Opinion
Ongoing (updated on 01/12/2023)
Reference:
NAT/880-EESC-2023Rapporteur:
Plenary session:
583 -
Dec 13, 2023 Dec 14, 2023
Sustainable development
This page is also available in
Displaying 11 - 20 of 211
Pages
Opinion
Adopted on 13/07/2022
Reference:
NAT/851-EESC-2022Rapporteur:
The Sustainable Products Initiative (SPI) package aims to make every aspect of the design, production, use and sale of products placed on the EU market more environmentally-friendly and circular to deliver on the sustainability and climate objectives. The proposals of the package will introduce a new era where sustainable products become the norm as well as Europe's resource independence.
Opinion
Adopted on 23/03/2022
Reference:
NAT/838-EESC-2021Referral:
COM(2021) 699 final Rapporteur:
The update of the 2006 Soil Thematic Strategy was announced in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. The aim of the new EU Soil Strategy will be to address soil- and land-related issues in a comprehensive way and to help achieve land degradation neutrality by 2030, one of the key targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Opinion
Adopted on 08/12/2021
Reference:
NAT/833-EESC-2021Referral:
COM(2021) 551 final 2021/0211 CODCOM(2021) 551 final 2021/0211 CODCOM(2021) 571 final 2021/0202 CODRapporteur:
Stefan BACK (Sweden)
The EU ETS was launched in 2005 and covers about 45 % of EU greenhouse gas emissions. The latest revision of the EU ETS Directive, adopted in 2018, sets the total quantity of emission allowances for phase 4 (2021-2030), in line with what was the current EU emission reduction target at the time (40 % reduction below 1990 levels by 2030).
Opinion
Adopted on 08/12/2021
Reference:
NAT/824-EESC-2021Rapporteur:
In the face of unprecedented global changes (biodiversity collapse, widespread pollution, climate change, etc.), most notably causing extreme weather events, the effects of climate change are having a direct and indirect impact on a range of human rights that are guaranteed at international and European level, such as the right to life and health, the right of access to food and drinking water, the right to property and housing, and the right to religion and culture.
Opinion
Adopted on 24/03/2021
Reference:
INT/918-EESC-2020Referral:
COM(2020) 493 final Rapporteur:
On 9 September 2020, the European Commission adopted its first annual Strategic Foresight Report, presenting Commission’s strategy to integrate strategic foresight into EU policy-making. Strategic foresight aims to identify emerging challenges and opportunities to better steer the European Union's strategic choices and to inform major policy initiatives. It will support the Commission in designing future-proof policies and legislation that serves both the current needs and longer-term aspirations of European citizens.
Opinion
Adopted on 18/09/2020
Reference:
NAT/788-EESC-2020Rapporteur:
This opinion will look into the possibilities to engage with young people in a formal way at institutional level and provide the building blocks for a new structured approach to youth engagement at EU level.
Opinion
Adopted on 18/09/2020
Reference:
NAT/794-EESC-2020Rapporteur:
Co-rapporteur:
Opinion
Adopted on 15/07/2020
Reference:
ECO/513-EESC-2020Rapporteur:
While the recovery after COVID-19 crisis is a top priority, the EESC stresses that this should not steer the EU away from its medium and long-term objectives, as outlined in the European Green Deal, 2020 Sustainable Growth Strategy, and the European Pillar for Social Rights. There is a need for a resilient, technology-driven European economy that is defined by the protection of the environment. The EESC underlines that strategies aimed at enhanced economic sustainability need to be developed around productivity, but they cannot be allowed to happen at the expense of workers' rights and social development. The EESC advocates for re-thinking supply chains, underlines that social aspects should be emphasised, start-ups should be encouraged and that the cornerstone of sustainable economic growth in the EU should be the creation and development of a truly circular economy. Open dialogue with social partners and civil society remains key to setting the economic direction.