Subject "3.70.18 International and regional environment protection measures and agreements"
subscribeDossiers (245)
Monitoring and evaluation framework for the Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) under the Multiannual Framework 2021-27
8th environment action programme mid-term review. Report. Accompanying document
Assessment of progress on climate adaptation in the individual Member States according to the European Climate Law
EU Climate Action Progress Report 2023. Technical information. Accompanying document
EU Climate Action Progress Report 2023. Report on the implementation of the EU strategy on adaptation to climate change. Accompanying document
Accelerating the transition to climate neutrality for Europe’s security and prosperity: EU Climate Action Progress Report 2022. Accompanying document
Setting the course for a sustainable blue planet - EU’s International Ocean Governance agenda. Accompanying document
United in delivering the Energy Union and Climate Action - Setting the foundations for a successful clean energy transition. Assessment of the national forestry accounting plans. Accompanying document
United in delivering the Energy Union and Climate Action - Setting the foundations for a successful clean energy transition. Accompanying document
Evaluation of the 7th Environment Action Programme: "Living well, within the limits of our planet". Accompanying document
Setting the course for a sustainable blue planet - EU’s International Ocean Governance agenda
EU/Switzerland Agreement on the linking of their greenhouse gas emissions trading systems: amending Annex II, the Common Operational Procedures and the Linking Technical Standards. EU position
8th environment action programme mid-term review. Report
EU Climate Action Progress Report 2023
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (the 'Barcelona Convention'): adoption of a Regional Plan on Agriculture Management, a Regional Plan on Aquaculture Management, a Regional Plan on Urban Stormwater Management, in the framework of Article 15 of the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources; adoption of amendments to Annexes II and III to the Protocol concerning Special Protected Areas and Biological Diversity. EU position
Minamata Convention on Mercury: adoption of a Decision to amend Annexes A and B. EU position
Minamata Convention on Mercury: adoption of a Decision establishing a threshold for mercury waste, in accordance with Article 11, paragraph 2. EU position
Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing of the Agreement
EU/Switzerland Agreement on the linking of their greenhouse gas emissions trading systems: amendments to Annex I and clarification in Annex IV. EU position
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal: amending certain Articles. EU position
Accelerating the transition to climate neutrality for Europe’s security and prosperity. EU Climate Action Progress Report 2022
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP19). EU position
Opening of negotiations on behalf of the European Union for an international agreement on plastic pollution. Recommendation for a Council Decision
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES): amendments. EU position
EU/Switzerland Agreement: amending Annexes III and IV. EU position
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal: certain amendments of Article 6(2). EU position
Minamata Convention on Mercury: thresholds for mercury waste. EU position
Our waste, our responsibility: Waste shipments in a clean and more circular economy
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention): decision to adopt Regional Plans in the framework of Article 15 of the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources (the ‘LBS Protocol’) on Urban Wastewater Treatment and Sewage Sludge Management. EU position
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention): decision to adopt the amendments to the Regional Plan on Marine Litter Management in the Mediterranean in the framework of Article 15 of the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources (the ‘LBS Protocol’). EU position
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention): decision to designate the Mediterranean Sea, as a whole, as an emission control area for sulphur oxides (MED SOx ECA) pursuant to Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention). EU position
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention): decision to amend the Annexes to the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf and the Seabed and its Subsoil (Offshore Protocol). EU position
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention): decision to amend Annexes I, II and IV to the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities (LBS Protocol). EU position
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention): decision to amend the Annex to the Protocol for the Prevention and Elimination of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft or Incineration at Sea (Dumping Protocol). EU position
Minamata Convention on Mercury: amending Annexes A and B on mercury-added products and manufacturing processes in which mercury or mercury compounds are used. EU position
Basel Convention: amending Annex IV and other annexes. EU position
EU/Switzerland Agreement on the linking of their greenhouse gas emissions trading systems: amending Annexes I and II to the Linking Agreement and adoption of Linking Technical Standards. EU position
EU/Switzerland Agreement on the linking of their greenhouse gas emissions trading systems: adoption of Common Operational Procedures. EU position
International Civil Aviation Organization: reference period intended to be used for measuring growth of CO2 emissions, to take account of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of CORSIA. Proposal for a Council Decision
Convention for the protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention): integration of Macaronesia in the OSPAR maritime area. EU position
