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Global How Waste-to-Energy delivers on renewable energy targets Waste-to-Energy constitutes the link between circular economy and renewable energy: it ensures that non-recyclable waste – including the residues of... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 23 Dec 2021 Global JOINT STATEMENT: Cepi and ten other industry associations call on EU leaders to swiftly act against unbearably high energy prices Cepi and and 10 other European energy-intensive industry sectors call on EU leaders to act urgently to support production in Europe in the face of high energy prices, which are expected to last several months more, and continue investing in energy transition in Europe. Read more the full statement Industrial energy consumers urge EU leaders […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 22 Dec 2021 Global Coal for Christmas – Who’s Been Naughty & Who’s Been Nice? The progress towards a Europe beyond coal has been accelerating like never before – but not everyone in the EU has been on their best behaviour when it came to coal in 2021 … Christmas Eve is soon upon us and Saint Nicholas is readying for his yearly trip across the globe to deliver gifts … and lumps of coal. There’s a reason why ol’ St Nick’s punishment of choice for wicked weans is a lump of … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 22 Dec 2021 Global A Bird’s-Eye View of the High-Level Round Table on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Many chemicals have hazardous properties that can harm the environment and human health and the EU’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability seeks to obtain a toxic-free environment. The EEB’s Secretary General, Jeremy Wates, took part in the European Commission’s High-Level Round Table on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. Here is what he had to say. Is the Chemicals Strategy for Sustain… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 21 Dec 2021 Global Event summary report – Plastics and circularity: closing the plastics loop, December 9th 2021 Key takeaways Ambitious targets have been set for recycled content in plastic products. Achieving them will depend on multi-stakeholder collaboration… Plastics Europe · 21 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Arla regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Arla regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Groupe Bigard regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Groupe Bigard regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Cargill regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Cargill regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Danish Crown regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Danish Crown regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Danone regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Danone regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Dairy Farmers of America regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Dairy Farmers of America regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Fonterra regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Fonterra regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to FrieslandCampina regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to FrieslandCampina regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Itoham regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Itoham regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to JBS regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to JBS regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Lactalis regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Lactalis regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Marfrig regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Marfrig regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Mengniu Diary regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Mengniu Diary regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Nestlé regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Nestlé regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Nipponham regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Nipponham regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to OSI Group regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to OSI Group regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Saputo regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Saputo regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Tyson regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Tyson regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Vion regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Vion regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Civil Society letter to Yili regarding their methane emissions The post Civil Society letter to Yili regarding their methane emissions appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Dec 2021 Global Press Release: Cepi pledges to support a transition towards Sustainable Products The European paper industry fully supports the EU ambition of making Europe the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and building a European circular economy. The carbon neutrality objective requires the European pulp and paper industry to become even more sustainable, efficient and innovative. It demands that we continue on our transformational journey, while maintaining […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 17 Dec 2021 Global EU supports Dutch plans to recover CO2 from Waste-to-Energy plants As announced by the European Commission on 15 December 2021, the broadening of the Dutch State Aid scheme has been... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 17 Dec 2021 Global Happy Holidays from ISWA! ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 17 Dec 2021 Global JRC’s “Plastics LCA method” is not fit for purpose Constance Ißbrücker, Head of Environmental Affairs at European Bioplastics e.V. The EU Plastics Strategy presented a vision where innovative materials and alternative feedstocks would ultimately replace fossil resources. In this context, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) was tasked in 2018 by the European Commission to elaborate an appropriate life cycle assessment (LCA)-based method to evaluate … European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global Bioplastics community came home to Berlin to celebrate 16th European Bioplastics Conference EUBPConf2021: multi stakeholder panel discussion on bioplastics and EU policy After last year’s 100 percent virtual format, the European Bioplastics Conference was finally able to re-open its gates in Berlin and welcomed around 140 participants. The other half of the overall 320 participants attended online. During the different conference sessions and in [...] European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global Know your value chain: identifying the amount of bio-based content in your subcontractor’s products Oona Korhonen, Project Manager at Measurlabs, specialized in biomass Read below a guest article by Oona Korhonen from Measurlabs. How well do you know the amount of bio-based content in the raw materials you use? Have you measured it yourself? There are two big reasons to do so. Firstly, as fossil-based materials [...] European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global Member portrait: Tetra Pak Member portrait: Tetra Pak In each issue of the Bioplastics Newsletter, we present some facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Anke Hampel, Innovation and Sustainability Director of Tetra Pak, shares some interesting insights on her company. 5 facts about Tetra Pak A one litre Tetra Pak® carton package is typically made of approximately 70% paperboard, 25% plastic and 5% alum… European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global News from the members: November/December 2021 PLA with “20% recycled content” unveiled by Total Corbion Total Corbion PLA launched a new Luminy PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) made with chemically recycled post-industrial and post-consumer waste, which, according to the company, is the world’s first commercially available bioplastic product of its kind. Luminy PLA grades offer the same properties, characteristics, and regulatory approvals as virgin… European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global News in brief: November/December 2021 European bioeconomy robust as bio-based industry turnover jumps to 780 billion EUR The bio-based industries continue their ascent marking a total contribution of 780 billion EUR, a notable increase of 30 billion EUR (+ 4%) compared to 2017. This represents a more than 20% increase compared to 2008 which is the earliest data taken [...] European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global Waste-to-Hydrogen: a valid tool to help decarbonise the EU industry The proposal for a new “EU hydrogen and gas markets decarbonisation package” rightly seizes the urgence of up-taking all available... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 16 Dec 2021 Global NGO letter to the European Commission calling on further actions to reduce methane emissions in the livestock sector in the EU The post NGO letter to the European Commission calling on further actions to reduce methane emissions in the livestock sector in the EU appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 16 Dec 2021 Global EPBD will fail to decarbonise European buildings as Commission leaves embodied impacts of materials for renovation behind • Yesterday’s proposal fails to fully address environmental impacts from buildings, warn ECOS and the EEB. • New rules will not be enough to decarbonise the […] European Environmental Bureau · 16 Dec 2021 Global Gas and nuclear: a lose-lose scenario for Eastern Europe The strong advocacy of Central and Eastern European capitals for including fossil gas and nuclear power in the EU’s green taxonomy only leads to another unsustainable energy lock-in for the region, leaving their grid exposed to third-country coercion. A shorter version of this OpEd has been published in EU Observer in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainable Development (Poland), Clean … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 16 Dec 2021 Global Ecobulk Wrapped: 2021 in Review ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 16 Dec 2021 Global Mercury emissions from coal combustion driving poor status of EU freshwaters A 2027 coal phaseout is needed if EU legal obligations on limits of toxic mercury in freshwater are to be met. The atmospheric deposition of mercury predominately emitted by coal combustion plants is contributing to the failure of good chemical status of freshwater bodies in the European Union. Member States have not taken sufficient action and risk breaching EU water law that necessitates the … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 16 Dec 2021