Article 2 ‘1. The 7th Environment Action Programme shall have the following priority objectives: (a) to protect, conserve and enhance the Union’s natural capital; (b) to turn the Union into a resource-efficient, green and competitive low-carbon economy; (c) to safeguard the Union’s citizens from environment-related pressures and risks to health and well-being; (d) to maximise the benefits of Union environment legislation by improving implementation; (e) to improve the knowledge and evidence base for Union environment policy; (f) to secure investment for environment and climate policy and address environmental externalities; (g) to improve environmental integration and policy coherence; (h) to enhance the sustainability of the Union’s cities; (i) to increase the Union’s effectiveness in addressing international environmental and climate-related challenges. [...]‘
Article 37 - Environmental protection