Environment

Störfälle im AKW Mochovce seit 2019

Austria · National Council · 24 September 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Störfälle im AKW Mochovce seit 2019

Störfälle im AKW Paks seit 2019

Austria · National Council · 24 September 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Störfälle im AKW Paks seit 2019

Störfälle im AKW Bohunice seit 2019

Austria · National Council · 24 September 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Störfälle im AKW Bohunice seit 2019

Störfälle im AKW Leibstadt seit 2019

Austria · National Council · 24 September 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Störfälle im AKW Leibstadt seit 2019

Störfälle im AKW Gösgen seit 2019

Austria · National Council · 24 September 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Störfälle im AKW Gösgen seit 2019

Störfälle im AKW Dukovany seit 2019

Austria · National Council · 24 September 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Störfälle im AKW Dukovany seit 2019

anhängige Verfahren im Zusammenhang mit der ALSAG-Abgabe

Austria · National Council · 24 September 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Erwin Angerer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend anhängige Verfahren im Zusammenhang mit der ALSAG-Abgabe

Störfälle im AKW Krsko seit 2019

Austria · National Council · 24 September 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Störfälle im AKW Krsko seit 2019

Störfälle im AKW Philippsburg seit 2019

Austria · National Council · 24 September 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Störfälle im AKW Philippsburg seit 2019

Störfälle im AKW Neckarwestheim seit 2019

Austria · National Council · 24 September 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Störfälle im AKW Neckarwestheim seit 2019

Störfälle im AKW Temelin seit 2019

Austria · National Council · 24 September 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Störfälle im AKW Temelin seit 2019

Environment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 September 2020

Employment: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support people into jobs or training opportunities aligned to the development of the Green Economy.

Next Generation Fuels Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2020

Next Generation Fuels Act of 2020 This bill establishes and revises requirements for transportation fuels, including to (1) require the Environmental Protection Agency to test and certify a low-carbon, high-octane fuel; (2) establish a minimum octane standard for gasoline; (3) limit the use of aromatic hydrocarbon content in gasoline; and (4) revise requirements regarding ethanol blends.

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2020

Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule that prohibits certain discharges of plastic pellets and other preproduction plastic into waters of the United States.

Climate PREP Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2020

Climate Planning, Resilience, and Enhanced Preparedness Act of 2020 or the Climate PREP Act This bill addresses climate change preparedness by establishing a council and a task force and requiring each executive agency (excluding the Government Accountability Office) to submit a climate change adaptation plan containing specified elements to the Office of Management and Budget and the Council on Environmental Quality.

AQUAA Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2020

Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture Act or the AQUAA Act This bill establishes national standards for sustainable offshore aquaculture. It also establishes a national plan to identify and designate aquaculture opportunity areas. The Department of Commerce must develop a plan and time line to systematically (1) assess the exclusive economic zone, (2) prepare an inventory of sites suitable for aquaculture opportunity areas, and (3) designate aquaculture opportunity areas. Commerce must also establish a research and development grant program to promote research and extension activities, including to (1) create innovative design and engineering solutions to common obstacles within the aquaculture industry; (2) evaluate the role of genetics in relation to brood stock production, disease management, and interactions between cultured species and wild stocks; and (3) improve techniques for monitoring, assessing, and addressing environmental impacts of aquaculture and develop and evaluate methodologies to prevent, minimize, and mitigate potential adverse environmental impacts. The bill directs Commerce to create an Office of Aquaculture within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to coordinate regulatory, scientific, outreach, and international issues related to aquaculture. The bill also establishes a unified permitting and review process for aquaculture operations.

Opinion of Advocate General Tanchev delivered on 24 September 2020.#Federal Republic of Germany v Esso Raffinage.#Appeal – Registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals – Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) – Articles 5 and 6 – General obligation to register substances – Articles 41 and 42 – Evaluation of registration dossiers and compliance check of information submitted by registrants – Declaration of non-compliance – Actionable measure – Interest in bringing proceedings – Locus standi – Respective competences of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and national authorities – Obligation on ECHA to check the compliance of additional information submitted by registrants at its request – ECHA’s power to take an appropriate decision – Article 1 – Objective of protecting human health and the environment – Articles 13 and 25 – Use of animal testing – Promotion of alternative methods.#Case C-471/18 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 24 September 2020

Ontwerp Nationaal Milieubeleidskader (NMK)

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 24 September 2020

Ontwerp Nationaal Milieubeleidskader (NMK)

