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EIA & The Black Fish work to end illegal drift netting

In May, EIA and fellow NGO The Black Fish presented a paper to the Scientific Committee meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) highlighting the threat of illegal drift netting to populations of whales, dolphins and porpoises whereupon this information will be relayed to European ministers

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Europe Green Week and ways to counter marine debris

Today marks the start of Green Week in Europe – the biggest annual conference on European environment policy. EIA welcomes the focus this year on creating a circular economy, where almost nothing is wasted and reuse of resources becomes standard practice

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EU’s F-gas Regulation is law – now for a global deal!

The EU’s F-gas Regulation became law when it was published in the Official Journal of the EU, replacing an older version with several new and ambitious measures. The law, which controls the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases throughout the EU, will reduce emissions of F-gases by two-thirds of current levels by 2030

A Dolphin in the Ocean with a plastic bag stuck around its middle
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European Parliament votes to cut single-use plastic bags

EIA welcomes the vote in the European Parliament today to adopt binding measures to cut single-use plastic bags. MEPs voted by 539 votes to 51 in favour of an 80% reduction target by 2020, a measure that will help prevent billions of plastic bags ending up in the ocean

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