The Commission launched five new EU missions, a new and innovative way to work together and improve the lives of people in Europe and beyond. EU missions aim to tackle big challenges in health, climate and the environment, and to achieve ambitious and inspiring goals in these areas. A novelty of Horizon Europe and also […]
Independent national advisory bodies can reinforce the role of science in climate policy
Efforts in tackling climate change at national level across Europe can be made more effective by robust governance frameworks as well as well-functioning, well-resourced advisory bodies. A European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing published today analyses the institutional settings for climate policy making at the national level in Europe, the role played by advisory bodies in […]
The huge impact of air pollution on football
Given that millions of Europeans love football, whether watching matches live or on TV, playing for local teams or simply kicking a ball around in the local park with friends, it is no wonder that people think about how the cleanliness of the air that football players breathe can have a big impact on the […]
EU4Environment: helping Eastern Partnership become greener
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine: these six Eastern Partnership countries are working for increasing people’s environmental well-being while stimulating economic growth thanks to the EU4Environment Action, funded by the European Union. EU4Environment aims at preserving and better using the natural capital “by supporting environment-related action, demonstrating and unlocking opportunities for greener growth, and setting […]
Commission welcomes provisional agreement on the European Climate Law
The Commission welcomes today’s provisional agreement between the co-legislators on the European Climate Law. As one of the key elements of the European Green Deal, the European Climate Law enshrines the EU’s commitment to reaching climate neutrality by 2050 and the intermediate target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, […]
CJEU upholds the inadmissibility of the appeal against the climate package
The Court of Justice confirms that the action brought by families from the European Union, Kenya and Fiji against the EU ‘climate package’ of 2018 is inadmissible In 2018, families from various Member States of the European Union (Germany, France, Italy, Portugal and Romania), as well as from the rest of the world (Kenya and […]
Plastics, a growing environmental and climate concern: how can Europe revert that trend?
The ever-increasing amount of plastic, its impact on biodiversity and contribution to climate change, and how to deal with it in a circular economy perspective have been on the European Union’s policy agenda for years. The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the attention for plastic waste with images of masks in our seas, and large […]
European Agency for Climate, Infrastructures and Environment
Access to the official webpage and the social networks The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) manages European Commission programmes contributing to decarbonisation and sustainable growth. The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency manages the following EU programmes: Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Horizon Europe Innovation Fund LIFE programme EU Renewable Energy Financing […]