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European Green Deal

The European Green Deal is the EU's comprehensive strategy aimed at making Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.

Its goals center around transforming the EU into a sustainable economy while tackling key environmental challenges. Below is a summary of its key goals and action plans:

  1. Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: A long-term plan to protect nature and reverse ecosystem degradation by preserving and restoring biodiversity.
  2. Chemicals Strategy: Focuses on protecting citizens and the environment from hazardous chemicals while promoting safe and sustainable innovation in the chemical sector.
  3. Circular Economy Action Plan: A roadmap for transitioning to a circular economy that emphasizes reducing waste, reusing resources, and enhancing competitiveness.
  4. 8th Environment Action Programme (EAP) to 2030: This policy framework guides EU environmental actions toward achieving a greener economy by 2030.
  5. Forest Strategy for 2030: Aims to increase the quantity and quality of forests in the EU, focusing on restoration, resilience, and sustainable management.
  6. Plastics Strategy: Tackles plastic pollution by reducing single-use plastics, managing microplastics, and integrating plastics into the circular economy.
  7. Soil Strategy: Emphasizes healthy soil management to benefit people, food security, nature, and climate.
  8. Textiles Strategy: Seeks to create a sustainable and competitive textiles sector, reducing environmental impacts across the lifecycle of textiles.
  9. Zero Pollution Action Plan: Aims for zero pollution in air, water, and soil by reducing pollutants, improving public health, and supporting biodiversity.

These action plans together form the backbone of the EU’s roadmap to sustainability, addressing key sectors and ecosystems for climate neutrality by 2050.

Check the EU initiatives on this Platform.