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©  European Climate Foundation
"COP30 in Belém is a real opportunity to fight for multilateralism"(Laurence Tubiana, ECF)

"What we are witnessing is not simply a slowing of momentum - it is a concerted effort to overturn the progress. We need to fight for multilateralism - not just defend it in principle, but prove it can still deliver meaningful results. COP30 in Belém is a real opportunity to rebuild momentum…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Climate adaptation & resilience, Climate / carbon
• Article # 407487
• Published on 31/07/25 at 15:20
©  Getty Images/iStockphoto Joris Van Ostaeyen
EU/VSME : Sustainability reporting to become voluntary and simplified for SMEs (Commission)

The European Commission adopts a recommendation to ease the administrative burden on SMEs (small and medium-sized companies) when reporting on their sustainability requirements to large companies and financial institutions, in Brussels on 30/07/2025. Two major shifts occur with this VSME…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, ESG & CSR, …
• Article # 407425
• Published on 31/07/25 at 14:10
©  cabinet du Premier ministre irakien
Solar PV: launch of a 1 GW power plant in Basra (Iraq) as part of the GGIP multi-energy project

1 GW: this will be the capacity of the solar power plant in Basra, Iraq, on which work began on 24/07/2025. Supported by TotalEnergies, which will operate and maintain the plant for 25 years, it will be built in four 250 MW units, with a total of two million solar panels covering 2,200 hectares…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Production / Construction, Renewable energies
• Article # 407368
• Published on 30/07/25 at 16:08
©  Michael Chia
SolarPower Europe: Sustainable Solar Europe on 03/12/2025 in Brussels (Belgium)

The 4th edition of "Sustainable Solar Europe", an event dedicated to sustainable solar energy organised by SolarPower Europe and Intersolar Europe, will be held in Brussels (Belgium) on 03/12/2025. The event will bring together manufacturers, academics and political decision-makers to give…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Financing & funding, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 407367
• Published on 30/07/25 at 16:04
©  D.R.
EU / EIB : €875 M investment supported under InvestEU for the new Lisbon-Porto high-speed line

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed €875 M financing - supported by InvestEU, the EU flagship programme to support sustainable investment (2021-2027), innovation and job creation in Europe - with Avan Norte- Gestao De Ferrovia de Alta Velocidade to build the Porto-Campanhã to Oiã section…
Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 407360
• Published on 30/07/25 at 15:48
©  Life Coase
EU: "Differences in policy approaches can pose obstacles to linking different ETSs" (Life Coase)

"Differences in cap-setting approaches can pose obstacles to linking ETSs. The EU ETS (Emissions Trading System) can only be linked to absolute cap systems (ie, the UK and Brasil, for now)", observes Life Coase, the collaborative observatory for the assessment of EU ETS, in their July 2025 report…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, Academic, Carbon capture & mitigation, …
• Article # 407330
• Published on 30/07/25 at 15:10
©  European Central Bank
European Central Bank to include climate-risks in its guarantee framework in 2026

"The Governing Council has decided to introduce a 'climate factor' which could reduce the value assigned to eligible assets pledged as collateral, depending on the extent to which an asset can be impacted by these uncertainties. This acts as a buffer against the possible financial impact of…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Banking & insurance, European bodies, …
• Article # 407284
• Published on 30/07/25 at 15:03
©  FNH
France / Soils: €34.7bn of public schemes identified as artificialisation drivers (IGF / IGEDD)

"34.7 Bn of public support, via more than 300 instruments, are likely to have an impact on soil artificialisation", according to a report by the French Inspectorate General of Finances (IGF) and the Inspectorate General of the Environment and Sustainable Development (IGEDD), published on…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Financing & funding, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 407323
• Published on 30/07/25 at 12:26
©  EEX
ETS : publication of the 2025/2026 auctions calendar for EU, Germany and Poland (EEX)

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has published on the 28/07/2025 the revised 2025 EUA (European Union Allowances) auction calendar as well as the new 2026 EUA auction calendar in coordination with the European Commission, the EU Member States and the EEA EFTA States auctioning on the common…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Banking & insurance, European bodies, …
• Article # 407315
• Published on 30/07/25 at 12:09
©  Eco Wave Power
MRE: Eco Wave Power pilot project deployed in the Port of Los Angeles (United States)

Eco Wave Power has installed its wave-powered floats in the port of Los Angeles (USA) as part of its first US project, the Swedish wave energy company announced on 28/07/2025. This pilot project, supported by Shell's Marine Renewable programme, aims to validate Eco Wave Power's technology in…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, Producers, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 407292
• Published on 30/07/25 at 10:28