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Ursula von der Leyen, the new President of the European Commission, took office today, on 1 December 2019. As one of her first proposals, she promised to propose a European Climate Law in the first 100 days of her term in office.... Read more

The discussion paper of the Ecologic Institute presents the rationale for a new treaty on tackling plastic waste and highlights its possible added value. The objective would be to reduce marine plastic litter through a... Read more

Eurostat published its most recent flagship publication "Smarter, greener, more inclusive?". The report assesses the EU's progress in implementing the Europe 2020 strategy. Katharina Umpfenbach and Amely Gundlach of Ecologic... Read more

This report by Ecologic Institute explores the extent to which current policy frameworks support sustainable urban development and nature-based solutions (NBS). It shows that many policies include strong, explicit support for... Read more

Together with detektor.fm, Ecologic Institute launches the environment-focused podcast "Knowledge for Future". The first three episodes focus on sustainable agriculture and nutrition. It introduces people who push something in... Read more

This publication is the third of Eurostat's regular reports monitoring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in an EU context. Ecologic Institute's authors covered the chapters on SDG2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 6... Read more

The introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) is one way to significantly reduce emissions from cars — if combined with a transition to a renewable electricity system — thus helping countries meet their climate and air quality... Read more