A novembre si terrà la COP26, ma come funzionano i negoziati climatici? Come si organizzano le sessioni negoziali? Le decisioni che vengono prese sono vincolanti e, se sì, per tutti i paesi? Con Federico Brocchieri, esperto di negoziati climatici, abbiamo parlato di questo, dell'importanza degli incontri informali, del modo in cui i paesi sono tenuti a rispettare gli accordi presi e di molto altro.
The European Parliament's vote (and subsequently the Council of Europe's) on the new European Directive on air quality is expected for September 13. This directive updates the allowed atmospheric pollutant limits, bringing them closer to those established by the WHO in 2021. Resistance to the new objectives, mainly coming from the industrial world and established economic interests in certain regions, makes the outcome of the vote uncertain. However, there are no serious scientific or political reasons to oppose or attempt to dilute the more ambitious limits proposed by the new directive.
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The new European Directive on air quality, currently under discussion in the European Parliament, updates the concentration limits of major air pollutants, bringing them closer to those set by the new guidelines of the World Health Organization (2021). The outcome of the vote, scheduled for September 13, is uncertain.
