The Methodology for Ecodesign of Energy-related Products (MEErP henceforth) consists of a techno-economic-environmental assessment of a specific product group. This assessment is the main analytical step in the potential implementation of the Ecodesign Directive for a specific product group....

The European Green Deal is a flagship initiative of the European Commission aimed at achieving a sustainable future through a clean energy transition. This report proposes a sustainability assessment framework (SAF) for evaluating energy technologies, inspired by the Safe and Sustainable by...

This Methodological Guidance clarifies some aspects of the voluntary application of the 'safe and sustainable by design' (SSbD) framework for chemicals and materials. It combines the disciplines of "Risk Assessment" (RA) and "Sustainability Assessment" (SA), which have different methodologies,...

In the context of the EU's Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), the Joint Research Centre is investigating the rationale for harmonising separate collection systems for municipal waste. The present report reviews and identifies the key parameters and elements making up a waste collection system,...

The aim of this study is to develop technical recommendations for a possible amendment of Table 1 - Annex II of the EC proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, to support the co-decision process. The main objective is to consider reducing the number of packaging categories...

This report is part of an annual series from the Clean Energy Technology Observatory that address the status of technology development and trends, value chains and markets in the European Union and internationally. The present report aims to provide an overall integrated analysis of the clean...