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Digital Mining in Europe: New solutions for the sustainable production of raw materials (own-initiative opinion)

Għaddejjin (updated on 02/06/2020)
Referenza: 
CCMI/176-EESC-2020
Rapporteur: 
Marian KRZAKLEWSKI (Workers - GR II / Poland)
Co-rapporteur: 
Hilde VAN LAERE (Belgium)
Sessjoni plenarja: 
554 -
Sep 16, 2020 Sep 17, 2020

Securing sustainable access to raw materials, including metals, industrial minerals and construction raw materials, and particularly Critical Raw Materials (CRM), is of high importance for the EU economy. However, the EU is confronted with a number of technological and environmental challenges along the entire production value chain of primary and secondary raw materials.

Memo ta’ informazzjoni: Digital Mining in Europe: New solutions for the sustainable production of raw materials (own-initiative opinion)

Carbon markets: Emergence, structuring and challenges for European industry (own-initiative opinion)

Għaddejjin (updated on 24/04/2020)
Referenza: 
REX/531-EESC
Rapporteur: 
Emmanuelle BUTAUD-STUBBS (Employers - GR I / France)
Sessjoni plenarja: 
554 -
Jul 15, 2020 Jul 16, 2020

The main questions to be addressed in the opinion are: what are the components of carbon markets, what are the challenges for the future and, finally, the challenges for EU industry? The opinion is expected to make a significant contribution to the current political debate within the framework of the European Green Deal.

A plan for a New Multilateral Matrix (NMM): proposed changes to ensure consistency between international trade, climate change and social rules and standards (own-initiative opinion)

Għaddejjin (updated on 07/04/2020)
Referenza: 
REX/529-EESC-2020
Rapporteur: 
Emmanuelle BUTAUD-STUBBS (Employers - GR I / France)
Sessjoni plenarja: 
553 -
Jul 15, 2020 Jul 16, 2020

The purpose of this opinion is twofold:

1. To make an inventory of all the concrete proposals made by EESC members during the current term of office concerning any form of coordination between the rule books of the UNCCC for climate change, the WTO for trade in goods, services and investments and subsidies, and the ILO for the main conventions, and in particular, decent work agenda;

2. To organise hearings in Brussels and Geneva of key people and consultations through an on‑line platform in order to articulate a set of practical proposals designed to bring about greater integration of economic, environmental and social rules.

Memo ta’ informazzjoni: A plan for a New Multilateral Matrix (NMM): proposed changes to ensure consistency between international trade, climate change and social rules and standards (own-initiative opinion)

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