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Stop alle subsidies aan fossiele brandstoffen
Avatar: %{name} Dieter Daniëls 19/04/2021 14:27
Stop alle subsidies, direct en indirect, in fossiele brandstoffen. Met de miljaren die daardoor...
Make European railway network more accessible and advisable as a replacement for intra-EU connections
Avatar: %{name} PIOTR KOWALIK 19/04/2021 14:55
- Provide for a pan-EU ticket service where one could buy a ticket for a journey with different...
Euro Trainscanner
Euro Trainscanner
Avatar: %{name} Felicia S 19/04/2021 14:40
2021 e Anul European al Căilor Ferate şi totuşi... Trenurile noastre nu au încă libertate de...
Podpora jaderné energetiky tam, kde není možné využívat obnovitelné zdroje energie
Podpora jaderné energetiky tam, kde není možné využívat obnovitelné zdroje energie
Avatar: %{name} Jan Štěch 19/04/2021 13:59
Zdravím,
Považuji za velice důležité, aby se na jadernou energetiku přestalo nahlížet jako na...
Introduce an EU-wide Price on Carbon
Introduce an EU-wide Price on Carbon
Avatar: %{name} Giovanni Toffoletto 19/04/2021 21:01
The European Union is the third largest emitter of greenhouse gasses in the world.
Reaching and...
Set up a program for returnable food packaging made from recyclable materials
Avatar: %{name} Francois WEYKMANS 19/04/2021 14:25
The European Union could set up a program for returnable food packaging made from recyclable...
Systematic integration of Climate Crisis policies in Foreign and Development policies.
Systematic integration of Climate Crisis policies in Foreign and Development policies.
Avatar: %{name} Robin Fontaine 12/08/2021 14:30
Climate change and environmental disasters impact the world in a wide array of ways. Governments...
Ban of live-bait fishing within the EU
Ban of live-bait fishing within the EU
Avatar: %{name} Amandine 02/02/2022 15:51
We ask for the ban of live-bait fishing within the EU as well as the breeding, transport and...
Klimaatscore voor producten
Avatar: %{name} Joren De Bont 19/04/2021 14:13
Het maken van een score die weergeeft hoe veel impact een product heeft op het klimaat. Deze...
Encourage people into eating less meat
Avatar: %{name} T Schutter 19/04/2021 13:58
I think it would be great that every inhabitant gets a meat card. Ypu take the card to the store,...
Beschränkung der Tierbestände und einrichten von Naturflächen
Beschränkung der Tierbestände und einrichten von Naturflächen
Avatar: %{name} Thomas Ehmer 19/04/2021 18:33
Bisher setzt die EU in der Agrarförderung besonders auf Quantität statt auf Qualität.
-...
Promote Plant-Based Diet
Promote Plant-Based Diet
Avatar: %{name} Chris Adriaensen 20/04/2021 16:11
Reduce food-related emissions by promoting / incentifying a more plant-based diet and push back...
Un réseau de train pour l'Europe
Un réseau de train pour l'Europe
Avatar: %{name} Ryan Malleret 20/04/2021 15:09
Aujourd'hui, le développement du train en Europe est limitée et les trains transfrontaliers,...
Limit the amount of plastic types used for packaging
Limit the amount of plastic types used for packaging
Avatar: %{name} Ralph Moolenaar 20/04/2021 14:04
Plastics are very versatile. As they are already extracted from crude oil we better make use of...
Saving the Amazon Rainforest and the World Rainforest
Saving the Amazon Rainforest and the World Rainforest
Avatar: %{name} Filip Filipov 20/04/2021 18:06
Europe must save the lungs of the planet. An active European policy and organization of universal...
Umweltauswirkungen der tierischen Landwirtschaft verhindern.
Umweltauswirkungen der tierischen Landwirtschaft verhindern.
