Comitato economico e sociale europeo
The European Green Deal sets a high ambition for a toxic-free environment leading to zero pollution. The Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) adopted on 14 October 2020 outlines the Commission’s strategy for the sustainable and safe use of chemicals.
In the framework of the EU’s youth policy, focusing on social inclusion: How can social inclusion of young people in the work with sustainable development contribute to speeding up the climate transition?
This initiative will require companies to substantiate claims they make about the environmental footprint of their products/services by using standard methods for quantifying them. The aim is to make the claims reliable, comparable and verifiable across the EU – reducing ‘greenwashing’.
The Single Market is Europe’s greatest success story and a big cornerstone of our market economy.
Interoperable digital public services are essential for successfully digitalising the European Union’s single market.
Under the European Green Deal, the Commission committed to present, in 2021, a proposal for more stringent air pollutant emissions standards for combustion-engine vehicles. The latest standards are Euro 6 for light-duty vehicles (cars and vans), and Euro VI for heavy-duty vehicles (trucks, buses and coaches).