Recovery Fund e principio del "non arrecare un danno significativo all'ambiente"

Tutti gli investimenti e tutte le riforme che gli Stati membri Ue proporranno di finanziare con il Recovery Fund, dovranno rispettare il principio del “non arrecare un danno significativo” contro l’ambiente, “do no significant harm”, sancito dall’art. 17 del Regolamento sulla tassonomia (abbreviato DNSH nel linguaggio tecnico-giuridico delle norme Ue). L’ha stabilito la Commissione europea con una comunicazione del 12 febbraio 2021 (stesso giorno in cui è stato approvato definitivamente il regolamento sul Recovery Fund da parte del Parlamento e del Consiglio Ue) che fissa gli orientamenti tecnici per la corretta applicazione di questo principio.

Ma cosa significa, in concreto, “non arrecare un danno significativo” contro l’ambiente?

Ecco quanto riportato dalla Commissione europea:

“1. An activity is considered to do significant harm to climate change mitigation if it leads to significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions;

2. An activity is considered to do significant harm to climate change adaptation if it leads to an increased adverse impact of the current climate and the expected future climate, on the activity itself or on people, nature or assets;

3. An activity is considered to do significant harm to the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources if it is detrimental to the good status or the good ecological potential of bodies of water, including surface water and groundwater, or to the good environmental status of marine waters;

4. An activity is considered to do significant harm to the circular economy, including waste prevention and recycling, if it leads to significant inefficiencies in the use of materials or in the direct or indirect use of natural resources, or if it significantly increases the generation, incineration or disposal of waste, or if the long-term disposal of waste may cause significant and long-term environmental harm;

5. An activity is considered to do significant harm to pollution prevention and control if it leads to a significant increase in emissions of pollutants into air, water or land;

6. An activity is considered to do significant harm to the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems if it is significantly detrimental to the good condition and resilience of ecosystems, or detrimental to the conservation status of habitats and species, including those of Union interest.”

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