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The car should no longer play the main role, but roads for wheels will be expanded. This allows...
20 % of social housing throughout Europe. The idea is to allow workers, employees and families to...
Ban on doing bunky construction outside of cities. And for all new constructions, instead use...

Large-scale projects aimed at valuing the natural environment have difficulties in analysing...
...all transports within the EU over 400 km must be brought to rail. Development of railway...
Bans on food transport and/or animal transport for more than 500 km, for example, if the offer...
A financial strategy to fund the empowerment of green industries in the EU is essential. It could...
Review the management and exploitation of water in the EU and in particular in the DOM-TOM.
— Developing kits ‘how to be an eco-responsible European’ – Promoting the transition from “I am...
Involve seniors more in environmental issues. Of course, they are the “less concerned” about the...
In response to the excesses of FAST FASHION, which has very significant negative environmental...
— To set up a Universal European Corps of self-help (between generation, ecology, forest,...
Europe must be responsible on a global scale, particularly in African countries. Europe’s...
— Harmonise alerts and alerts between the different competent institutions in each Member State....
— Energy renewal of buildings with subsidies for citizens – Create a universal European income...
Income inequality has an impact on emission reductions (e.g.: Sweden has very low income...
Eliminate food waste and use recyclable materials for food and transportation
— Tomorrow’s Hospital: Reduce CO2 in hospital, reduce toxic waste, use renewable energy –...
— Professionalise solar panel installers (to avoid past mistakes of bad installations that...
Invest in plastic processing industries in order to move to 100 % recycled industries
Setting up cross-border train lines, European cycling stations
Strengthen eco-design and the European Ecolabel to improve consumer information on the...
If the EU looks to the future, the EU must push forward climate policy in order to provide the...

Rare earth elements are key for most of our current technologies and within the EU only minimal...

Climate change makes forests very important for ensuring the safety of Europeans and the natural...

Climate change will have a long-lasting impact on our lives. The European Union, as a driver of...
I know that as an entrepreneur in transport, I am going against myself with this report, but I...
The Water Framework Directive and the Bathing Water Directives are important to ensure high...
The democratic system also plays a role in formulating responses to the climate crisis: — The...
Local public transport must be more attractive in terms of timing and price to free of charge, in...
To promote a circular economy the EU should make it mandatory to recycle certain percentages (for...
Restrictions should be imposed on export of used equipment and machines (e.g. cars) that do not...
"Environment" remains a quite vague concept. We need to put back biodiversity and life (of all...
Killing animals just for fur should be prohibited everywhere in EU. But we should also avoid...
Alternative to electric cars and ecological impact
First, electric cars require a lot of different metals to build their batteries. It is difficult...
Waste is also a major cause of pollution. Waste should be recycled as much as possible, and not...
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