Avatar: %{name} Jakob Wendelin 10/05/2021 11:42
Wir wissen, dass die Tierische Landwirtschaft, noch vor dem Verkehr und der Energieerzeugung,...
A ban on octopus farming
A ban on octopus farming
Avatar: %{name} ALI Europe 03/02/2022 12:39
Octopuses are very intelligent. Their captivity in places too small to explore, without prey to...
A European carbon pricing to fight climate change
Avatar: %{name} EUMANS Movement 29/04/2021 09:54
As supporters of the European Citizens Initiative StopGlobalWarming.eu
we ask the European...
Take into account carbon emissions coming from imported products
Avatar: %{name} Clément LE GOULVEN 19/04/2021 19:38
Europe has signed the green deal and targeted a reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions of...
Saving our Planet: Climate crisis mitigation
Saving our Planet: Climate crisis mitigation
Avatar: %{name} Moritz Schleicher 03/06/2021 21:41
The world is struggling to meet the Paris Agreement commitment of limiting global warming to 1.5...
Implementation of legislation on aquatic animal welfare
Implementation of legislation on aquatic animal welfare
Avatar: %{name} ALI Europe 03/02/2022 12:41
Every year, approximately two to three trillion aquatic animals are killed in the wild and 100...
For environmental protection, economy & health: Free the potential of industrial hemp & CBD
For environmental protection, economy & health: Free the potential of industrial hemp & CBD
Avatar: %{name} Micha GREIF 28/05/2021 08:24
After years of control & limitations hemp as a renewable raw material should be given a...
Förderung von Klimasanierung von Gebäuden
Förderung von Klimasanierung von Gebäuden
Avatar: %{name} Thomas Ehmer 19/04/2021 16:34
Ein großes Potienzial in der Klimapolitik steckt im Bausektor dort kann durch Moderniserung und...
Aufgabe von Straßburg als 2. Standort des EU-Psrlaments
Avatar: %{name} Jean Kälin 19/04/2021 18:45
Die EU rühmt sich immer ihrer Vorbildfunktion im Bereich Klimawandel und Umweltschutz....
Providing EU states with "pfand"
Providing EU states with "pfand"
Avatar: %{name} Silvia Dalla Ragione 19/04/2021 21:45
Forgive me I don't know the names of those bins inside supermarkets and shops that take bottles...
CO2 footprint label
Avatar: %{name} Denis Ott 19/04/2021 19:53
Nutrition labels help people make informed decisions about their diet, to spread awareness about...
Herzien van subsidies (dier -> plantbased)
Avatar: %{name} Margot Demeulemeester 19/04/2021 13:40
Beste,
Graag spoedig de subsidiestroom nazien om particulieren en ondernemers te stimuleren meer...
Encourager le développement de fermes à taille humaine respectueuses de l'environnement
Encourager le développement de fermes à taille humaine respectueuses de l'environnement
Avatar: %{name} Philippe Schilling 19/04/2021 16:40
Développer un maillage de petites fermes pour augmenter la résilience alimentaire (la nourriture...
Carbon-footprint labelling on packaging E.U goods.
Carbon-footprint labelling on packaging E.U goods.
Avatar: %{name} Adam Kennedy-Ripon 22/04/2021 21:48
Carbon-footprint labelling on packaging E.U goods.
I propose the E.U introduce Carbon-footprint...
Reducing the suffering of wild-caught animals in capture fisheries
Reducing the suffering of wild-caught animals in capture fisheries
Avatar: %{name} ALI Europe 03/02/2022 12:25
Current fishing practices are primarily centred around maximizing the efficiency of commercial...
Moore wieder vernässen, um natürliche CO2-Speicher zu gewinnen
Moore wieder vernässen, um natürliche CO2-Speicher zu gewinnen
Avatar: %{name} Frank Abschlag 22/06/2021 16:49
Moore sind natürliche CO2-Speicher. Die Landwirtschaftspolitik ist so zu ändern, dass das wieder...
