Revision of the Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
After prolonged negotiations, the Permanent Representatives Committee reached agreement on the revision of the WEEE Directive. The recast is primarily intended to increase collection and recycling targets for waste electrical and electronic equipment and curb illegal exports. [
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Renewable energies and energy efficiency pay off for Europe as well
On 15 December the EU Commission presented the Energy Roadmap 2050. It describes different technological and economic approaches to achieving Europe's climate targets. [ more]
Amendment to Chemicals Act enters into force
Germany has prepared the ground for the national enforcement of the EU CLP regulation with the amendment of the Chemicals Act which has entered into force on 8 November. [ more]
BMU boosts energy-related modernisation of buildings in Latvia
The energy-related modernisation of system-built buildings offers great potential for climate protection in Germany and across Europe. A successful project in this area has just been concluded in Latvia. [ more]
Expanding the EU's top runner approach
The Federal Environment and the Federal Economics Ministries published a joint concept paper which presents concrete proposals on how the top-runner approach can be further developed at EU level. The key elements had been set out by the Federal Environment Agency and the Federal Environment Ministry on the basis of the study. [ more]
More safety for offshore drilling
On 27 October the European Commission presented its proposal for a regulation on safety of offshore oil and gas prospection, operation and production activities, thus taking concrete steps resulting from the Deep Water Horizon platform disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. [ more]
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