EU Green Week 2022 News

At the second EU – Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) ministerial meeting on environment and climate, Ministers from the two regions committed to step up cooperation to tackle the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.

How is the air quality where you live, what about noise levels or the number of green spaces and quality of the nearest bathing water sites?

A new guidance document will help industries and national authorities to implement the Commission’s new definition of nanomaterials. Its goal is to align different regulatory sectors with the new definition, and ensure consistency across industries.

From 1 to 12 May, the EU will participate in the meeting of the Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions in Geneva.

Register now to join the EU Green Week conference, Delivering a Net-Zero World, on 6-7 June in Brussels.

In March 2023, the European Commission proposed  common criteria against greenwashing and misleading environmental claims. Find more information here!

In March 2023, the European Commission published a  report  on the implementation of the  Environmental Noise Directive calling for stronger action for noise reduction by EU Member States. Find more information here!

The UN Water Conference was held in March 2023. Find out more about the urgent call for global action on water resilience and security and the EU’s commitments presented at the conference here.

In December 2022, world leaders adopted the historic  Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework to curb pollution for nature protection and restoration. Check out more information here!