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![European Commission proposes to ease Green Deal rules for farmers](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4A8608EB-9877-4874-89C8-E4D1EF8873ED-500x313.jpeg)
The relaxation of the rules will be considered at the meeting of the ministers of agriculture on March 26
![German scientists are trying to replace oil with sugar in the production of foam rubber](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/shutterstock_1445340467-500x334.jpg)
Currently, the enterprise produces 0.5 tons of such aniline per day
![Air quality has improved in Europe, but pollution levels are still dangerous](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/shutterstock_2369982815-500x333.jpg)
The annual reduction of PM10 emissions reaches 2.72%, PM2.5 – 2.45%, and nitrogen dioxide – 1.72%
![US to spend $425 million to decarbonize coal communities](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_789727018-500x361.jpg)
Germany to allocate €21 billion in subsidies in 2024 for program to reduce emissions of industries that are difficult to decarbonize
![Europe is not ready for rapidly growing climate risks – EEA](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/045C5E5E-7398-4033-9DE3-1532CE0708DB-1536x960-1-500x313.jpeg)
5 risk categories require urgent measures
![10 EU countries pledge to decarbonize energy by 2035](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_1213230460-500x247.jpg)
These countries represent more than 60% of the EU's energy sector
![EU plans to ban single-use plastic packaging by 2030](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/891B3215-AF45-4B95-8941-CAC99BA4ECD1-500x313.jpeg)
In 2021, the amount of packaging waste in the EU increased to 84 million tons
![Europe cuts green transition costs and expects Ukraine to act decisively](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/96779D3F-A9DC-4B91-815C-E2BCDF43010D-500x313.jpeg)
Ukraine has lost 40-80% of its industrial potential
![The plastic recycling industry is under threat in the EU](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_1894789522-500x334.jpg)
The EU is preparing a new Regulation on packaging and packaging waste, which sets requirements for the content of secondary raw materials and the level of recycling
![CBAM can increase the price of metal from Ukraine by €100 per ton – Antipov](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/F5EA6D14-8113-4D0A-9705-EF72A48BF857-500x313.jpeg)
Competitors from other countries will also incur similar additional costs
![An entrepreneur who embezzled UAH 3 million from forestry programs will be tried in Zakarpattia](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_629239772-500x334.jpg)
He faces up to 12 years in prison and confiscation of property
![A number of EU countries achieved the energy goal of sustainable development before 2030](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/shutterstock_1897971871-500x364.jpg)
Sweden, Finland and Latvia get 40% of their energy from renewable sources