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Capturing the climate change mitigation benefits of circular economy and waste sector policies and measures: Waste and circular economy actions contribute to reducing the need for new primary materials and the associated greenhouse gas emissions linked to the extraction and processing of resources. Including circular economy and waste activities in the reporting on climate change mitigation policies and measures can help provide a fuller account of a country’s mitigation efforts. This approach can further reveal policy opportunities to unlock additional emission reductions and help countries reach their net-zero targets.

Delivering justice in sustainability transitions: The EU is committed to a just and inclusive future of living well within planetary boundaries. To reach this sustainable future, society must go through processes of transition that improve the quality of life of current and future generations. Sustainability transitions must lead to wellbeing for both people and other species, while respecting ecological boundaries and addressing existing injustices linked to environmental degradation and climate change. At the same time, there is a need to make sure that the policies enacted to achieve sustainability do not create new inequalities or exacerbate existing ones. This briefing puts forward a conceptual framework to support the development of just and equitable sustainability transition policies.

Management of used and waste textiles in Europe’s circular economy: The Waste Framework Directive (WFD) mandates that from 2025, EU Member States must establish separate collection systems for used textiles. This briefing provides an overview of the current state of textile waste generation, collection systems, treatment capacity and the different classifications for used textiles in Europe. Additionally, it identifies factors which must be considered when implementing separate collection systems to foster the circularity of textiles without inadvertently increasing exports, incineration, or landfilling.

Emission of dust, nitrogen oxides and sulphur dioxide from large combustion plants in the EU-27: The figure shows the trend of emissions into air of dust, NOₓ (Nitrogen Oxides) and SO₂ (Sulphur dioxide) from Large Combustion Plants (LCP) in the EU-27.

Fuel consumption in the EU-27, per fuel type: The figure shows the fuel consumption trends from Large Combustion Plants (LCP) in the EU-27.

Industrial releases of pollutants to air and economic activity in the EU-27: The figure shows the trend of pollutant releases into air in the EU-27 from 2010 to 2022 by using 2010 releases values as reference. In addition, gross value added (GVA) from the industry sector is presented.

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