Make nuclear power the focus of the green transformation
Make nuclear power the focus of the green transformation
Avatar: %{name} DEJAN FRANKOVIĆ 21/04/2021 18:31
The only way we can power the future of EU sustainably is to displace fossil fuels (including...
Ban insects farming for feeding aquatic animals
Ban insects farming for feeding aquatic animals
Avatar: %{name} ALI Europe 03/02/2022 12:36
Considering the availability of plant-based alternatives, insect agriculture for fish feed does...
Gewährleistung verlängern, reparierbarkeit verpflichten, Herstellersupport vorschreiben
Avatar: %{name} Bernd Erbert 21/04/2021 19:27
Viele Gegenstände aus dem Alltag, insbesondere Elektronische und Elektrische, halten gerade so...
LYMEC's vision on political priorities - Fight against Climate Change and Environmental Challenges
Avatar: %{name} LYMEC Future of Europe 25/05/2021 10:23
Fight against Climate Change and Environmental Challenges:
• The EU’s leaders must come up with...
The REAL Renewable Energy Revolution
Avatar: %{name} Žan Bezjak 19/04/2021 20:08
Everyone is talking about renewable energies, e-cars, hydrogen, alternative fuels...but somehow...
Devices with batteries should be designed so batteries can be replaced
Avatar: %{name} Robert Holbach 21/04/2021 13:39
More and more devices such as mobile phones, laptops and tablet computers are designed with...
CO2 Carbon Equivalent Indicator for every product in the market
CO2 Carbon Equivalent Indicator for every product in the market
Avatar: %{name} Andrea Paindelli 26/04/2021 19:29
My suggestion is that EU should develop an indicator (such as the NUTRI-SCORE) to quantify the...
Investing heavily in sustainable aviation fuels Investir massivement dans les carburants alternatifs durables pour l’aviation
Investing heavily in sustainable aviation fuels Investir massivement dans les carburants alternatifs durables pour l’aviation
Avatar: %{name} Théo Vannier 19/04/2021 23:26
Make Europe the world leader in the production and use of sustainable aviation fuels. The...
A land use tax for a transition to agroecology
A land use tax for a transition to agroecology
Avatar: %{name} Marco Pierini 19/04/2021 19:10
Trees are excellent technological vectors for storing co2, at the same time they perform...
Forbyd indenrigs flytrafik
Avatar: %{name} Peter Christensen 19/04/2021 14:43
Forbyd al indenrigs flytrafik, sats på elektriske højhastighedstog istedet. Om nødvendigt støttes...
Solar Panels in the Sahara Desert about Environmentally Friendly Energy for the World
Solar Panels in the Sahara Desert about Environmentally Friendly Energy for the World
Avatar: %{name} Filip Filipov 20/04/2021 17:11
If 2-3% of the Sahara area is engaged with solar panels for electricity production, this...
Lichtverschmutzung des Nachthimmels
Lichtverschmutzung des Nachthimmels
Avatar: %{name} Manuel Auer 02/05/2021 01:00
WAS IST LICHTVERSCHMUTZUNG?
Lichtverschmutzung bezeichnet die dauernde Abwesenheit völliger...
Reducir las subvenciones a la ganadería y la pesca.
Reducir las subvenciones a la ganadería y la pesca.
Avatar: %{name} Luis Bañon Sanchez 19/04/2021 22:15
La producción de alimentos de origen animal produce una gran cantidad de emisiones de gases de...
Promoting education and green actions in the Pharmaceutical industry
Promoting education and green actions in the Pharmaceutical industry
Avatar: %{name} Angelos Odyseakis 26/07/2021 09:09
This idea is a submission from the University of Nicosia Pharmaceutical students to the “Pitch...
Use available solutions to make flying more sustainable right now
Use available solutions to make flying more sustainable right now
Avatar: %{name} Robert Holbach 20/04/2021 10:42
The EU should accelerate the journey towards sustainable aviation by rapidly increasing the...
