​​​​​​​Upon a suggestion of the EA Group Political coordinator, Cllr Andrew Cooper, the ENVE commission, meeting in Brussels on 28 October, debated the recent VW emission scandal.  The EA political coordinator asked the European Commission to support the passing of funds from any compensation claims to municipalities enabling them to establish clean-up programmes.
 
"The real losers are the people in our towns and cities who breathe in these emissions with the impact on their health. Fines to manufacturers should be dedicated to repairing the damage that has been caused and be reinvested back in projects that improve air quality, said Andrew Cooper"
 
The ENVE members adopted during the meeting two opinions on the REFIT process for the EU Birds and Habitats Directives as well as on the future of the Covenant of Mayors.