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Binding targets needed for circular economy, MEPs say
MEPs warn that the ‘take-make-dispose’ economy must end and call for measures against greenwashing and false environmental claims.
In order to achieve a carbon-neutral, environmentally sustainable and fully circular economy by 2050, MEPs have called for clear policy objectives in the EU.
Yesterday (27 January), the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted its report on the EU Circular Economy Action Plan, with 66 votes in favour, six against and seven abstentions.
The plan, which was published in March 2020, is one of the main blocks of the European Green Deal and includes initiatives along the entire life cycle of products from design to consumption.
EU should set 2030 targets for materials use and consumption footprint, MEPs say
The European Parliament s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety has called for science-based binding 2030 EU targets for materials use and consumption footprint, covering the whole lifecycle of each product category placed on the EU market
27 January 2021, 11:38am
by Paul Cocks
The EU needs clear policy objectives to achieve a carbon-neutral, environmentally sustainable, toxic-free and fully circular economy by 2050 at the latest, MEPs said on Wednesday.
The Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted its report on the new EU Circular Economy Action Plan, with 66 votes in favour, six against and seven abstentions.
Met dank overgenomen van Europees Parlement (EP), gepubliceerd op woensdag 27 januari 2021.
The EU needs clear policy objectives to achieve a carbon-neutral, environmentally sustainable, toxic-free and fully circular economy by 2050 at the latest, say MEPs.
On Wednesday, the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted its report on the new EU Circular Economy Action Plan, with 66 votes in favour, 6 against and 7 abstentions.
Circular economy principles
MEPs emphasise that the current linear “take-make-dispose” economy must be transformed into a truly circular economy, based on a series of key principles such as preventing waste and reducing energy and resource use. Products should be designed in a way that reduces waste, harmful substances and pollution, and protects human health. The consumer benefits of a circular economy should be made clear, they say.
Article - Coming up in Parliament: vaccines, circular economy, migration
All of the parliamentary committees are meeting: read on for a few of the highlights.
Vaccines are back on the environment committee s agenda on Tuesday when Emer Cooke, the director of the European Medicine Agency (EMA), talks to MEPs about authorisation, availability and deployment
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Circular Economy Action Plan to cut waste and encourage the production of more sustainable goods.
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migration situation on the Greek islands and a pilot project for a new reception and identification system are on the civil liberties committee s agenda on Wednesday, while MEPs will discuss the issue of unaccompanied minors with religious and non-confessional organisations on Tuesday,