Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.

EU Legislative Interests

- European Green Deal - Energy Omnibus - Security of Supply Framework (part of the Clean Energy for all Europeans package) - CSDDD: amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 - Omnibus 1: Proposal postponing the application of some reporting requirements in the CSRD and the transposition deadline and application of the CSDDD - Omnibus I - COM(2025)80 - EU Nature Restoration Law - EU deforestation regulation - Common Agricultural Policy - Common Fisheries Policy - Marine Strategy Framework Directive - EU Water Framework Directive - EU Nitrates Directive - Dir. (EU) 2023/413 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (RED III) - RePowerEU Emissions Trading System for buildings, road transport and small industry (ETS2) - Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) - Single-use Plastics Directive - Directive (EU) 2024/1711 - EU hydrogen and gas decarbonisation package, consisting of Directive (EU) 2024/1788 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1789: DA Low-carbon fuels - RNFBO Revision (as part of 2026 revision of hydrogen strategy) - Proposal for a Regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles - Rev. WEEE-Directive (2012/19/EU) - Delegated acts (Verordnung (EU) 2023/1542) - Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) - Planned Circular Economy Act - Environmental Omnibus - GAP-Omnibus - Waste Framework Directive – End-of-Waste criteria - Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act (IDAA) - Public Procurement Directive - CPR (Construction Products Reg.) and its Acquis-Process - EU Methane Regulation 2024/1787 - (Rev. of) Effort-sharing Reg. for 2021-2030: 'Fit for 55' package - (Rev. of) Reg. (EU) 2018/841 (on emissions and removals from land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF)) - Proposal for a Reg. (EU) 2018/841 - (EU) 2018/1999 - Rev. of ecodesign and energy labelling legislation on solid fuel boilers (Reg.(EU) 2015/1189 and (EU) 2015/1187) - Rev. of ecodesign legislation on solid fuel local space heaters (Reg.(EU) 2015/1185) - Rev. of the EPBD Directive (EU) 2018/844 amending Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings - Reg. (EU) 2024/1257 - Directive (EU) 2024/2881 - National Emissions Reduction Directive (NEC) ((2016/2284/EU) - 2040 EU Climate Target Proposal - Habitats Directive - Reg. (EU) 2024/573 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 February 2024 on fluorinated greenhouse gases - REACH: (Proposal about the Restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of PFASs) - EU Heating and Cooling Strategy - Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC - Food and feed safety – simplification omnibus - car labelling Directive (Directive 1999/94/EC)

Communication Activities

- Webinar am 19.5.2025 zur Überarbeitung der EU-Altfahrzeugrichtlinie (neuer Vorschlag Regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles) unter Beteiligung von MEP Sara Matthieu - Joint statement on repair in the proposed regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles am 22.01.2025 gemeinsam mit HOP, EEB, ECOS, Right to Repair, Ifixit, Restart, FIA, Insurance Europe, Figiefa und Mobilians - Joint statement on improving the reuse and high-quality recycling of materials and components from end-of-life vehicles in the proposed regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles am 28.04.2025 gemeinsam mit EEB, ECOS, T&E, European Aluminium, Eurometaux, International Copper Association Europe und Glass for Europe - Joint statement: Environmental organisations call for a swift revision of the WEEE Directive to address Europe’s electronic waste crisis am 30. Oktober 2024 mit ECOS, DUH, EEB, NABU and RREUSE - Consultation on Environmental Omnibus - JRC Consultation on End-of-Waste Criteria - Webinar am 14.5.25 zu “Best Practise in fair pricing – auf Augenhöhe in der Lieferkette” u.a. mit Meike Wolf (Deputy Head of Unit DG AGRI, EC) und Martin Häusling (MEP Greens) - Consultation on food and feed omnibus - Within their ongoing work in projects that have connections to EU policies, staff of the department of Energy & Climate Protection regularly takes part in events and/or communication activities in Brussels or in events and/or communication activities that are organized by partners of EU networks we are part of. - Communication activities of the department of Transport & Air Quality on EU level are mainly focusing on EU Air Quality regulations, agricultural emissions (methanematters.eu), f-gases/PFAS and CO2 emissions from transport. Activities usually include open letters, statements, events (organization and participation) and media work (press releases and Social Media). - Sent E-Mail to German MEPs to safeguard the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) against proposed amendments that would undermine its effectiveness, weaken the EU’s global climate leadership, and compromise the democratic integrity of the European legislative process. (Nov. 2024) - Sent E-Mail to German MEPs to call on the EU decision-makers to reject attempts to weaken or delay the EUDR by reopening the benchmarking process or adding a “negligible-risk” category. (July 2025)

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

• European Environmental Bureau (EEB) • T&E Transport & Environment • Environmental Coalition on Standards (ECOS) • VERT-Association • Climate Action Network Europe (CAN) • Arbeitskreis Mehrweg GbR • Runder Tisch Reparatur e.V. • Right to Repair Europe coalition • BBBB – Buy Better to Build Better Alliance for green public procurement in Buildings • Seas at Risk

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