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Waste Framework Directive |
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The Waste Framework Directive establishes a framework for the management of waste across the European Community. It also defines certain terms, such as 'waste', 'recovery' and 'disposal', to ensure that a uniform approach is taken across the EU. The revised Waste Framework Directive was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on 19 November 2008. The revised Directive sets the basic concepts and definitions related to waste management and lays down waste management principles such as the "polluter pays principle" or the "waste hierarchy". The Directive is aimed at encoring re-use and recycling of waste as well as at simplifying legislation. By promoting the use of waste as a secondary resource, the new directive is intended to reduce the landfill of waste as well as potent greenhouse gases arising from such landfill sites.
According to this Directive, Member States must design and implement waste prevention programmes, while the Commission is set to report periodically on progress concerning waste prevention. Should you have any comments on this directive kindly contact Abigail Mamo @ GRTU. Source: MEUSAC Environment Committee.
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A Sustainable future for transport |
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 |
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On 17 June 2009 the European Commission published the Communication "A sustainable future for transport: Towards an integrated, technology-led and user friendly system" defining a vision for the future of transport and mobility until 2020, as a follow-up to the White Paper of 2001 (setting an agenda for transport policy throughout 2010 and which was updated in 2006).
The possibility is given to respond to this communication by 30 September 2009. The purpose of this Communication on the Future of Transport is to stimulate further debate that aims at identifying concrete policy proposals for the Commission's next Transport White Paper scheduled for 2010.
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2008 Environment Policy Review |
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 |
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This report highlights the achievements made in 2008 that prepare for change related to resource-efficiency and the low-carbon economy. It identifies major policy initiatives underway and the challenges that will require greater challenges in the future. The report mainly underlines the fact that Environment policy has left the sidelines and is now one of the most important policy issues. Environment policy considerations increasingly spill over into transport, energy, agricultural, cohesion, industrial and research and development policies. Energy policy aims, among others, to move the EU towards a low-carbon economy. Issues of sustainable development underpin decisions on the use of structural funds.
The review also speaks about the recent economic crises and how the EU can grasp this opportunity to green the economy, the challenges of climate change, environmental disasters, protecting biodiversity, air pollution and recycling among other things.
Source: MEUSAC Environment Committee
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