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RSS![Overhead line vehicle-charging system could substantially reduce emissions from road freight](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-11/NA1407_shutterstock_1154377564.jpg?itok=SgqIyqgi)
Issue 588: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from freight transport is an important, but currently underdeveloped, emission-reduction measure.
![Potential of big data analytics in food-waste reduction businesses](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-11/NA1404_shutterstock_1010723041.jpg?itok=GuOECwK2)
Issue 588: Food waste is a significant global issue and in recent years a range of businesses aimed at addressing it have been established.
![Image of hot rollling mill - ferrous metal industry](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-11/AdobeStock_74202938_%20icarmen13.jpeg?itok=C2L8KCaH)
Existing installations will have 4 years to comply with stricter environmental norms, while new installations will have to comply immediately
![Valencia Green Capital winner](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/Awards-EGC-winner-valencia.jpg?itok=bXpnk0LL)
Last night, the winners of the European Green Capital and Leaf 2024 Awards were announced at a ceremony in Grenoble, France, this year’s European Green Capital.
![Europe’s beech forests threatened by climate change](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/NA1417_shutterstock_1922927375.jpg?itok=6c5JxWvb)
Beech is one of the most ecologically and economically valuable tree species in Europe.
![Understanding of the broader context is important for small and medium-sized enterprises transitioning to circular economy](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/NA1421_shutterstock_2072700530.jpg?itok=dEIqleO5)
Models for adopting a circular economy are largely aimed at large corporations.
![Clean air and water proposals](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/air%20and%20water.jpg?itok=P-1y_doS)
Today the Commission proposed stronger rules on ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants, and treatment of urban wastewater.
On 26 October, the European Commission proposed stronger rules on ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants, and treatment of urban wastewater.
![Smart charging of electric vehicles could promote renewable energy adoption](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/NA1401_shutterstock_1668063934.jpg?itok=9s8nlJj9)
Increasing uptake of electric vehicles across Europe will impact energy demand as electricity supply transitions towards renewable sources.
![Underwater landscape depicting rocky ocean floor and aquatic plants.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/NA1413_shutterstock_752701678.jpg?itok=-q0ILCGh)
Levels of chemical pollution vary over time as new substances are brought into use and, in some cases, restricted or prohibited.