Accelerating global mineral demand, rising geopolitical tensions, and mounting environmental harm are converging into a global challenge. While the recent UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) talks confirmed that consensus on a binding global framework remains out of reach for now, this stalemate only heightens the urgency for coordinated global action.
Politics
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Early on 12 December, EU lawmakers struck a political agreement on new rules meant to make the automotive sector more circular – but the deal falls short of its promise, warn theEEB) and Deutsche Umwelthilfe.
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65 European and French civil society organisations have called on the European Commission to support a draft French law that seeks to rein in the most harmful commercial practices in the fashion sector, with an open letter published today.
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Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) has expressed concern about the Environmental Omnibus proposal released by the European Commission. While the environmental network acknowledges that reducing administrative burden can be beneficial in a limited number of cases, this broad simplification initiative risks sending the wrong signals when it comes to circularity.
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Despite progress in key areas, the EU remains likely off track for most 2030 environmental goals, according to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) new 8th EAP assessment. Rising climate risks, slow transitions in production and consumption system and weakening enabling conditions highlight the urgent need for stronger, better financed and faster policy implementation.
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Non-ferrous metalsPolitics
BIR warns against potential adverse market distortions for recycling industry
While the newly published Economic Security Doctrine and the RESourceEU Action Plan confirm the central role of recycling and secondary raw materials in securing Europe’s industrial future, BIR cautions that several measures risk undermining the very resilience and competitiveness the EU seeks to protect.
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The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) states that the European Commission’s new RESourceEU package could align mineral policy with defence objectives and weaken environmental and social safeguards.
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The European Commission has adopted the RESourceEU Action Plan to strengthen the EU supply of critical raw materials, including rare earth elements, cobalt and lithium.
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RREUSE has published a new report urging EU policymakers to adopt binding, ambitious, standalone targets for reuse and preparing for reuse. The report also provides a comprehensive overview of existing targets and their institutional and policy context in EU Member States.
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BiomassPolitics
EU Bioeconomy Strategy puts bioplastics at the heart of Europe’s industrial transition
European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes the European Commission’s new Bioeconomy Strategy, which confirms – more clearly than ever – that biobased plastics are a strategic pillar of Europe’s future industrial base. Additionally, the revised Strategy recognises the sector as a lead market in the transition away from fossil-based materials, acknowledging its potential to scale up the EU bioeconomy
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Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) welcomes the EU Bioeconomy Strategy’s vision of a bioeconomy that “strengthens resilience, ensures food security, and protects Europe’s ecosystems”. However, while the strategy presents opportunities to advance Europe’s bioeconomy, it currently lacks the ambitious targets and safeguards needed to deliver real environmental and social impact.
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