International Maritime Organization (IMO): amendments to Annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, amendments to Chapter II-1 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea and amendments to the International Code of Safety for Ship Using Gases or Other Low-flashpoint Fuels. EU position
Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals: amendment of Appendices, and withdrawal of a reservation. EU position
Convention (1979) on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution: amendments to the 2012 amended Gothenburg Protocol on abating acidification, eutrophication and groundlevel ozone. EU position
EU/Switzerland Agreement on the linking of their greenhouse gas emission trading systems: amending Annex I and II. EU position
Minamata Convention on Mercury: phasing-out of dental amalgam and amending Annex A to this Convention. EU position
Minamata Convention on Mercury: establishing thresholds for mercury waste. EU position
Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals: amendment of Appendices. EU position
United in delivering the Energy Union and Climate Action - Setting the foundations for a successful clean energy transition
Evaluation of the 7th Environment Action Programme. Report
Transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances
Outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28)
Methodology for the reporting of projected emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants
Functioning of the Union Registry
Verification activities, accreditation of verifiers and approval of monitoring plans by administering authorities
Rules for reporting and submission of the aggregated emissions data at company level
Rules for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions and other relevant information from maritime transport
Operation of the Innovation Fund
Resolution on the UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28)
Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction
EU/Côte d’Ivoire Voluntary Partnership Agreement: forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and timber products to the EU (FLEGT)
EU/Côte d’Ivoire Voluntary Partnership Agreement: forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and timber products to the EU (FLEGT)
Outcome of the COP27
A post-2020 Global biodiversity framework and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP15
Resolution on momentum for the ocean: strengthening ocean governance and biodiversity
Resolution on the EU strategic objectives for the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), to be held in Panama from 14 to 25 November 2022
Resolution on the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27)
Resolution on illegal logging in the EU
EU/Guyana Voluntary Partnership Agreement: forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU
EU/Guyana Voluntary Partnership Agreement: forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU
Fluorinated gases regulation
Outcome of the COP26 in Glasgow
Exclusion of incoming flights from the United Kingdom from the Union emissions trading system
Application and selection procedures under the Innovation Fund
Resolution on the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK (COP26)
Shipments of waste
Persistent organic pollutants
Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation
Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA)
Revision of the Market Stability Reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System
Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF)
Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation)
Functioning of the Union Registry
2030 climate and energy framework. Forest reference levels to be applied by the Member States for the period 2021-2025: amending Annex IV
Shipments of waste: amending Annexes IC, III, IIIA, IV, V, VII and VIII
Exclusion of incoming flights from Switzerland from the EU emissions trading system
Values for global warming potentials and the inventory guidelines and the Union inventory system
Cohesion Policy and regional environment strategies in the fight against climate change
Towards a WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism
Union environment action programme (2021-2030)
Agreement for co-operation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (Bonn Agreement): extension of its material and geographical scope of application
EU/Honduras Voluntary Partnership Agreement: forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU
EU/Honduras Voluntary Partnership Agreement: forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU
European Climate Law
Outcome of the COP25
Resolution on the 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity
International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO: monitoring, reporting and verification of aviation emissions for the purpose of implementing a global market-based measure
Resolution on the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain (COP 25)
Functioning of the Union Registry
Inclusion of risk-based compliance verification in Annex I and the implementation of requirements for environmental protection
Technical implementation of the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol
Mesures adoptées par l’Organisation de l’aviation civile internationale relatives à la surveillance, à la déclaration et à la vérification des émissions de l’aviation aux fins de l'application d’un mécanisme de marché mondial
Operation of the Innovation Fund
Sectors and subsectors deemed at risk of carbon leakage for the period 2021 to 2030
Carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport: global data collection system for ship fuel oil consumption data
Strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction in accordance with the Paris agreement
Resolution on the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Closure of the EU ivory market to combat poaching
Resolution on the 2018 UN Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland (COP24)
Transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests
Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) 2021–2027
Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment
President Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the COP 21 Climate agreement
High-level political forum on sustainable development
Resolution on the 2017 UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany (COP23)
International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans in the context of the 2030 SDGs
Implementation of the 7th environment action programme
EU/Switzerland Agreement: linking of their greenhouse gas emissions trading systems
EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): continuing current limitations of scope for aviation activities and preparing to implement a global market-based measure from 2021
Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer: Kigali amendment
Outcome of COP 22 in Marrakesh
Environmental Goods Agreement
Tackling illegal logging, deforestation and forest degradation – an EU agenda for action
Resolution on the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the 2016 UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco (COP22)
Resolution on the follow-up to and review of the 2030 Agenda
Resolution on the EU strategic objectives for the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 September - 5 October 2016)
Paris Climate Conference - COP 21
Integrated European Union policy for the Arctic
Governance of the energy union and climate action
Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030
2030 climate and energy framework: inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): Paris Agreement
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Outcome of the COP 21
Technical implementation of the Kyoto Protocol after 2012
UN Sustainable Development Summit (25-27 September 2015) and development-related aspects of the COP 21
Energy summer package
Resolution on the protection of the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Strategic framework for the energy union
Roadmap towards a new international climate agreement in Paris
Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris
Enhancing cost-effective emission reductions and low carbon investments; Modernisation Fund
UN Climate Summit 2014 (23 September 2014 - New York)
Resolution on the 2014 UN Climate Change Conference – COP 20 in Lima, Peru (1-12 December 2014)
Requirements for a Union inventory system, changes in the global warming potentials and internationally agreed inventory guidelines
Decision to raise no objections to draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 in particular to determine the volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned in 2013-2020
Convention (1979) on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution: amendment to the 1998 Aarhus Protocol on heavy metals
Convention (1979) on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution: amendments to the 1998 Aarhus Protocol on persistent organic pollutants
EU/Iceland agreement: Iceland's participation in the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Prohibition on driftnet fisheries
Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme: establishment and operation of a market stability reserve
Resolution on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products into the EU
Resolution on the climate change conference in Warsaw, Poland (COP 19)
2030 framework for climate and energy policies
European strategy on plastic waste in the environment
Convention (1979) on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution: amendment to the 1999 Protocol to abate acidification, eutrophication and ground-level ozone
Reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES): accession of the EU
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: technical implementation
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Doha Amendment and joint fulfilment of commitments
Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community: implementation by 2020 of an international agreement applying a single global market-based measure to international aviation emissions
Shipments of waste: legality of shipments
Monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport
EU/Indonesia Voluntary Partnership Agreement: forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes: opening accession to all UN Member States
Resolution on the Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar
General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020: 'Living well, within the limits of our planet'. 7th Environment Action Programme
Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading: temporary derogation from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) Directive
Fluorinated greenhouse gases
Fuels and energy from renewable sources: transition to biofuels to deliver greenhouse gas savings
Convention on Biological Diversity: Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization
Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (Nagoya Protocol 2010): compliance measures for users in the Union
Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading: timing of auctions
Reducing CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles: modalities for reaching the 2020 target
Reducing CO2 emissions from new passenger cars: modalities for reaching the 2020 target
Biosafety: liability and redress. Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol to the Cartagena Protocol
Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009: ratification or accession by Member States
Greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities related to land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF): accounting rules and information on actions
Follow-up to the Durban climate change conference
Resolution on the climate change conference in Durban (COP 17)
Review of the 6th environment action programme and the setting of priorities for the 7th environment action programme
Programme for the environment and climate action, LIFE 2014-2020
Greenhouse gas emissions, climate change: mechanism for monitoring and reporting
Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution resulting from exploration and exploitation of the continental shelf and the seabed and its subsoil. Accession to the Offshore Protocol of the Barcelona Convention
Outcome of the Climate Change Conference in Cancún
Resolution on the EU strategic objectives for the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), to be held in Nagoya (Japan) from 18 to 29 October 2010
Resolution on the climate change conference in Cancun (COP16)
International climate policy post-Copenhagen: reinvigorating the international negotiations through immediate action
EU/Greece, Albania and FYROM Agreement: Protection and Sustainable Development of the Prespa Park Area
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention): Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Resolution on the EU strategic objectives for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), (in Doha, Qatar, from 13 to 25 March 2010)
Climate change and developing countries in the context of the Copenhagen UN Conference on Climate Change
Resolution on the outcome of the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change (COP 15)
Resolution on the EU strategy for the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change (COP 15)
International treaty for the protection of the Arctic
Resolution on an EU strategy for a comprehensive climate change agreement in Copenhagen and the adequate provision of financing for climate change policy
Resolution on water in the light of the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul on 16-22 March 2009
Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic against Pollution. Additional Protocol to the Lisbon Agreement
Protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic, OSPAR Convention 1997: storage of carbon dioxide streams in geological formations (amend. Annexes II and III)
Resolution on Arctic governance
Resolution on the EU strategy for the third Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
Resolution on preparations for the COP-MOP meetings on biological diversity and biosafety in Bonn, Germany
Resolution on the outcome of the Bali Conference on Climate Change (COP 13 and COP/MOP 3)
Building a global climate change alliance between the European Union and poor developing countries most vulnerable to climate change
Resolution on limiting global climate change to 2 degrees Celsius - the way ahead for the Bali Conference on Climate Change and beyond (COP 13 and COP/MOP 3)
Resolution on the EU objectives for the meeting of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Madrid, 3-14 September 2007
Resolution on the EU strategic objectives for the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), The Hague, 3-15 June 2007
Environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany
Trade and climate change
Resolution on the European Union strategy for the Nairobi Conference on Climate Change COP 12 and COP/MOP 2
Resolution on preparations for the COP-MOP meetings on biological diversity and biosafety, 20 to 31 March 2006 in Curitiba, Brazil
Resolution on the European Union strategy for the Punta del Este Conference on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Winning the battle against global climate change
Resolution on the outcome of the Buenos Aires Conference on climate change
Resolution on the European Union strategy for the Buenos Aires Conference on Climate Change COP-10, December 2004
Resolution on the EU strategic objectives for the 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES
Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, in respect of the Kyoto Protocol's project mechanisms
Shipments of waste, Basel Convention 1989 and OECD Decision 1992
Air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions: monitoring mechanism and implementation of the Kyoto Protocol
Resolution on the Union's strategy for the New Delhi Conference on Climate change COP-8, October-November 2002
Resolution on the outcome of the world Summit on sustainable development in Johannesburg, September 2002
Convention (1979) on long-range transboundary air pollution: acidification, eutrophication, ozone. Gothenburg Protocol 1999
Resolution on the follow-up to the European Parliament's opinion on the EU's strategy for the Marrakesh Conference on Climate Change
Resolution on the outcome of the Bonn Conference on climate change
Resolution on the European Union's strategy for the Bonn Conference COP-6 on climate change in July 2001
Resolution on the Kyoto Conference objectives
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the joint fulfilment of commitments thereunder
Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community. EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) Directive
Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer: fourth amendment
Resolution on the Commission's strategy for The Hague Conference on climate change (COP6)
Environment: public participation in plans and programmes
Resolution on climate change: follow-up to the 5th conference to the UN Framework-Convention Conference, Bonn 1999
Resolution on the results of the fourth conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change UNFCCC, Buenos Aires, November 1998
Resolution on climate change: preparing for the implementation of the Kyoto protocol, December 1997
Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer: amendment
Resolution on climate change in the run-up to the Buenos-Aires Conference, November 1998, towards an EU Post-Kyoto Strategy
Resolution on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP 3 to be held in Kyoto from 1 to 10 December 1997
Resolution on the United Nations General Assembly Special Session UNGASS
Climate change: energy dimension, preparation of the Kyoto Conference, December 1997
Transboundary effects of industrial accidents. Helsinki Convention
Resolution on the integration of population and environmental policies and programmes
Resolution on taking the environment into account at the G7Summit in Halifax, 15-17 June 1995
Environmental measures in developing countries in the context of sustainable development
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