The potential role of life cycle assessment in regulation of chemicals in the European union

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frans M. Christensen ◽  
Stig I. Olsen
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
The European Union

scholarly journals A Review of Bioplastics and Their Adoption in the Circular Economy

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1229
Author(s):  
Alberto Di Bartolo ◽  
Giulia Infurna ◽  
Nadka Tzankova Dintcheva
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
European Commission ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Environmental Risks ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Sustainable Society ◽  
Net Zero

The European Union is working towards the 2050 net-zero emissions goal and tackling the ever-growing environmental and sustainability crisis by implementing the European Green Deal. The shift towards a more sustainable society is intertwined with the production, use, and disposal of plastic in the European economy. Emissions generated by plastic production, plastic waste, littering and leakage in nature, insufficient recycling, are some of the issues addressed by the European Commission. Adoption of bioplastics–plastics that are biodegradable, bio-based, or both–is under assessment as one way to decouple society from the use of fossil resources, and to mitigate specific environmental risks related to plastic waste. In this work, we aim at reviewing the field of bioplastics, including standards and life cycle assessment studies, and discuss some of the challenges that can be currently identified with the adoption of these materials.

The Polluter Pays Principle in EU Climate Law: an Effective Tool before the Courts?

Climate Law ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Suzanne Kingston
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Polluter Pays Principle ◽  
Energy Law ◽  
The Eu

In EU law the polluter pays principle (ppp) enjoys constitutional status: Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (tfeu) enshrines it among the fundamental principles of the EU’s environmental policy. This article considers the legal status and development of the ppp in EU law, in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (cjeu) and in EU policy, most recently in the EU’s Green New Deal. It goes on to identify three bodies of climate-related litigation where the ppp has been most influential to date: first, cases concerning the EU ets and emissions; second, cases concerning EU energy law; and third, cases concerning EU state-aid law. The conclusion reflects on the potential role of the ppp in other areas, including climate cases based on human and environmental rights, and climate cases brought against private parties.

Relativiteit en succes van een Europees voorzitterschap : Het Belgisch voorzitterschap van naderbij bekeken

Res Publica ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-141
Author(s):  
Jan Beyers ◽  
Bart Kerremans
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
European Union ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States

The Belgian Presidency is generally seen as being a success. On many difficult questions, the Belgians succeeded in forging compromises between the member states. There is a risk however, that the apparent successes of this Presidency will lead to an over-estimation of the role which a EU-president can play. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to its limits and possibilities. It can help to relativize the Belgian presidency and to improve insights into the potential role of EU-presidents within the decision-making of the European Union.

scholarly journals A Comparative Analysis of Macroprudential Policy across Euro Area Candidate Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Adina CRISTE ◽  
Iulia LUPU
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Euro Area ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Macroprudential Policy ◽  
The One ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

Concerns to setting an appropriate overall macroprudential policy framework have taken shape at local, regional, and global level since the onset of the global financial crisis. At regional level, a particular case is that of the European Union, given the national-supranational relationship specific to this economic region. The article aims to identify the macroprudential policy condition of the Euro Area candidate countries, by using an index built on some criteria that describe on the one hand, the capacity of macroprudential policy governance and the “activism” of macroprudential authority, and, on the other hand, the degree of compliance with the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) recommendations for national macroprudential authorities, given that the countries under review are member states of the European Union. Our findings show that the Euro Area candidate countries have quite different macroprudential policy features, both in terms of its governance and in terms of the “convergence” towards ESRB recommendations. Although the analysis should be extended by adding other relevant criteria, we can assert that it offers an overview of the potential role of the national macroprudential policy as a shock-absorber instrument in the perspective of a future accession to the Euro Area.

COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT STUDY OF THREE WINTER WHEAT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 1755-1766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Vazquez-Rowe ◽  
Daniele Cambria ◽  
Sara Gonzalez-Garcia ◽  
Maria Teresa Moreira ◽  
Gumersindo Feijoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment Study ◽  
Wheat Production ◽  
Assessment Study ◽  
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment

Affective attachment to the EU: Questioning the importance of childhood socialization

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-568
Author(s):  
Zuzana Ringlerova
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Political Socialization ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Cohort Effect ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Diffuse Support ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Childhood Socialization

In a time of rising Euroscepticism across Europe, diffuse support for the European Union (EU) is an especially important concept as it provides a source of stability for the EU. How important is childhood political socialization for the development of diffuse support? The extant literature emphasizes the role of childhood socialization. However, these studies are based on analyses that cannot fully distinguish between the cohort effect and the life-cycle effect. This study overcomes this limitation by looking at a more suitable case (the European Union) and by using a novel technique that effectively distinguishes the cohort effect from the life-cycle effect. The findings show that individuals who experienced early life political socialization in the EU have equal levels of diffuse support as individuals who grew up outside the EU. I thus argue that diffuse support develops through experience in adult life, and childhood political socialization is not essential for its development.

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