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The F-Gas Regulation is a landmark piece of the EU climate legislation for moving away from fluorinated gases such as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6). In the years since its adoption, however, it has become clear that it requires significant improvements to safeguard our climate system namelly:  accelerate the HFC phase-down schedule, in particular by adjusting the penultimate step in 2027…

The affordable housing crisis is not a recent or isolated phenomenon in Italy. It is the result of decades of absence of structural housing policies, that the rapid expansion of short-term rentals has contributed to a sudden and acute aggravation, especially in cities of art and popular tourist destinations.

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Affordable Housing in Healthy and Resilient Cities: the efficient use of urban space must align with the sustainable management of soil and urban nature. The European Affordable Housing Plan takes an important step in the right direction in acknowledgement of the importance of structural factors such high vacancy rates, inefficient use of buildings, financialisation and unequal access.

Legambiente agrees with the aim of reducing the use of synthetic mineral fertilisers, replacing them with equivalent products obtained from waste biological matrices (RENURE), with a view to the circular economy and reduction of output.

Legambiente strongly opposes the European Commissions proposal to include the Indian ship recycling yards Shree Ram and YSI Recyclers, located in Alang-Sosiya, on the EU List of approved ship recycling facilities. Both yards operate using the beaching method, whereby ships are brought directly onto tidal beaches and dismantled there.

Products and services must be designed from the start to enhance circularity. It's the design stage that counts the most when creating the environmental impact, and it is at that stage that most of the effort must be done to improve European policy on circularity.

The inception impact assessment document provides a very good introduction to the topic, and we are very supportive of most of the statements made. The best policy option for consumers and the environment is indeed option 3. We would like to insist on three key points: 1/ Ecodesign requirements should be pursued, but thoroughly revised and reinforced to better reflect current technologies and practices.

The inception impact assessment document provides a very good introduction to the topic, and we are very supportive of most of the statements made. The best policy option for consumers and the environment is indeed option 3. We would like to insist on three key points: 1/ Ecodesign requirements should be pursued, but thoroughly revised and reinforced to better reflect current technologies and practices.

Our views on the Commission’s proposal are summarised in the attached paper: https://goo.gl/7XeaF8 We are in favour of Option 4 because Ecodesign & Energy Labelling requirements for household washing machines and washer driers help mitigate climate change, help EU citizens save on their bills, and we strongly support the Commission’s intention to better integrate domestic appliances in a Circular Economy through the…