European Parliament Alerts from the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety committee

Highlights - A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 08-05-2018 04:19 PM CEST On 16 April, the ENVI Committee will consider the above draft report. In January 2018 the European Commission adopted a Communication on a European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy. It presents key commitments for action at EU level to transform the way plastics and plastics products are designed, produced, used and recycled. It proposes that by 2030, all plastics packaging should be recyclable. The Strategy also highlights the need for specific measures to reduce the impact of single-use plastics, particularly in our seas and oceans. The draft report welcomes the Communication as a step forward towards managing plastics in a sustainable way throughout the whole value chain and thereby contributing to the EU's transition towards a circular economy. The rapporteur believes that preventing the generation of plastic waste upfront and boosting our plastics recycling performance are both key and that the plastics strategy should also serve as a lever for stimulating new, smart and circular business, production and consumption models covering the entire value chain. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 08-05-2018 04:16 PM CEST On 16 April, the ENVI Committee will consider the draft report on the subject mentioned above. The Commission proposal amends Directive 2009/33/EC on the promotion of clean, energy-efficient road vehicles ("Clean Vehicles Directive") with the aim to promote the clean transport, fostering new and clean technologies and in the long-term reduce emissions of air pollutants and CO2. The revision widens the Directive's scope to ensure that the Directive covers all relevant procurement practices. It also supports better alignment, and hence greater market impact of, public procurement policies in Member States. The proposal also sets a definition for clean light-duty vehicles based on a combined CO2 and air pollutant emissions threshold. It also makes it possible to adopt a delegated act under this Directive to adapt the same approach for heavy-duty vehicles after CO2 emission standards for such vehicles have been adopted at EU level in the future. It sets minimum procurement targets at Member State level following the definition, and in case of heavy-duty vehicles based on alternative fuels until the adoption of the delegated act. Finally, it introduces a reporting and monitoring framework and discards the methodology for monetisation of external effects. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Exchange of views with Ms Violeta Bulc, Commissioner for Mobility and Transport - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 08-05-2018 04:11 PM CEST On 16 April, the ENVI Committee will hold an exchange of views with Ms Violeta Bulc, Commissioner for Mobility and Transport, debriefing the ENVI Committee on the latest developments in International Maritime Organization (IMO). Members who participated in the ENVI delegation to IMO in London will report back to the Committee as a whole on their mission, which was important to the European Parliament in view of the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change and the need for all sectors, including shipping, to contribute their fair share to its objectives. Commissioner Violeta Bulc will present her views on the achievements of the MEPC 72 and point out the challenges the shipping sector face in bringing its contribution to the long-term objective of the Paris Agreement. Possible remarks of the Commissioner on marine litter in connection with the IMO work and the ENVI opinion referring to the Directive on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships (PRF) may be expected. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Subject files - Clean Vehicles Directive - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 08-05-2018 10:49 AM CEST On 8 November 2017, the Commission as part of the second Clean Mobility Package, proposed a revision of the Directive 2009/33/EC on the promotion of clean and energy efficient road transport vehicles (the Clean Vehicles Directive). This proposal, which aims to promote clean mobility solutions in public procurement tenders, is in line with the European Commission's Energy Union strategy, which foresees actions on the further decarbonisation of road transport. The Commission's Clean Vehicles Directive proposal aims to overcome several serious shortcomings identified in Directive 2009/33/EC and to increase the market uptake of clean, i.e. low- and zero-emission vehicles. The revision aims to ensure that the Directive covers all relevant procurement practices, that it provides clear, long-term market signals, and that provisions are simplified and effective. It aims to increase the transport sector's contribution to the reduction of CO2 and air pollutant emissions and to competitiveness and growth. The proposal also supports better alignment, and hence greater market impact of, public procurement policies in Member States. Rapporteur: A. Grzyb (EPP) Shadows: S. Dance (S&D), R. Matthews (ECR), J. Huitema (ALDE), K. Konečná (GUE/NGL), C. Turmes (Greens/EFA), E. Evi (EFDD). Further information Timetable Draft report European Commission document Procedure file EPRS - Review of the Clean Vehicles Directive, Briefing, EU Legislation in Progress, January 2018 Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us |   This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111