Save our Steel: Trumpโ€™s tariffs and Chinese overcapacity force governments to act

Governments the world over are racing to keep their steel industries alive. From the U.K. to France, the EU and Australia: Billions are reserved to counter global overcapacity and Donald Trumpโ€™s steep tariffs.

EU pushes โ€˜Buy Europeanโ€™ quotas in major plan to revive industry

A draft of the Clean Industrial Deal obtained by POLITICO reveals EU plans to drive climate-friendly manufacturing.

Donโ€™t eat your Christmas trees, Belgiumโ€™s food agency warns

The cautionary note comes after the city of Ghent promoted eating Yuletide trees to reduce waste.

A plastic-free future needs an engaged PVC value chain

Being sustainable is just one piece of the puzzle. Circular economy principles must be paired with strong waste management practices.

Harmonising EU steel recycling infrastructure remains challenging, says industry report [Advocacy Lab Content]

When countries dispose of steel in landfills, it means they donโ€™t have access to the proper infrastructure to recycle it, Steel for Packaging Europe President Luc Brantjes told Euractiv.

Brussels ducks responsibility for Cyprus waste scandal

An EU fraud investigation into a โ‚ฌ46 million waste treatment project remains stuck in bureaucratic gridlock.

Putting steel circularity at the heart of Europe [Advocacy Lab Content]

Europe needs to focus on the lifecycle of steel packaging, ideally leading to improved recycling rates. Steel for Packaging Europe wants to convince people not to throw their steel packaging away with their general waste, but to recycle it.

Waste scandal haunts Cyprusโ€™ EU pick as he heads to Brussels

A decade-old environmental dispute in Limassol, Cyprus, is raising questions over Costas Kadis’ run for EU commissioner.

UK far-right riots: everything we know

What has happened, who is behind the violence and how the UK government has responded.

China accelerates green steel shift as EU levies loom, researchers say

SINGAPORE, July 11 (Reuters) – China approved no new coal-based steel projects in the first half of 2024, researchers said on Thursday, accelerating its shift towards green production as it prepares for the impact of a new carbon levy on exports to Eur…

The future of packaging in Europe

We need to change how the EU packages food and beverages to transition to a low-carbon circular economy.

EU Parliament approves new rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging

The European Parliament has adopted by a large majority a new directive on packaging and packaging waste. The text includes measures to prevent the production of waste, but also to promote the reuse and recycling of certain types of packaging.

Press release – New EU rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging

On Wednesday, Parliament adopted new measures to make packaging more sustainable and reduce packaging waste in the EU.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP

Mobilisation post-charbon

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From โ€˜I Love Youโ€™ to โ€˜Assholeโ€™: How Joe Gave Up on Bibi

After decades of building a โ€œclose, personalโ€ friendship with Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden has had it with the Israeli prime minister. Now heโ€™s hitting him hard โ€” and it may be working.

Press release – Deal on new rules for more sustainable packaging in the EU

On Monday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revamped rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging, increase safety and boost the circular economy.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : ยฉ European U…

End of an era as Swiss central banker Jordan steps down early

Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan will step down in September.

Commission sparks greenwashing fears in row over โ€˜100 percent recycledโ€™ claims

The EU executive suggests laxer rules for calculating recycled content in products, siding with the chemical industry.

‘We cannot recycle our way out of the plastics crisis’: EU Commissioner Sinkeviฤius

Getting the European Green Deal finished is one of the EU Commission’s top priorities in the last few months of the current legislative term. At stake is a major transformation of Europe’s economies and societies, which could see the continent become …

Press release – Parliament adopts revamped rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging

On Wednesday, Parliament adopted its position on new EU-wide rules on packaging, to tackle constantly growing waste and boost reuse and recycling.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : ยฉ European Union, 2023 – EP

How does an ambitious, yet realistic EU packaging law look like? [Promoted content]

We are just 48h away from the plenary vote on the proposed EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) in the European Parliament and, if the right amendments are supported, this vote will mark an important step towards beverage packaging circul…