Adhesives and Sealants in Support of the European Green Deal
FEICA, the Association of the European Adhesive and Sealant Industry, shares details regarding the continent’s sustainability goals and the role played by the adhesive and sealant industry.
The European Union (EU) has taken global leadership in tackling climate change and actively pursues policies to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and to decouple these from economic growth. This allows the EU to modernize its economy and energy system, making them sustainable in the long term, and to improve energy security and the health of its citizens by reduced air pollution.
In this context, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the European Green Deal on December 11, 2019, stating, “We can all be involved in the transition and we can all benefit from the opportunities. We will help our economy to be a global leader by moving first and moving fast. We are determined to succeed for the sake of this planet and life on it—for Europe’s natural heritage, for biodiversity, for our forests and our seas. By showing the rest of the world how to be sustainable and competitive, we can convince other countries to move with us.”1