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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 442, 9 December 2021, pp. 1-349.
Subject
Energy, Environment gen., Forestry, Water
Keyword
Climate change Energy conservation/energy production Protection of environment Data collection/reporting Effluent waste water/discharge Environmental planning Environmental standards Precautionary principle Public health Risk assessment/management Waste management Policy/planning Standards Afforestation/reforestation Forest management/forest conservation Sewerage Freshwater resources management Pollution control Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall apply from 1 January 2022.
Abstract

This Regulation establishes the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation and adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives laid down in Regulation (EU) 2020/852 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment. Annexes I and II to this Regulation set out the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions for the activities in the fields of forestry, environmental protection and restoration, energy, water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, information and communication, human health and professional, scientific and technical areas to assess their substantial contribution to climate change adaptation or mitigation.

Full text
English
Website
eur-lex.europa.eu

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EU) 2020/852 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088.

Legislation | European Union | 2020

Keyword: Biodiversity, Climate change, Hazards, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Marine area, Marine pollution, Pollution control, Protection of environment, Risk assessment/management, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Policy/planning, Standards, Management/conservation, Precautionary principle, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Protection of habitats, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX