass production of properties. They want more green spaces, more publicly accessible spaces and more