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Global Why the EU’s Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act correctly lists bio-based plastics as “green investments” In order to meet the European Union’s climate and energy targets for 2030 and reach the objectives of the European Green Deal, the European Commission aims at directing investments towards sustainable projects and activities. This requires a common language and a clear definition of what “sustainable” means. Therefore, the Commission’s Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth called [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 May 2022 Global Recent Progress on the Promotion and Standardization of Bioplastics in Japan Yorimasa Suwa, Adviser for International Standardization, Japan BioPlastics Association (JBPA) Read in the following a guest article by Yorimasa Suwa, Adviser for International Standardization, Japan BioPlastics Association (JBPA). The views in this lecture are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views and policy of the organizations. Over the past [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 May 2022 Global Member portrait: Rosiro Group BV In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. In this issue, Robert de Jong, CEO at Rosiro Group BV, shares some interesting insights on his company and the Solinatra brand. 5 facts about Solinatra, a brand of Rosiro Group BV, Netherlands Formed in 2020, in [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 May 2022 Global Policy news: May 2022 Existing certification schemes to inspire EU plan for carbon removals The European Commission’s proposal to regulate the Union’s carbon removals market will be based on existing verification and certification schemes. It will further aim to create a common method in order to bring more transparency to the opaque sector, an EU official explained. The [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 May 2022 Global News from the members: May 2022 Berry Superfos and Neste equip Tchibo with bio-based coffee capsules for Qbo brand German coffee producer Tchibo is introducing a bio-based capsule for its Qbo brand made 70% from second-generation renewable raw materials. Coffee capsules are becoming more popular around the world. However, the downside is the environmental footprint they have by generating a [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 May 2022 Global News in brief: May 2022 More than half of Gen Z consumers influenced by packaging sustainability, according to new research New research from the packaging manufacturer and consultancy Duo suggests that 56% of so-called Gen Z consumers – generally considered to be in the 10-25 age range, at present – are less likely to buy from a retailer again [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 May 2022 Global Zero Waste Ambassador and Trainer Curriculum are out! Increasingly, regional and national governments are outlining ambitious targets that set the framework for Europe’s transition towards a net-zero, circular economy. Yet the reality on the ground sadly does not often reflect this ambition. Implementation is slow and local authorities still have a lack of knowledge and resources that’s preventing them from designing and operating […] Zero Waste Europe · 31 May 2022 Global LOCOMOTION: modelling for just and net-zero Europe A next-generation integrated assessment model is being developed to help reimagine our pathways towards a just and carbon-neutral Europe by 2050. Designed to bring together new narratives, Margueritte Culot and Andreas Budiman sat down for a META podcast full of insight about the new model. Despite the promises by states, cities, and companies on fighting the climate crisis, we are heading for … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 30 May 2022 Global #StopWasteColonialism | Africa Day 2022 The term decolonisation describes the process of indigenous people achieving sovereignty over their land, culture, political and economic systems. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 30 May 2022 Global Cepi’s position paper on the review of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) Download the full document here. For more information, please contact Malgosia Rybak, Cepi Energy Director, ar m.rybak@cepi.org CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 30 May 2022 Global Denuncia abusiva (SLAPP) de Votora Cosmos contra Bierzo Aire Limpio La asamblea de Bierzo Aire Limpio ratifica sus denuncias: “No consentiremos un abuso de la Justicia con denuncias inventadas para intimidar a cientos de personas preocupadas por nuestra salud”. Es […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 27 May 2022 Global EVENT – Path to Net-Zero: Is Waste-To-Energy part of the Solution? REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/path-to-net-zero-is-waste-to-energy-part-of-the-solution-tickets-350384989937 In Europe, around 500 Waste-to-Energy plants thermally treat the fraction of municipal waste that cannot be prevented... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 27 May 2022 Global Wellbeing economies: a new economic approach for human and planetary health – 2 June – Stockholm Stockholm +50 – Wellbeing economies: a new economic approach for human and planetary health 2 June, 9:30-10:45, Room 4 & online Are you in Stockholm and […] European Environmental Bureau · 26 May 2022 Global Catadoras e a ressignificação dos resíduos: fotos etnográficas recebedora de menção honrosa no I Concurso Internacional de Fotografia Etnográfica – UrbanAct Alexandro Cardoso As histórias articulam nossas imagética, como processos que acompanham o nosso viver. Aprendi que as imagens nos contam e nos escondem coisas, que as fotos etnográficas são carregadas […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 25 May 2022 Global The Basel Convention and plastic waste trade GAIA and its members are fighting to end Global North plastic waste dumping in Global South countries, and advocating Basel Convention leadership for a worldwide shift towards localized zero waste economies that foster sharply reduced plastic production, discourage false solutions like so-called “chemical recycling,” and end plastic waste burning, which poisons people and planet and harms our c… GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 25 May 2022 Global Concrete vs. Climate Enormous amounts of climate finance investments are needed to create the essential just transition as the world faces up to impacts from climate change. CBI and other climate financing institutions have a tremendous responsibility to cut through the industry greenwashing and make sure funding is going to the right place, not to waste-burning in cement kilns. