EU Green Week 2022 News

The European Air Quality Index App, first launched in 2021, provides instant access to up-to-date air quality monitoring data from monitoring stations located in European cities and towns and includes air quality forecasts and health recommendations.

Re-wilding forests with Eurasian lynx, boosting farming with hi-tech bio-stimulants and helping one of Europe’s biggest cities adapt to climate change are among the winning projects announced yesterday at the EU’s annual LIFE Awards.

Following the EP Resolution of 24/11/2022 on the protection of livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe, the Commission is currently carrying out an in-depth analysis of all available scientific and technical data concerning the wolf situation in the EU. Results are expected end 2023.

EU Green Week 2023 is taking place from 3 to 11 June under the theme: Delivering a net-zero world.

On Monday, the second high-level round of negotiations on the way to achieving a global treaty against plastic pollution starts in Paris. Commissioner Sinkevičius will represent the Commission at the high-level meeting organised by the United Nations.

Several European cities are vying for the European Green Capital and European Green Leaf Awards, demonstrating their commitment to sustainability and a healthier environment for their residents.

If you want to help shape EU plans for a more sustainable built environment, it is time to have your say by responding to a public consultation which supports the development of a new Commission roadmap for reducing whole life carbon in the building sector. Consultation period: 24 May–19 July 2023.

Issue 600: The semi-enclosed Baltic Sea suffers high levels of pollution. A new study highlights that mitigation must look to address hull coatings and devices that wash hazardous substances from ship exhausts into the water.

Issue 600: Biofouling of ship hulls with algae, moss animals and barnacles causes drag, increasing greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions, whilst also raising the risk of invasive species being transported.