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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), including maritime transport and Market Stability Reserve

Opinion
Adopted on 08/12/2021
Reference: 
NAT/833-EESC-2021
Referral: 
COM(2021) 551 final 2021/0211 CODCOM(2021) 551 final 2021/0211 CODCOM(2021) 571 final 2021/0202 COD
Rapporteur: 
Stefan BACK (Employers - GR I / 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).

EESC opinion: Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), including maritime transport and Market Stability Reserve

Environmental protection as a prerequisite for respect for fundamental rights (information report – SDO)

Opinion
Adopted on 08/12/2021
Reference: 
NAT/824-EESC-2021
Rapporteur: 
Ozlem YILDIRIM (Workers - GR II / France)

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.

Information report: Environmental protection as a prerequisite for respect for fundamental rights (information report – SDO)

Revision of Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste

Opinion
Ongoing (updated on 06/02/2023)
Reference: 
NAT/854-EESC
Referral: 
COM(2022) 677 final 2022/0396 CODCOM(2022) 677 final 2022/0396 COD
Rapporteur: 
István KOMORÓCZKI (Employers - GR I/Hungary), István KOMORÓCZKI (Employers - GR I/Hungary) (Employers - GR I / Hungary)
Co-rapporteur: 
Panagiotis GKOFAS (Diversity Europe - GR III/Greece), Panagiotis GKOFAS (Diversity Europe - GR III/Greece) (Greece)
Plenary session: 
578 -
Apr 26, 2023 Apr 27, 2023

Strategic foresight

Opinion
Adopted on 24/03/2021
Reference: 
INT/918-EESC-2020
Referral: 
COM(2020) 493 final
Rapporteur: 
Sandra PARTHIE (Employers - GR I / Germany)

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.

 

EESC opinion: Strategic foresight

Towards structured youth engagement on climate and sustainability in the EU decision-making process (own-initiative opinion)

Opinion
Adopted on 18/09/2020
Reference: 
NAT/788-EESC-2020
Rapporteur: 
Cillian LOHAN (Ireland)

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.

EESC opinion: Towards structured youth engagement on climate and sustainability in the EU decision-making process (own-initiative opinion)

Digitalisation and Sustainability – status quo and need for action in civil society perspective (Exploratory opinion at the request of the German presidency)

Opinion
Adopted on 18/09/2020
Reference: 
NAT/794-EESC-2020
Rapporteur: 
Peter SCHMIDT (Workers - GR II / Germany)
Co-rapporteur: 
István KOMORÓCZKI (Employers - GR I/Hungary)

EESC opinion: Digitalisation and Sustainability – status quo and need for action in civil society perspective (Exploratory opinion at the request of the German presidency)

Enhancing sustainable economic growth across the EU

Opinion
Adopted on 15/07/2020
Reference: 
ECO/513-EESC-2020
Rapporteur: 
Philip VON BROCKDORFF (Workers - GR II / Malta)

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.

EESC opinion: Enhancing sustainable economic growth across the EU

The sustainable economy we need (own-initiative opinion)

Opinion
Adopted on 23/01/2020
Reference: 
NAT/765-EESC-2019
Rapporteur: 
Peter SCHMIDT (Workers - GR II / Germany)

The EESC is currently drafting an opinion that aims to define what "the sustainable economy we need" should look like by exploring new economic models, investment decisions vis-à-vis technological advances as well as novel indicators for growth and competitiveness. 

EESC opinion: The sustainable economy we need (own-initiative opinion)

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