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 25 May 2022 Global Patrick ten Brink appointed Secretary General of European Environmental Bureau The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) announced that Patrick ten Brink has been selected as Secretary General of the Brussels-based environmental non-profit organisation, effective 1 July 2022. […] European Environmental Bureau · 24 May 2022 Global Under wraps? What Europe’s supermarkets aren’t telling us about plastic The post Under wraps? What Europe’s supermarkets aren’t telling us about plastic appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 24 May 2022 Global Guest Blog: ISWA’s Working Group on Hazardous Waste ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 20 May 2022 Global Welcome to our latest Silver Member – Sensoneo ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 20 May 2022 Global Marco ten Bruggencate, Dow’s Commercial VP for EMEA, takes the helm of Plastics Europe as its President Plastics Europe is delighted to announce today the appointment of Marco ten Bruggencate, Commercial Vice President for Packaging and Specialty… Plastics Europe · 20 May 2022 Global Marco ten Bruggencate, Dow’s Commercial VP for EMEA, becomes new President of Plastics Europe Plastics Europe, the voice of plastics manufacturers in Europe, today announces the appointment of Marco ten Bruggencate, Commercial Vice President… Plastics Europe · 20 May 2022 Global Learning from San Francisco’s single-use plastics ban Single-use plastics are a clear example of our society’s culture around thoughtless consumption and disposal. The prioritization of convenience over durability without a care on the impacts on human health and our environment has increased waste and pollution at an exponential rate. According to UN Environment, over 300 million tonnes of plastic is generated globally, […] Zero Waste Europe · 20 May 2022 Global RePowerEU supports non-recyclable biomass waste as an important resource for our energy security ESWET welcomes the RePowerEU Joint European Action Plan adopted today, which rightfully supports the use of non-recyclable biomass waste for... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 19 May 2022 Global Effort Sharing Regulation: MEPs vote for access to justice! The start of this week saw MEPs vote on revisions to the Effort Sharing Regulation, along with a number of other climate files key to the Fit for 55 Package. While not all the results were positive, MEPs were favourable to including articles on access to justice. This is a landmark moment for access to justice in climate legislation and the ambition to guarantee this right must now be maintaine… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 19 May 2022 Global Circular economy: a win-win for EU-India cooperation and trade In a globalised supply chain, moving towards a circular economy requires international cooperation. Piotr Barczak looks into the five ways that the EU and India can work together to improve the quality of products on the market, reduce the carbon footprint of supply chains and curb pollution. Large economies, such as the EU and India, have a key role to play in the global transition towards a c… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 19 May 2022 Global IV Encuentro Basura Cero en Ecuador: Consolidando estrategias y acciones para soluciones de base ante la crisis de los residuos El 5 y 6 de mayo se desarrolló el IV Encuentro Nacional Basura Cero Ecuador, un evento que tuvo por objetivo aportar al diseño de estrategias y acciones para avanzar […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 18 May 2022 Global Positive signs of momentum and urgency to make the circular economy a reality for flexible packaging materials 2022 is advancing with noteworthy consensus from a wide range of organisations from all parts of the value chain about the need to re-engage with and accelerate the urgent business of making packaging environmentally and economically sustainable says Graham Houlder. CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 18 May 2022 Global REPowerEU paves the way for renewables but also undermines environmental legislation The plan to wean the EU off Russian fossil fuels presented today by the European Commission set a promising agenda for renewables that, unfortunately, is overshadowed […] European Environmental Bureau · 18 May 2022 Global Press release: A series of EU Parliament votes on Fit for 55 sends wrong signals on industry decarbonisation & bioeconomy development The European Parliament’s ENVI Committee (has voted today on a series of key pieces of the ‘Fit for 55’ package, which was proposed last year by the European Commission. The legislative package aims to cut the EU’s CO2 emissions by 55 percent until 2030. The outcome of the votes offers a few positive signs to […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 17 May 2022 Global Trilogues: our continued push for strong battery regulations In the context of the ongoing battery regulation trilogues, we reached out to MEPs to push for tough rules on battery removability and replaceability. Right to Repair Europe · 17 May 2022 Global Día Mundial del Reciclaje: el alumno favorito de la clase necesita ser tomado en serio para avanzar Se podría decir que en la escuela de los residuos, el reciclaje ha sido el alumno bueno de la clase, el ordenado, al que todos les simpatiza, el que nunca […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 17 May 2022 Global Nature protection is not an obstacle for renewables Environmental protection must not fall victim to Europe’s urgency for accelerating renewables deployment to get rid of Russian gas. Rather, the main bottlenecks of the energy transition lie in the lack of grid connections, skilled professionals and financial resources —especially on the Eastern side of the bloc. The invasion of the Ukraine has urged the EU to develop a fast-paced emergency plan… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 17 May 2022 Global Indaver signs Hitachi Zosen Inova as its EPC contractor for the construction of the Rivenhall IWMF and Energy Centre HZI has already been preparing the contract with Indaver for the Rivenhall project for over 12 months. HZI will be... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 17 May 2022 Global ISWA at WasteExpo 2022 ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 13 May 2022 Global Flowing With Plastics Report Click here to read and download the Flowing With Plastics report End Plastic Pollution is calling upon corporations to commit to phase-out single-use plastics. Flowing with Plastics is a new report series that is focused on exposing false solutions proposed by the companies responsible for plastics waste found in our rivers. This first series focuses on […] Break Free From Plastic · 13 May 2022 Global Giving Ash a New Life: Waste-to-Energy and Material Recovery In Hinwil, a small Swiss town in the Canton of Zurich, every year 16,000 tons of metals get recycled, saving... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 12 May 2022 Global Ministers for environment, not for industry, should be in the driving seat for new ecodesign regulation, warn environmental NGOs In a letter sent today, ECOS, EEB and Zero Waste Europe urge the Council of the European Union to appoint the Environment Council as the minister […] European Environmental Bureau · 12 May 2022 Global ISWA Welcomes Mirjam Govaerts ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 12 May 2022 Global Doughnut economics: how to bake a better future What does a fair and sustainable economy taste like? Civil society and policy makers joined a doughnut (economics) tasting to call for a more well-rounded EU economy that respects people and nature. The European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Europe’s largest network of environmental NGOs, organised the event to draw attention to the limits of an economic system based on GDP growth, as well as the… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 12 May 2022