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An energy crisis starting to unfold, the EU Emissions Trading System, the Energy Efficiency Directive, the Energy Performance of Building Directive, the Carbon Boarder Adjustment Mechanism, the Construction Products Regulation, the End-of-life vehicle Directive, the Industrial Emissions Directive, the revision of E-PRTR are all topics covered in this newsletter. Yet, this is just a glimpse…
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The number and variety of topics reflect the amount and intensity of work for the Glass for Europe secretariat during this spring. A the same time, Glass for Europe was able to resume to physical meetings, to engage even more thoroughly with policy makers in Brussels and to take part to and intervene in different conferences and fora. It is an understatement to talk of a busy period and the Glass for Europe team deserves my full gratitude for their great work. I hope you also appreciate the quality of this work and how it effectively supports our sector.
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The summer is already equally busy, but I wish you to take some good rest because this coming fall and winter promise to be equally challenging for our sector… and for its European trade association, Glass for Europe.
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Secretary General, Glass for Europe
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"Save Gas for a Safe Winter": Glass for Europe's reaction
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The European Commission released today, 20 July 2022, a new legislative tool and a European Gas Demand Reduction Plan, to reduce gas use in Europe by 15% until next spring. The initiative includes measures and recommendations aiming at empowering the EU to resist to further gas supply cuts from Russia in the coming months and sets gas supply prioritization criteria for …
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Glass Alliance Europe on the priority gas supply to the glass industry
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As member of Glass Alliance Europe, Glass for Europe supports the call of the European glass industry for the development of prioritization criteria which recognize this specificity of the glass industry and guarantee priority gas dispatch to glass melting installations. In a document released today, the European Alliance of Glass Industries stresses the need of constant flow of natural gas …
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Glass for Europe highlights the dangers of the current energy crisis in the context of the war in Ukraine
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The geopolitical events at the borders of Europe are of high concerns to all of us seeking peace, security, and prosperity in Europe. While our thoughts are with the Ukrainian people and all those suffering of these terrible events, Glass for Europe must continue to fulfil its duty and to raise awareness about the dangers that the current energy crisis …
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Glass for Europe's recommendations on the revision of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR)
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Today, the European flat glass association releases its recommendations on the revision of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR). “Glass for Europe welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a new Construction Products Regulation” says …
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Auto glass is a resource for greater recycling
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Improving sorting and quality of the end-of-life automotive glass pieces could provide a new source of recycled glass for flat glass manufacturing. In its position on the revision of the End-of-life Vehicles Directive, Glass for Europe provides background information to policy-makers and offers some reflections on how to support greater recycling of automotive glazing. "Glass recycling offers many environmental and …
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The ITRE committee raises the bar on energy efficiency - EED vote
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The report on the recast Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) was adopted today by large majority in the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Parliament. The ITRE committee agreed to increase to 14.5% (compared to the 2020 reference scenario) the 2030 energy efficiency target and to make it binding at both EU and national level. “The European …
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Glass for Europe's reaction to the ETS and CBAM European Parliament vote
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Glass for Europe reacted to today’s vote on the review of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) with a video message from its Secretary General, Bertrand Cazes. “With today’s vote, the European Parliament is telling industry to go faster, higher and stronger in decarbonization” said B. Cazes. “This message is heard …
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Realizing the full potential of glazing in an EPBD fit for 2030
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Glass for Europe believes that it is time for a coherent revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). In the position paper released today and in its answer to the public consultation, the European association of flat glass manufacturers and transformers calls on the European Parliament and the Council to realize the full potential of glazing in buildings …
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Glass Alliance Europe's paper on the Industrial Emissions Directive and the E-PRTR
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Glass for Europe lead the work on the paper released today by Glass Alliance Europe on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the recast of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR). The paper of the European alliance of glass industries highlights the need to create a fertile ground for investments …
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Glass for Europe at 4th Innovative Glazing Global Summit
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2nd Glass for Europe workshop on flat glass recycling
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Flat glass decarbonisation efforts at the Sustainable Industrial manufacturing conference
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Glass for Europe at ECEEE Summer Study 2022
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