The work described in this report aims at contributing to interdisciplinarity and policy-anticipation capacity in the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission. The authors propose, pilot and document a novel approach to explore and visualise interlinkages within (and potentially...

With the announcement of the European Green Deal an intensified effort will be directed towards achieving a set of challenging targets to enable Europe to become the first climateneutral continent by 2050. Measures to facilitate this transition will need to be taken in many economic sectors,...

This report provides the technical specifications formulated by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission to support the development of a methodology for calculating the collection rates of waste portable and light means of transport (LMT) batteries, in the framework of...

In this report, the JRC provides technical suggestions for calculation and verification rules for the targets set in Article 71 of the (EU) 2023/1542 on recycling efficiency and recovery of materials from PbA, Li-based, NiCd and other waste batteries. The analysis starts with a review of the...

In this report, the JRC provides technical suggestions for calculation and verification rules for the targets set in Article 71 of the (EU) 2023/1542 on recycling efficiency and recovery of materials from PbA, Li-based, NiCd and other waste batteries. The analysis starts with a review of the...

This report examines the strategic importance of titanium metal for the European Union (EU) economy and explores the potential for increased circularity in its value chain. Recognised as both a critical and strategic raw material under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act, titanium is essential for...

This report describes part of the research carried out to support the Impact Assessment of the legislative proposal amending Directive 2008/98/EC, in relation to the part focusing on setting legally binding food waste reduction targets. It illustrates: the outcome of the public consultation on...

On 5 July 2023, the European Commission adopted a legislative proposal to set legally binding food waste reduction targets to be achieved by Member States (MSs) by 2030. The results of the first EU-wide monitoring of food waste levels carried out in 2020 will serve as a baseline to assess...

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of progress towards the European Green Deal (EGD), the European Union's transformative agenda for achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The analysis encompasses 154 quantifiable targets from 44 policy documents between 2019 and 2024 across key...

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of progress towards the European Green Deal (EGD), the European Union's transformative agenda for achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The analysis encompasses 154 quantifiable targets from 44 policy documents between 2019 and 2024 across key...