WWF European Policy Programme

Simplification must not serve as a pretext to dismantle environmental targets and obligations, as this would create legal uncertainty, weaken the EUs international credibility, penalise frontrunners - and ultimately put the EUs climate and biodiversity commitments at risk. The objectives enshrined in EU laws (such as the EU Deforestation Regulation, Birds and Habitats Directives, Water Framework Directive, and Nature Restoration Regulation) remain essential to safeguard public health and the planet. These laws have already been assessed for burdens through impact assessments and fitness checks. EU-level regulation eases burdens compared to 27 national frameworks. Rolling back standards…

The WWF European Policy Office is active in the following policy areas: European Green Deal, Clean Industrial Deal, EU Climate Law, Renewable Energy Directive, Energy Efficiency Directive, Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union, Just Transition Fund, CO2 Emissions Performance Standard, Medium Combustion Plant Directive, Industrial Emissions Directive, Regulation on binding annual greenhouse gas emissions reductions by member States from 2021 to 2030, Paris Agreement: EU mid-century strategy, EU Emission Trading System (ETS), Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, Industrial Accelerator Act, EU Deforestation Regulation, Water Framework Directive (WFD), The 2030 EU Biodiversity Strategy, Birds and Habitats Directives, Environmental Crime Directive, Wildlife Trade Action Plan, LIFE Regulation, 8th Environmental Action Programme, EU Nature Restoration Regulation, Global Biodiversity Framework, Nature Credits, Common Agricultural Policy, Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFAF), Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fisheries (IUU) Regulation, Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Integrated Maritime Policy, Marine Spatial Planning Directive, Oceans Act, Technical Measures Regulation, Control Regulation, Global Europe: Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument, Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development implementation strategy, EU Budget/Multi-Annual Financial framework, EU Sustainable Finance Action Plan, Capital Markets Union, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive, European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), European Structural and Investment Funds, EU Taxonomy for sustainable finance, EU Recovery Plan and Recovery and Resilience Fund.