EU Green Deal
The path to EU climate neutrality
With the "Green Deal", the European Commission has presented a far-reaching program for more climate and environmental protection in the EU in 2019. The central goal is to become climate neutral by 2050, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% compared to 1990 emission levels and to further promote the circular economy in Europe.
The "Fit for 55 Package" published by the Commission in 2021 sets out the measures that EU countries must implement to achieve these goals.
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The 6th edition of the VDMA Technology Guide Oil Gas Petrochemicals with focus on Net-Zero Solutions for energy-intensive Industries. Are you among the Who's Who of European process technology suppliers?
The new Clean Industrial Deal seeks to answer the industry calls for competitiveness as the successor of the EU Green Deal?
What impact will tariff decisions have on transatlantic relations or the global agricultural machinery trade? And how will the EU's change of course away from the Green Deal affect our industry?
With the omnibus proposal, the EU Commission plans to simplify ESG regulations, reduce bureaucracy and optimize sustainability reporting - we analyze the latest developments.
After the second face-to-face meeting on 8.11.2024 and numerous further online meetings of the 7 sub-working groups, the first drafts and H2 requirements lists are available. (update no. 3)
The EU's upcoming Clean Industrial Deal addresses the right issues from the perspective of the mechanical engineering industry. Implementation must now be a priority, involving the relevant stakeholders.
Current research projects in the flat glass industry and innovation management were the topics of the IAK Research & Technology on November 13/14, 2023.
How can we succeed in improving the eco-balance of the flat glass industry?
VDMA and its members support the transition to a functioning circular economy. The textile machinery industry is an indispensable partner in this transition. The following list provides an overview of the products and services of VDMA members that make this possible.
How do I reduce my CO2 footprint as a manufacturing company? The industry working group Research & Technology on February 14, 2023 conveyed various approaches that can also be implemented in glass machinery manufacturing.
The top management of the European large industrial plant manufacturing sector met again in person at the 8th Engineering Summit in Darmstadt on 20 and 21 July 2022.
VDMA publishes brochure on battery recycling
In future, the digital product passport is to include all important environmental and material data of a product along its entire life cycle. VDMA sees opportunities and challenges in this concept and calls for the involvement of the industry.
In our Power Talk we give an overview of the measures and the possible effects for European mechanical engineering companies.
In the steel industry, hydrogen-based technological approaches in particular offer an answer to the challenges of the climate crisis.
The success of circular economy is influenced by many factors and not referring to technology only. Value chains, politics and society play an important role.
VDMA discussion paper on more use of recycled plastics published.
The Corona pandemic has also become a decisive point of departure for the EU Commission's climate agenda. The Green New Deal offers many opportunities for the mechanical and plant engineering industry - if it is based on market principles.
Study by VDMA and Fraunhofer ISE shows ecological and economic feasibility of photovoltaic production in Europe. A required increase in photovoltaic capacity in Europe means an attractive market volume. Photovoltaics as the world's cheapest form of power generation.
The Commission is working on the preparatory study for the Ecodesign Working Plan 2020-2024 .
European Green Deal of the new EU Commission with the aim to become the first climate neutral continent. Recycling management is an important building block.
Photovoltaic production in Europe and Germany across the entire value chain is competitive again if the size of the production fab is appropriate. This is the result of a survey by Fraunhofer ISE commissioned by VDMA, comparing the cost ratios of production in Europe and China.
At Intersolar, experts from industry, research and associations discussed the opportunities and possibilities of setting up photovoltaic production again in Germany and Europe.
Events
Get the latest information on European substance regulation - for example on PFAS and chromium(VI) under the REACH Regulation and the POP Regulation - in a compact and practical format.
How can greenhouse gas emissions be systematically recorded over the entire life cycle of a company and product? The event will show how companies in the mechanical and plant engineering sector can approach this topic.
Discover how the synergetic development of digitalization and sustainability is shaping the future of our industry.
The series of workshops organized by the Efficiency Agency NRW (efa) provides practical support for NRW's mechanical and plant engineering industry in the introduction of circular business models - this offers enormous potential even in times of crisis.
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