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The European Union should look into alternative nuclear power sources such as Thorium reactors or...
The pathways to a sustainable future are diverse. If entrepreneurial creativity is not hampered,...

Stop subsidising biodiesel.
The production of biodiesel raw materials has led to huge monoculture areas. They're damaging the...
A lot of ideas were posted here about creating a European-wide network of high speed railways,...
If we accept that the Green Deal is the new growth strategy that seeks to transform the European...
My proposal is for all EU countries to introduce container deposit systems for plastic bottles...
France is still in breach of photochemical pollution during summer time of the 1945 vaincus at...
Establish a central research network, independent of Member States, to address environmental,...

Build on IPCC reports to find out what carbon budget is available at EU level (and the EU should...
The characteristics of all products and services offered in the EU must be presented...
Action needs to be taken immediately to reduce global CO2 emissions strongly and to limit the...
Improve transparency on materials used for food packaging. Use of a single set of logos for all...
Source: Austria Radiosender Ö1 of 27.4.2021 “Concrete Change” Karl Urban accounts for 60 % of...
Biomass power plants are being built and promoted in Europe, although they cause high CO2...
Stop or use nuclear power only as emergency energy if solar, wind and water power are not...
At the STREaMENJA 7 event Andrej Gnezda, project manager of Umanotera, said that in the green...
The EU has “beautiful” ideas and is working on legislation for animal welfare and the...
Promoting the culture of exchange and sharing of goods and services can bring obvious economic,...
Emissions from internal combustion engines in motor vehicles as well as in construction machinery...
Agriculture and food plays a prominent role in the EU. This is not just the enormous amount of...
Stop using GNP (GDP) as a (only) indicator. It is purely economic in nature and encourages...
The importance of local action has been said, in which it would be good for all municipalities to...
Without wishing to fail to respect, the head is operated. The same European Union is asking what...
The Internet is a useful vehicle for raising citizens’ awareness of environmental issues, but...
Support measures to decarbonise transport are urgently needed: More EU funding is needed for...

To make rail connections an attractive alternative to air transport, Europe needs to invest a...
Any resource consumed in the EU should have a price that not only reflects its production costs...
Planting cities could be extremely effective for drainage! Building roof gardens could remove a...
Our motorways are covered by lorries at least in one lane with intervals of 100 m. On the other...
Since it begins in the small, but not enough, that every citizen should take up their...

A majority of car trips in EU cities are less than 5km. These trips could easily be made by...
Taxes on each degrading source of the environment depending on what it costs to get rid of its...
France is still in breach of photochemical pollution during summer time of the 1945 vaincus at...
The EU should take a better approach in regards to nuclear energy and invest more into it, to...
Every package of any kind of product must be carrying an European label showing the ecological...
Why China, the biggest recycler in the world, put a ban on waste import in 2016, EU found other...
Many of the waste collected for recycling is shipped abroad to third-world countries where many...
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Hello, By the title, the idea and above all for the climate, it would have been good (to make...
I, together with many of my friends, would like to speak on the topics of European policy and its...
Social economy values can be applied to the management of water from collection to distribution...
Equip all dwellings with clean energy in order to make them self-sufficient in electricity...
There are incredible business models in the social economy which work towards the Green...
There should be strong ESG
(environmental, social and governance)
criteria at the heart of what...
(environmental, social and governance)
criteria at the heart of what...
To reduce pollution related to the movement of people and goods There were in France a lot of...

Environmental systems should be represented in court as a legal person; hydrogen-powered means of...
I propose to promote all agricultural practices that increase soil organic matter, thus...
The self-use of the electricity generated by the own photovoltaic system is complex and therefore...
Every tonne of CO2 we emit is one tonne of CO2 too much. This is why we need to rethink all areas...
Every consumer is involved in the green transition and every product we consume has an energy,...
Given the growing focus on renewable energy sources, my idea is to allocate confiscated land to...
Europe should take a global lead in transforming it into a climate-neutral society and should...

Did you know that masks thrown into nature became the world’s leading source of pollution this...
The EU’s long-term vision for rural areas, presented by the European Commission on 30 June,...
I would like to draw attention to the respect of mother Earth who temporarily hosts us during our...
The EU must commit itself to establishing guidelines for the abolition of plastic casings used in...
If everyone has to remain free in their choices, they should be aware of them. A simple sticker...
Not all farms can reduce their environmental impact, either because of the cost of the transition...
Air is heat to cold, humidity, pollution, air waves. The heat passes into cold. We all live and...
European agricultural subsidies are a mess. They are highly expensive, ineffective & blocking...

Today I travel by train from Brussels to Madrid on one day, crossing 1 500 km. With the plane, it...
The COVID-19 pandemic as well as the passive and continuous response of our governments to the...
When we have landmarks pointing to the space lit all night in places where nobody spends energy...
Fodré arraité de manjé des produci indusetrielles pas bonpourla cé. Ya ka pushing them to donate...
Would like to see a Europe-wide fuel tax. We have a CO2 tax, but why do we not tax fuels that...
Breaking down the heading, which is aligned with the European Green Deal, here are the details...
Following the items on the European Green Deal, here is the breakdown of the heading:
a. ...
Aligning to the European Green Deal, here some ideas I have under this heading:
a. We...
a. We...

Castile-Leon is the largest autonomous community in Europe and the third most depopulated region....
Mandatory solar roofing in industrial areas in the EU to promote green energy integration.
The European Union could set up a program for returnable food packaging made from recyclable...
I would like to see a National Park between all countries that are spread across a continent....

There are large companies (p ej SAP) that are offering their partners through a HR platform to...
The present wind and solar power generation (and their possible upscaling) is not sufficient to...
To speed up the energy transition and incentivise the transition to electric transport, I propose...
Every year, millions of tons of waste are incorrectly recycled, necessitating unnecessary costs...
In order to reduce the environmental impact caused by the extraction of lithium and the disposal...
Prohibit Member States from sending toxic waste to Africa (Kenya in particular). Africa cannot...
For patents for inventions and products that can make an essential contribution to climate...
I don’t have a precise explanation of how exactly climate neutrality and energy transition should...
As the construction of wind turbines is often opposed by local residents, it should be examined...
The cities of the future should be car free. People could travel eastly and comfortably by free...
Prohibit the use of bottom ash (residues from incineration plants) in road construction and their...
If possible, all city buildings should be treated with green roofs to improve air quality and...
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