Tag: The European Parliament (22 articles)

Regulation   |   15 May, 2023 at 10:03 AM

EP backs new rules for sustainable, durable products and no greenwashing

The European Parliament supports sustainable and sustainable products, without ecological misinformation. The EP specifies that general and unproven claims related to the environment should be prohibited and that the lifetime of products should not be limited from the design stage. The European Parliament also specifies that a product should be able to work well even with spare parts and consumables manufactured by a different manufacturer.

Regulation   |   19 April, 2023 at 5:04 PM

EP adopts new law to fight global deforestation

The European Parliament adopts new law to fight global deforestation. An area larger than the EU was lost to deforestation between 1990 and 2020, with EU consumption causing around 10% of losses. The new law is the key to the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss.

Regulation   |   18 April, 2023 at 4:07 PM

EP adopts key laws to reach 2030 climate target

The EP adopts key laws to achieve the 2030 climate goal. Free allowances under the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will be phased out in 2026. GHG emissions in the ETS sectors must be cut by 62% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels.

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ProCredit Bank Romania launches CO2 calculator for SMEs

ProCredit Bank Romania has launched a CO2 Emissions Calculator to help microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises quantify and understand their carbon footprint. This initiative reflects the Procredit Group's commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, with client engagement at the core of its Climate Action Strategy.

Energy

DSV boosts energy self-sufficiency with solar power

DSV – Global Transport and Logistics, the world's largest logistics operator, has launched a solar installation at its warehouse in Łozienica, Poland, in partnership with commercial real estate investor Accolade. The installation will meet the energy needs of Poland's first multi-client warehouse equipped with an AutoStore system.

Energy

Etem Gestamp signs cross-border wind power deal with Rezolv

Etem Gestamp, the Sofia-based joint venture between Viohalco Group and Spain's Gestamp Group focused on aluminium extrusion and processing for the automotive industry, and Rezolv Energy, the Actis-backed independent power producer, have signed a 10-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) in Bulgaria. The VPPA will see Etem Gestamp buy electricity from Rezolv Energy's 461MW 'Vifor' wind farm, which is about to come onstream in Buzău County, Romania. It is the first cross-border wind PPA that has been publicly announced in Bulgaria.