Un Portrait Ecologique pour chaque territoire
Un Portrait Ecologique pour chaque territoire
Avatar: %{name} Michel Debord 16/05/2021 11:46
Pour que les citoyens et les acteurs clefs locaux soient motivés, participent au Green Deal et à...
Linking agricultural subsidies and environmental protection
Avatar: %{name} Henning Nießen 07/05/2021 14:36
All subsidies in agriculture must be linked to environmental measures.
The currently practised...
Stop all short-distance flights (reachable by train in 5 hours or less)
Avatar: %{name} Melanie Granger 13/05/2021 11:55
The aviation industry is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases and the development of...
Youth Climate Councils - Meaningfully include young people in decision-making processes considering climate change
Youth Climate Councils - Meaningfully include young people in decision-making processes considering climate change
Avatar: %{name} Jiří Dlouhý 13/06/2021 14:46
-Submitted on behalf of the Environmental Group of Czech CSOs-
Establish youth advisory bodies...
EOLIEN vs NUCLEAIRE, pour une vraie taxonomie européenne de lutte contre les émissions de gaz nocifs pour le réchauffement climatique !
Avatar: %{name} Michel DESPLANCHES 27/04/2021 10:41
Actuellement, l' UE refuse de prendre en considération le nucléaire dans la taxonomie verte : or...
Bees and pollinating insects preservation
Bees and pollinating insects preservation
Avatar: %{name} Robin GUYON 02/06/2021 11:00
Bees and pollinating insects are essential for the sexual reproduction of plants and are an...
Proposta di legge per combattere l'inquinamento dell'aria
Proposta di legge per combattere l'inquinamento dell'aria
Avatar: %{name} carlo battistella 27/09/2021 21:23
L’Italia è prima in Europa per morti premature da esposizione alle polveri sottili, ozono,...
Généraliser la consigne à toute l'UE - Verres comme plastiques
Généraliser la consigne à toute l'UE - Verres comme plastiques
Avatar: %{name} Alexandre Cervoni 21/04/2021 14:22
La consigne des bouteilles, en particulier en verre, permet de promouvoir un mode de consommation...
Stop subsidies in fossil fuels and expand the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
Avatar: %{name} Leander Kahle 01/06/2021 11:35
Currently the ETS only applies to certain carbon-emitting industries covering 40% of the EU's...
More Train rides available cross EU
More Train rides available cross EU
Avatar: %{name} Bianca BONTIC 03/05/2021 13:27
As EU we need to develop our railways more, connecting all EU states. Using materials as...
Mehr Wildnis wagen – 15% Wildnis bis 2030
Mehr Wildnis wagen – 15% Wildnis bis 2030
Avatar: %{name} Max Heeke 02/05/2021 15:07
Wir brauchen in Europa wieder mehr Wildnis! Zwar gelingt es einigen europäischen Staaten bereits,...
Europe Saves Its Bees
Europe Saves Its Bees
Avatar: %{name} Filip Filipov 20/04/2021 18:46
Bees are a critical factor in agriculture everywhere in Europe and all millions of bee families...
Solar panels on every suitable house in Europe
Avatar: %{name} Melanie Granger 13/05/2021 14:10
While a massive expansion of renewable energies is necessary, most European roofs are currently...
EU-Agrarförderung auch für Landwirtschaft unter Photovoltaik-Modulen
Avatar: %{name} Melanie Granger 13/05/2021 12:56
Um die Europäischen Klimaziele zu erreichen, ist ein massiver Ausbau der Erneuerbaren Energien...
Vorschlag für eine europaweite Energiepolitik
Vorschlag für eine europaweite Energiepolitik
Avatar: %{name} Janis Bernardi 22/04/2021 12:24
Bei jedem nuene Klimagipfel häufen sich die Behauptungen "Das ist doch gar nicht umsetzbar!"...
