Glass for Europe participated in the Glass Conference organized by the National Glass Association (NGA) from February 5 to 8 in Charleston (SC). The event brought together over 100 industry professionals from the USA and Canada to discuss regulatory and technical issues affecting the glass manufacturing and fabrication sector in North America. As part of
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On 6 February, the European Commission presented its proposal for an ambitious 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. It initiates discussions on the necessary measures to create an environment conducive to significant CO2 emissions reduction, aligning with Europe’s 2050 climate-neutrality objective. However, the challenges of achieving this goal while maintaining global competitiveness for European industries cannot be overlooked.
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The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) started the year with the publication of a study on Techno-economic and environmental assessment of construction and demolition waste (CDW) management in the EU. CDW accounts for almost 40% of waste generated in the EU. Part of it is flat glass coming from windows, glass doors, and curtain
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On 24 January, in line with its June 2023 communication, the European Commission has presented a new package of initiatives to strengthen the European Union’s economic security. Combining a high level of ambition on sustainable policies with a competitive European-based industry is among the top challenge for the EU in the next years. To contribute to
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Over four days, from 15 to 18 January, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU organised the Renovation Week in Brussels. The event could not have been more topical as on 15 January, Members of the European Parliament from the Industry & Energy committee adopted the political agreement on the revision of the
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To mark the start of the Renovation week organized by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, Glass for Europe releases the second video of its policy Manifesto, focusing on the importance and benefits of windows and glazing upgrades in buildings. This 15 January is an important date to highlight the importance and
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On 15 December, Glass for Europe contributed to the Stakeholder Request Mechanism on the EU Taxonomy launched by the Platform on Sustainable Finance and the European Commission. The EU taxonomy is a classification system which aims at providing clarity on what environmentally sustainable activities are and under which circumstances. Since the regulation entered into force
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When it comes to end-of-life flat glass management, several options can be envisioned to process used glass most sustainably. Glass for Europe has produced a paper on the possibilities and constraints related to the practices of reuse and remanufacturing. The paper also highlights the potential of flat glass recycling as a sustainable end-of-life management option.
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On 13 December, a political agreement was reached by the EU Parliament, the Council of the EU, and the EU Commission, on the revision of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR). Glass for Europe welcomes this achievement which will be crucial to enable the putting of safe, efficient, and sustainable construction products on the EU single
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Executives from Glass for Europe member companies introduce the challenges and opportunities faced by Europe’s flat glass sector and present concrete policy priorities for the next mandate. Today, the first of a series of five videos is released to mark the launch of the flat glass industry policy manifesto for Europe for the next five
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Following the fourth interinstitutional meeting which took place on 7 December, EU co-legislators reached a political agreement on the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. This crucial text for the Green Deal and the flat glass industry is meant to make the Renovation Wave a reality, helping to double the annual energy renovation
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Earlier today, Iva Ganev, Environment & Climate Policy Manager of Glass for Europe, joined a panel discussion of the 2023 Sustainable Solar Power conference. This year is the second edition of the Sustainable Solar Power conference. It was opened by several keynote interventions including from Walburga Hemetsberger from Solar Power Europe and European Commission
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