The EU taxonomy has led to the exclusion of energy recovery from waste. It seems necessary to discuss this again with the EU >>>

ESWET welcomes a delayed and gradual integration while calling for the transition period to deliver the conditions necessary for effective decarbonisation[1].

The European Commission today tabled its revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), the cornerstone of Europe’s climate policy that is designed to make polluters pay and drive industrial decarbonisation.

The European Commission wants to strengthen Europe's competitiveness, drive decarbonisation and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. To this end, it has presented an action plan on electrification and the revision of the Emissions Trading System (ETS).

The EU strictly regulates all plastic waste shipments within Europe and OECD member states.

EU rules on the shipment of waste within and beyond EU borders, to protect the environment and public health.

France has implemented a new environmental labeling system for clothing, commonly referred to as the “EcoScore” and officially named “environmental cost” (coût environnemental), as part of national legislation aimed at measuring the impact of textile products.

Following today’s High-Level Dialogue on the Circular Economy Act, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) warns that the European Commission is heading in the wrong direction – and that there is still time to correct the course.

Many EU communities rely on nearby Swiss facilities for efficient waste treatment.

On April 23, the Chamber of Deputies approved Bill No. 580/22, which provides for the imposition of fines on anyone who disposes of waste on public roads or in other unauthorized locations.

An option to prevent possible waste diversion from municipal waste incineration?

The WtE+X Knowledge Alliance, a partnership of leading waste, energy and academic organisations – CEWEP, ESWET and WtERT – welcomes the increased focus on methane mitigation reflected in the Global Methane Status Report (GMSR) 2025.

The Commission has proposed an amendment to the Market Stability Reserve Decision to strengthen the instrument that ensures a stable, well-functioning carbon market.

As European industrial manufacturers, Waste-to-Energy (WtE) technology suppliers directly contribute to the Act’s objectives and play a key role in enhancing Europe’s strategic industrial capabilities.

Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider and California Governor Gavin Newsom met today at the Munich Security Conference to spotlight the national and economic security risks of climate change and highlight how the transition to clean energy reduces risk while protecting communities and growing economies.

How can our built environment become healthier, more climate-friendly, and more resource-efficient?

With EU leaders meeting on 12 February to discuss competitiveness, civil society organisations are sounding the alarm.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) released its 2025 Annual Report today, highlighting progress made last year on key environmental challenges through international cooperation despite ongoing global geopolitical tensions.

Following a vote by Parliament, the EU will have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% in 2040 compared with 1990 levels, to achieve a climate neutral EU by 2050.

The Delegated and Implementing Acts will support businesses in complying with new requirements.

The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, today elected Ambassador Julio Cordano, of Chile, as the next INC Chair during the third part of the fifth session (INC-5.3).

Emissions trading proves its worth as a driver of cost-effective, energy-efficient technologies

Hapag-Lloyd has announced that Effective February 16, 2026 a completed Letter of Indemnity (LOI) is mandatory for shipments of plastic scraps and metal scraps

By recognizing all three options for defossilization (biomass, recycling, CCU) as equivalent, as well as the equivalence of mechanical and chemical recycling of plastics and biomass, the economy would have the opportunity to develop technology competition and select the most economically advantageous options.

Even if a solid assessment of GHG emissions is made, inclusion of WtE in EU-ETS is questionable before landfills for biodegradable waste are faded out Europe-wide, as it would risk to set wrong Incentives.

Restriction dossiers have now been drawn up that consider the substance class as a group and aim to minimise emissions of PFAS into the environment and the associated risk

This paper explores the policy instruments and incentive models that can effectively support CDR deployment.