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Agenda of the EU Environment Council, 17 December 2024
Plastic pellet losses
EU environment ministers will be invited to reach a general approach for a regulation on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution.
Proposal for a regulation on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution
End-of-life vehicles
Ministers will hold a policy debate on the proposed regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on the management of end-of-life vehicles. The regulation aims to enhance sustainability and circularity in the automotive sector.
Proposal for a regulation on end-of-life vehicles
2040 climate target
EU environment ministers will also exchange views on the Commission communication on the EU’s 2040 climate target, published on 6 February 2024, which recommends a target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% of 1990 levels by 2040.
Communication on the EU 2040 climate target
Climate neutrality (background information)
Climate change: what the EU is doing (background information)
Reporting on international meetings
The Hungarian presidency, together with the Commission, will brief ministers on the outcome of COP29 on climate change, COP16 on biological diversity, the 5th round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty, and on COP16 on combatting desertification.