New EPA in Wales
Natural Resources Wales brings together the work of the Countryside Council for Wales, Environment Agency Wales and Forestry Commission Wales, as well as some functions of Welsh Government.
New EPA to be created in Norway
The Directorate for Nature Management and the Climate and Pollution Agency are being merged to form the Norwegian Environment Agency with effect from 1 July 2013.
Green Growth indicators in Slovakia
Policies that promote green growth need to be founded on a good understanding of the different factors that affect green growth, and appropriate information is needed to monitor progress and measure results. As part of Green Growth Strategy, the OECD has developed a conceptual framework and indicators that help governments monitor progress towards green growth. According this conceptual framework
Network reports and correspondence
Network reports and correspondence
The EPA Network has published the following reports expressing the views of its members:
Recent correspondence (by theme)
Members of the Network have recently expressed their views in the following correspondence:
Better Regulation
6EAP public consulation response by the EPA Network- April 2011
Climate change
Letter to the European Commission regarding the proposed EU Climate change adaptation strategy - October 2012 and response from Commissioner Hedegaard
F-gases
Letter to the European Commission (May 2012) from a number of members of the EPA Network and response from Commissioner Hedegaard (July 2012)
Noise
Letter to the European Parliament and technical report on road traffic noise from the Interest Group on Noise Abatement - April 2012.
Letter to the European Commission from the Interest Group on Noise Abatement regarding road traffic noise - October 2011