Improve protection of nature, environment, biodiversity and people when developping industrial wind power plantsin Europe
Improve protection of nature, environment, biodiversity and people when developping industrial wind power plantsin Europe
Avatar: %{name} F R 20/04/2021 14:17
Industrial wind power relies on huge machines which can have important impacts on the...
Moore und Wasserschutzgebiete
Avatar: %{name} Margrit Clemenz 20/08/2021 13:12
Straßenbau durch Moorgebiete (z.b.A 20) und Wasserschutzgebiete (z.b. A49) soll generell...
Diminution des emballages plastiques
Avatar: %{name} emilie regimbeau 19/04/2021 21:28
Le recyclage ne permet pas de répondre à la problématique de déchets dans nos océans. Nous devons...
Udfas støtte til det petrokemiske landbrug - Øg støtten til det økologiske landbrug
Avatar: %{name} Peter Christensen 19/04/2021 14:47
Omlæg EUs landbrugsstøtte fra det konventionell petrokemiske landbrug over mod det Økologiske...
Organise the procurement of a fleet of new night trains
Organise the procurement of a fleet of new night trains
Avatar: %{name} Jonathan Worth 15/09/2021 11:15
We need to decarbonise travel in Europe - and that means more long distance travel by train...
Lutter contre la surconsommation
Avatar: %{name} Enzo Jaunet 20/04/2021 00:50
Bonjour,
J’aimerais qu’une taxe soit créée afin de lutter contre là surconsommation
Cette taxe...
Ban the shark fin trade in Europe
Ban the shark fin trade in Europe
Avatar: %{name} Clara Cavalcanti 30/04/2021 18:53
Every year, between 63 and 273 million sharks die as a result of human activity. The exact...
Emissiebudgetten voor de bouw
Avatar: %{name} Mantijn Van Leeuwen 31/10/2021 09:37
Om te verzekeren dat de nieuwbouw snel genoeg verduurzaamd lijkt het noodzakelijk om met...
Stop the waste! - Stoppt die Lebensmittelverschwendung!
Stop the waste! - Stoppt die Lebensmittelverschwendung!
Avatar: %{name} Sarah Weinreich 01/09/2021 10:58
Aus einer Studie des WWF (07/21) geht hervor, dass weltweit insgesamt rund 40% aller erzeugten...
Finanzierung eines Prototyps des Dual-Fluid-Reaktors
Avatar: %{name} Nikolaus Viebahn 21/04/2021 12:44
Dieser Reaktortyp verdient es, ausprobiert zu werden. Er liefert CO2-freien Strom, vernichtet...
European fast rail network and public transport integration
Avatar: %{name} Klemen Košič 06/05/2021 22:48
Railway transport is one of the cleanest modes of transport, espacially compared to air and road...
EU wide carbon tax
Avatar: %{name} Sebastian Behrle 20/04/2021 07:41
A uniform and considerable CO2 tax in EU is the most effective tool in changing producer and...
Introducing the “Euro Deposit” and fighting litter
Introducing the “Euro Deposit” and fighting litter
Avatar: %{name} Philipp Kuhn 21/04/2021 02:27
There are surprisingly few countries in the EU that make use of a bottle deposit system. However,...
Sauvons le monde ou sauvons-nous !
Avatar: %{name} Pascal Hesse 20/04/2021 18:59
Quand une mine n’est plus exploitée, on la noie pour éviter l’affaissement. Que se passera t-il...
Drastische Vermeidung von Kunststoff Verpackungsmüll
Avatar: %{name} Franz-Josef Bruns 20/04/2021 20:17
Oftmals ist Warenverpackung umfangreicher, als die gekaufte Ware. Artikel sind häufig mehrfach...
YEEAH! The Youth European Environmental Ambassadors Hub - The EU’s hub for the new generation of environmental leaders
YEEAH! The Youth European Environmental Ambassadors Hub - The EU’s hub for the new generation of environmental leaders
Avatar: %{name} Francesca Arato 09/11/2021 20:36
YEEAH! aims at facing the climate and environmental crisis through a bottom-up educational...
Energia odnawialna
Avatar: %{name} Janusz Czarnocki 20/04/2021 18:10
1) Każdy nowy budynek w EU, który ma powstać po roku 2023 będzie musiał mieć odnawialne źródło...
Promoting a new sustainable and fair future based on the green and digital transitions
Promoting a new sustainable and fair future based on the green and digital transitions
Avatar: %{name} European Economic and Social Committee EESC 03/11/2021 16:08
In order to reach full potential, the EU has to embrace the digital and the green transition. A...
Strengthening the public role of faith-based communities in environmental protection
Avatar: %{name} A PUGLISI 20/11/2021 15:15
A reflection on the future of Europe needs to identify and involve other actors alongside local...
Greener cities = less company cars
Avatar: %{name} Pierluigi VERDERAME 20/04/2021 16:02
My idea, simple and probably older than me, is to forbid local authorities, governments, fiscal...
Lebendtiertransporte beenden und Tierwohl als Maxime
Lebendtiertransporte beenden und Tierwohl als Maxime
Avatar: %{name} Susanne Berthold 19/05/2021 11:04
Ökologische Tierhaltung ist besser für die Umwelt und den Menschen, fördert Diversität und den...
A Collaborative Networking Platform for The Future of E-waste
A Collaborative Networking Platform for The Future of E-waste
Avatar: %{name} songzhilin shi 25/11/2021 16:05
We propose a European networking platform to incentivize WEEE (waste from electrical and...
Plantations de haies vives
Avatar: %{name} francoise de Closset 26/04/2021 18:11
Pour améliorer la biodiversité et la qualité des paysages, recréer un maillage écologique et...
Mobilità elettrica
Mobilità elettrica
Avatar: %{name} European Sardines 11/09/2021 21:18
1) L'energia elettrica fornita dalle colonnine, in tutti i paesi dell'Unione deve diventare a...
Klimadividende (Marktwirtschaft+sozial gerecht+effektiver Klimaschutz)
Klimadividende (Marktwirtschaft+sozial gerecht+effektiver Klimaschutz)
Avatar: %{name} Robin Tews 10/05/2021 23:27
Bei einer Klimadividende werden keine bis sehr wenig Steuern eingenommen (je nachdem, wie man es...
Special Environmental Inspection Authority at the EU level
Special Environmental Inspection Authority at the EU level
Avatar: %{name} Jiří Dlouhý 13/06/2021 15:47
-Submitted on behalf of the Environmental Group of Czech CSOs-
Environmental law of EU Member...
Abolire gli involucri di plastica per la frutta a buccia
Avatar: %{name} Simone Amorati 20/04/2021 07:59
L'UE deve impegnarsi a definire delle linee guida per l'abolizione degli involucri di plastica...
Abfall-Export generell strafbar machen!
Abfall-Export generell strafbar machen!
Avatar: %{name} Harry Boeck 21/04/2021 12:37
Müll-Handel ist Kapitalismus-typisch in privaten Händen. Nicht nur bei den Exporteuren in der EU,...
Bahnausbau zulasten Flug- und Straßenausbau, Schlachtvieh
Avatar: %{name} Maria Bauer 21/04/2021 09:09
Europa weist viel zuviel Flug- und Straßenverkehr auf. Die derzeitige Beanspruchung sollte nicht...
Limiter les constructions
Avatar: %{name} Anaig LABORNEZ 21/04/2021 09:36
Promouvoir la réhabilitation des logements plutôt que les nouvelles constructions, en particulier...
Reduzierung des Kohlendioxidausstoßes
Avatar: %{name} Elke Britze 21/05/2021 13:26
Ich wohne mit meiner Familie nahe der E 30 - einer Hauptverkehrsader für Güter aller Art von Ost...
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