CIEL statement on the toxic dimensions of the European Green Deal

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) argues that for the European Green Deal to establish the EU as a global environmental leader, it must adopt a human rights-based and gender-responsive approach that prevents the export of environmental impacts and avoids substituting one form of pollution for another, such as through toxic recycling or increased plastic incineration.

• The European Green Deal's climate chapter contains measures across key policy areas, but its timeline and ambition for mitigation are insufficient to meet Paris objectives or serve as a timely inspiration for other nations before COP26 in Glasgow.
• The European Commission has committed to several specific policy initiatives between 2020 and 2030, including a Circular Economy Action Plan by March 2020, a chemicals strategy for sustainability by June 2020, a 'Farm to Fork' strategy by 2021 to reduce chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and antibiotics, and a goal for all packaging to be reusable or recyclable by 2030.
• CIEL asserts that a transition to a toxic-free environment requires an integrated approach that considers the most impacted people and ensures the EU does not export environmental damage or replace current pollution with alternatives like toxic recycling practices or increased plastic waste incineration.

APA

Azoulay, D. (2019). CIEL statement on the toxic dimensions of the European Green Deal. Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/news/ciel-statement-on-the-toxic-dimensions-of-the-european-green-deal/

Chicago

Azoulay, David. CIEL statement on the toxic dimensions of the European Green Deal. Center for International Environmental Law, 2019. https://www.ciel.org/news/ciel-statement-on-the-toxic-dimensions-of-the-european-green-deal/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{azoulay2019ciel, author = {Azoulay, David}, title = {{CIEL statement on the toxic dimensions of the European Green Deal}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2019}, month = dec, url = {https://www.ciel.org/news/ciel-statement-on-the-toxic-dimensions-of-the-european-green-deal/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }