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RSS![Recycling residential building materials: opportunities and limitations](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-09/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%2817%29.png?itok=KyGCN9Ps)
Reusing materials from existing buildings (or ‘urban mining’) has been proposed as a means to reduce demolition waste, raw material consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This study models the opportunities for urban mining in the Netherlands under practical constraints, up to the year 2050.
![Natura 2000 sites with management plans are most effective at helping waterbirds adapt to climate change](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-09/shutterstock_1130183357.jpg?itok=8CDMIG6B)
A major role of protected areas is to provide species with opportunities to shift their distribution in response to climate change. This study looks at key characteristics of Natura 2000 sites to assess their influence on the speed at which water-bird communities react to rising temperatures.
![Utilising sewage waste-water heat in district-heating systems, Serbia](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-09/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%2814%29.png?itok=wAQGHGA0)
District heating can provide an efficient solution to heating urban buildings, while waste-water treatment plants represent a potential source of renewable energy.
Find all information on EU funding programmes for the 2021-2027 period in the new Vademecum on green funding
In June, the Commission adopted proposals to reduce the use and risk of chemical pesticides by 50% by 2030. These are flagship legislative proposals to follow the Biodiversity and Farm to Fork Strategies, and will help ensure the resilience and security of food supply.
In April, the European Commission adopted proposals for revised EU measures to address pollution from large industrial installations through revision of the IED and the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) Regulation (to create the Industrial Emissions Portal).
![Landscape split in two, depicting a verdant and an arid side.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2020-08/Soil%20image_1.png?itok=Pj41n1P9)
Today, the Commission published guidelines to help Member States and stakeholders apply the rules on the safe reuse of treated urban waste water for agricultural irrigation.
![Green stems sprouting from the earth.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-11/jrc%20soil%20green.png?itok=jXRK8CTt)
The European Commission has launched an online public consultation on the development of a possible EU Soil Health Law.
The Commission announced today the finalists for the European Green City Awards.
![Ecolabel poster with spherical images of plants and soil on green background.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-07/Banner_Growing_media_and_soil_improvers_2.png?itok=H9CV9waC)
The criteria for the Growing Media and Soil Improvers product group was renewed in July 2022.