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Textiles EPR reform: "Towards the industrialisation of a genuine recycling sector" (French Ministry)

"Orienting the Extended Producer Responsibility for textiles, footwear and household linen (EPR TLC) towards the industrialisation of a genuine recycling sector in France" is the objective of the reform announced by Mathieu Lefèvre, Minister Delegate for Ecological Transition, on 23/04/2026, after…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Circularity, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 439488
• Published on 28/04/26 at 18:10
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Financing biodiversity: "Businesses have an interest in acting for themselves" (B. Clocheret, Medef)

"Businesses have an interest in acting for themselves with a view to long-term resilience", Benoît Clocheret, co-chairman of Medef's Ecological and Economic Transition Commission, told News Tank on 28/04/2026. "One of the aims of the guide we published was to remind businesses of the economic…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Trade unions & federations, Carbon capture & mitigation, …
• Article # 439481
• Published on 28/04/26 at 17:30
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Santa Marta Conference: the French government presents its roadmap for a fossil fuel phase-out

The French government released a roadmap for France's gradual phase-out of fossil fuels on 27/04/2026, on the sidelines of the first Conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels, currently taking place in Santa Marta (Colombia). "France has been engaged since 2017 in an energy planning to…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Decarbonisation
• Article # 439451
• Published on 28/04/26 at 17:11
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Agriculture Council: ministers agree on an "holistic approach to strengthen wildfire risk prevention"

EU Ministers for Agriculture "agreed on the importance of an integrated and holistic approach to sustainable forest management in strengthening wildfire risk prevention and resilience" at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 27/04/2026. In particular, "they discussed how the CAP, in…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 439431
• Published on 28/04/26 at 15:06
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Creation of the Global Green Bond Initiative Fund to support sustainable infrastructure outside the EU

The European Union and partner development finance institutions signed the Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) Fund, a new public-private investment tool for sustainable infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries, on 24/04/2026. It aims to unlock up to €3Bn of green bonds in…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, European bodies, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 439429
• Published on 28/04/26 at 13:17
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French ministry for Energy : F. Tirana appointed decarbonisation advisor, L. De Oliveira Europe advisor

Florian Tirana has been appointed decarbonation and planning adviser in the cabinet of Maud Bregeon, the French Minister attached to the Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty, with responsibility for energy, by an order published in the Journal officiel…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): National bodies, Decarbonisation
• Article # 439421
• Published on 28/04/26 at 12:10
Santa Marta Conference: "France's priority is to implement the Paris Agreement" (Ministry)

"For France, the priority is not to spend hours renegotiating new texts or new instruments, but to implement the Paris Agreement, which sets an objective of carbon neutrality by 2050", declared the French Ministry of Ecological Transition on 27/04/2026 ahead of the high-level discussions that will…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, International bodies, National bodies, …
• Article # 439339
• Published on 27/04/26 at 17:30
GHG emissions in the EU: publication of the annual limit values of LULUCF and emission allocations (EC)

The European Commission published the binding annual targets for net GHG removals from land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) for each Member State of the EU and their annual Emission Allocations under the Effort Sharing Regulation on 24/04/2026. The first one covers the period between…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 439294
• Published on 27/04/26 at 15:00
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Sustainability of data centers: creation of a guide and an Observatory for decision-makers in France

The first guide to "sustainable data centers that are acceptable to public decision-makers" was launched on 21/04/2026 by Ville de Demain and Station F, in partnership with France Urbaine and Paris-Île de France Capitale Économique. A national Observatory of sustainable data centers, "a unifying…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): National bodies, Decarbonisation , Research & innovation
• Article # 439280
• Published on 27/04/26 at 12:30
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"The competition to decarbonise is very healthy" (Patrick Peters, Spark Cleantech)

"The competition to decarbonise is very healthy," Patrick Peters, CEO of Spark Cleantech, told News Tank on 24/04/2026. "However, some processes cannot be electrified." "As for green hydrogen, it has an intrinsic cost linked to the price of electricity. We believe in technological…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Decarbonisation , Renewable energies
• Article # 439264
• Published on 27/04/26 at 11:30