Information and Enforcement

Information on the Environment The European Union has approved the Convention designed to facilitate access by the public to environmental information, participation in the decision-making process, and access to ...

Climate Change

Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol to which the EU and its member states are parties, requires that states tackle emissions of six specified greenhouse gas.  There are biding quantified objectives for limiting and ...

Natural Environment

Nature Conservation There is a significant body of European Union driven legislation dealing with nature conservation.  This is part of the EU’s environmental function acquired in the single European act and ...

The Atmosphere

National Limits on Atmospheric Pollutants There are national limits in respect of certain atmospheric pollutants.  They apply to sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, volatile organic compounds and ammonia.  National ...

Water

Water Framework Directive The water framework directive is a framework for the protection of: Groundwater Coastal waters Inland surface waters Transitional waters. It has the objective of preventing and reducing ...

Waste

Overview of Waste There are common EU rules on treatment and dealing with waste.  The aims  are to protect the environment and health and prevent the harmful effects of waste generation and management. Member states ...

Recycling and Recovery

WEEE The so-called WEEE directives deal with waste electrical and electronic equipment.  The directive applies to: Large and small household appliances; IT and telecommunications equipment; Consumer equipment; ...

Transboundary Waste

Tackling threats posed by chemicals (Stockholm Convention) Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) harm human health and the environment. The Stockholm Convention is based on the precautionary principle and seeks to ...
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