Definition einkommensschwacher Haushalten im Umweltförderungsgesetz

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Julia Elisabeth Herr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Definition einkommensschwacher Haushalten im Umweltförderungsgesetz

Umweltförderungsgesetz

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

keine Abwälzung der EU-Plastikabgabe auf SteuerzahlerInnen statt Plastikhersteller

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Julia Elisabeth Herr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend keine Abwälzung der EU-Plastikabgabe auf SteuerzahlerInnen statt Plastikhersteller

Eingliederung von biologischen CO2-Sequestierungsleistungen der Landwirtschaft in die geplante Ökologisierung des Steuer- und Abgabensystems sowie die Umsetzung der GAP Neuausrichtung

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Karin Doppelbauer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Eingliederung von biologischen CO2-Sequestierungsleistungen der Landwirtschaft in die geplante Ökologisierung des Steuer- und Abgabensystems sowie die Umsetzung der GAP Neuausrichtung

keine Natur und Landschaftsbild zerstörende Windkraftanlagen in Kärnten

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Christian Ragger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend keine Natur und Landschaftsbild zerstörende Windkraftanlagen in Kärnten

Kommunalinvestitionsgesetz

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Erwin Angerer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend des Kommunalinvestitionsgesetzes

Umweltförderungsgesetz

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Ing. Markus Vogl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002 geändert wird

Evaluierung der landwirtschaftlichen und klimapolitischen Potentiale von künstlichen Witterungsprozessen

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Karin Doppelbauer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Evaluierung der landwirtschaftlichen und klimapolitischen Potentiale von künstlichen Witterungsprozessen

Verbot des Tötens männlicher Küken

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Fiona Fiedler, BEd, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Verbot des Tötens männlicher Küken

Schaffung eines Masterplans für CO2 Speicherung

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Michael Bernhard, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Schaffung eines Masterplans für CO2 Speicherung

ausreichende Budgetmittel für den Fernwärmeausbau

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Christoph Matznetter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ausreichende Budgetmittel für den Fernwärmeausbau

soziale Treffsicherheit bei Thermischer Sanierung und Heizungstausch garantieren

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Julia Elisabeth Herr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend soziale Treffsicherheit bei Thermischer Sanierung und Heizungstausch garantieren

Altlastenbeitragsbefreiung für mehr Flächenrecycling

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Erwin Angerer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Altlastenbeitragsbefreiung für mehr Flächenrecycling

Betreuung von Tieren bei Grenzschließungen

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Helmut Brandstätter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Betreuung von Tieren bei Grenzschließungen

Ausbau des öffentlichen Nahverkehrs – Umsetzung "Nahverkehrsmilliarde" jetzt!

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Ausbau des öffentlichen Nahverkehrs – Umsetzung "Nahverkehrsmilliarde" jetzt!

Förderung und Ermöglichung von regionalen und (teil-)mobilen Schlachthöfen und Schlachtung im gewohnten Lebensumfeld der Tiere

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Karin Doppelbauer, Franz Leonhard Eßl, Clemens Stammler, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend die Förderung und Ermöglichung von regionalen und (teil-)mobilen Schlachthöfen und Schlachtung im gewohnten Lebensumfeld der Tiere

Zahlungen für Klimaschutzmaßnahmen im Ausland im Zuge der COVID-19-Wirtschaftskrise streichen

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Zahlungen für Klimaschutzmaßnahmen im Ausland im Zuge der COVID-19-Wirtschaftskrise streichen

Umweltschädliche Taxi-Leerfahrten

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Johannes Margreiter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Umweltschädliche Taxi-Leerfahrten

180. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if a baby swimming company providing a structured lessons to parents and children in which they do not interact or share equipment and in a chlorinated environment would fall under the same restrictions as gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools if they were situated in an area with phase 3 Covid-19 restrictions. [25718/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 September 2020

180. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if a baby swimming company providing a structured lessons to parents and children in which they do not interact or share equipment and in a chlorinated environment would fall under the same restrictions as gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools if they were situated in an area with phase 3 Covid-19 restrictions. [25718/20]

Next Generation Nuclear Advancement Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 2020

Next Generation Nuclear Advancement Act of 2020 This bill addresses advanced nuclear energy research and development programs at the Department of Energy (DOE). Specifically, DOE must establish an Integrated Energy Systems Program to maximize energy production and efficiency; develop energy systems involving the integration of nuclear energy with renewable energy, fossil energy, and energy storage; expand the use of emissions-reducing energy technologies into nonelectric sectors to achieve significant reductions in environmental emissions; carry out a light water reactor sustainability program that includes ensuring the achievement of maximum benefits from existing nuclear generation, and promoting the use of high-performance computing to simulate nuclear reactor processes; and develop and submit to Congress a 10-year strategic plan for its Office of Nuclear Energy.

Recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children; recognizing the importance of renewed leadership by the United States in addressing the climate crisis; and recognizing the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, and science-based climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural sequestration, and put the United States on a path towards stabilizing the climate system.

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 2020

This resolution calls for renewed U.S. leadership in addressing the climate crisis that is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children. It also recognizes the need for the executive branch to prepare a climate recovery plan that puts the United States on a trajectory consistent with reducing global atmospheric carbon dioxide to below 350 parts per million by the year 2100.

A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that renewed leadership by the United States is needed to address the climate crisis, and recognizing the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, and science-based climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 2020

This resolution calls for renewed U.S. leadership in addressing the climate crisis that is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children. It also recognizes the need for relevant federal departments and agencies to prepare a climate recovery plan that puts the United States on a trajectory consistent with reducing global atmospheric carbon dioxide to below 350 parts per million by the year 2100.

A resolution encouraging the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken the Clean Water Act and protections for waters of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 2020

This resolution encourages the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain and strengthen requirements that keep waterways clean. It also encourages the EPA to end or reverse administrative actions that weaken requirements protecting the nation's waters.

Antwoorden op vragen commissie over de geannoteerde agenda informele bijeenkomst van milieu- en klimaatministers 30 september en 1 oktober 2020 (Kamerstuk 21501-08-807)

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 23 September 2020

Antwoorden op vragen commissie over de geannoteerde agenda informele bijeenkomst van milieu- en klimaatministers 30 september en 1 oktober 2020 (Kamerstuk 21501-08-807)

393. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education her views on whether the leaving certificate class of 2020 are by no means the only leaving certificate students who will be directly affected by loss of class time and alterations and non-completion of their curriculum (details supplied); her further views on whether the incoming sixth class due to take their exams in 2021 will also be directly affected; the measures being taken by her Department to alleviate the concerns of the incoming sixth class students; her plans to return these students to a fully-functional educational environment in which they can complete all aspects of their subjects be it oral or written; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24701/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2020

393. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Education her views on whether the leaving certificate class of 2020 are by no means the only leaving certificate students who will be directly affected by loss of class time and alterations and non-completion of their curriculum (details supplied); her further views on whether the incoming sixth class due to take their exams in 2021 will also be directly affected; the measures being taken by her Department to alleviate the concerns of the incoming sixth class students; her plans to return these students to a fully-functional educational environment in which they can complete all aspects of their subjects be it oral or written; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24701/20]

New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2020

New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act This bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Program, a nonregulatory program with the purpose of coordinating restoration and protection activities among government entities and conservation partners throughout the watershed. The bill also establishes the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Grant Program, a voluntary grant and technical assistance program to provide competitive matching grants to certain entities to implement restoration and protection activities for the watershed.

BUILDER Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2020

BUILDER Act of 2020 or the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2020 This bill revises the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, including by establishing procedures for determining the level of review needed for proposed agency actions.

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 22 September 2020.#Republic of Austria v European Commission.#Appeal – State aid – Article 107(3)(c) TFEU – Articles 11 and 194 TFEU – Article 1, Article 2(c) and Article 106a(3) of the Euratom Treaty – Planned aid for Hinkley Point C nuclear power station (United Kingdom) – Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market – Objective of common interest – Environmental objectives of the European Union – Principle of protection of the environment, ‘polluter pays’ principle, precautionary principle and principle of sustainability – Determination of the economic activity concerned – Market failure – Proportionality of the aid – Operating or investment aid – Determination of the aid elements – Guarantee Notice.#Case C-594/18 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 22 September 2020

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 22 September 2020.#Republic of Austria v European Commission.#Appeal – State aid – Article 107(3)(c) TFEU – Articles 11 and 194 TFEU – Article 1, Article 2(c) and Article 106a(3) of the Euratom Treaty – Planned aid for Hinkley Point C nuclear power station (United Kingdom) – Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market – Objective of common interest – Environmental objectives of the European Union – Principle of protection of the environment, ‘polluter pays’ principle, precautionary principle and principle of sustainability – Determination of the economic activity concerned – Market failure – Proportionality of the aid – Operating or investment aid – Determination of the aid elements – Guarantee Notice.#Case C-594/18 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 22 September 2020

Water: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of water bodies are in good ecological health in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland, and (d) Northern Ireland.