On Monday, the Parliament’s Bureau, the body that takes decisions on matters concerning the institution’s internal organisation, approved a significant increase in efforts to further reduce the Parliament’s ecological footprint. It updated its environmental policy and set new environmental targets for the 2024-2029 term.

Building on a strong record of environmental measures, the European Parliament commits to further boost its sustainable development operationally. The new targets to achieve by 2029 include:

• A carbon footprint reduction of at least 55 % tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per Full-Time Equivalent (tCO2e/FTE) compared to 2006.
• A 55% decrease in energy consumption (kWh/m²) compared to 2012.
• Raising the share of energy consumption from renewable sources to 80 %.
• A 85% reduction in paper consumption compared to 2012.
• The European Parliament also included a qualitative biodiversity indicator. It tracks the size of the green outside spaces and what is happening…