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FR / State Budget 2026: key "energy" allocations in the draft sent to the National Assembly on 14/10/2025

Roland Lescure, Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty, and Amélie de Montchalin, Minister for Action and Public Accounts, presented the draft budget 2026 on 14/10/2025. The text was submitted to the National Assembly on the same day. The…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): National bodies, Financing & funding, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 415391
• Published on 14/10/25 at 18:14
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EU: Launch of the "Blue Alliance" coalition, dedicated to environment protection in EU maritime policies

"The complexity of ocean governance requires moving beyond fragmented approaches between sectors and governance levels, from local to European. Environmental, economic, scientific, civil society, and institutional actors must work together, breaking down silos. For this reason, we, maritime…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Producers, …
• Article # 415288
• Published on 14/10/25 at 17:00
EU: EASE rebranded as the Energy Storage Europe Association to reflect the scaling up of the sector

The European association of battery storage, named EASE (European Association for Storage of Energy) until now, is officially rebranded as the Energy Storage Europe Association, announces the association on 14/10/2025. This rebranding goes along with a new identity designed to give the sector a…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Policies & Regulation, Infrastructures & Grids
• Article # 415358
• Published on 14/10/25 at 16:34
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EU: €1bn pilot auction to decarbonise industrial heat

€1 billion: this is the amount of the first pilot auction for the decarbonisation of industrial heat. The final terms and conditions were published by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Climate Action on 10/10/2025. Applications will open at the beginning of December 2025. The…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Financing & funding, …
• Article # 415352
• Published on 14/10/25 at 16:00
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EC / NextGenerationEU’s disbursements : €3,9 Bn greenlighted to Greece, Slovenia and Portugal

Greece, Slovenia and Portugal’s payment requests under NextGenerationEU have been greenlighted by the European Commission, declared the Commission on 14/10/2025. Bringing together, it’s represented nearly €4Bn. These funds are intended to support green and digital transitions, improve…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Financing & funding, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 415329
• Published on 14/10/25 at 14:36
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"It is essential to finance what is not green today" (M. Després, European Climate Foundation)

"Initially, policy makers and regulators were trying to achieve two objectives: "greening finance" and "financing the greening". We have made good progress on greening finance, for example, by working on taxonomy, supervision, stress tests, and labelling. At the same time, we have somewhat lost…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, Financing & funding, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 415221
• Published on 14/10/25 at 13:00
FR: Launch of a consultation of France's mayors on climate-energy issues (The Shift Project)

Collecting the opinions and views of all French mayors and local councillors on the climate and energy challenges facing their areas: this is the aim of the consultation launched by the French think tank "The Shift Project" on 13/10/2025. "We are addressing local elected representatives because…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Research & innovation, Climate / carbon, …
• Article # 415307
• Published on 14/10/25 at 12:10
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Light vehicles in 2035: "The Commission opens the door to technological neutrality" (B. Millienne)

"The message from Brussels is clear: electric vehicles will remain the main path to decarbonising Europe’s car fleet. But the Commission is also opening the door to technological neutrality: ending fossil fuels while allowing, under strict conditions, the use of low-carbon fuels in engines that…
Domain(s): Mobilities
• Article # 415277
• Published on 14/10/25 at 10:53
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FR: Thomas Cuvelier appointed chief of staff to the Minister for Ecological Transition and Biodiversity

Thomas Cuvelier has been appointed Chief of Staff to Monique Barbut, Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature, by the order of 13/10/2025 published in the Journal officiel on 14/10/2025. Thomas Cuvelier was Chief of Staff to Olga…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Skills & Employment
• Article # 415254
• Published on 14/10/25 at 09:28
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2nd edition of IUCN Global Standard 'to advance Nature-based Solutions firmly rooted in science'

The IUCN announced the imminent release of the second edition of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) at the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi on 10/10/2025. 'Nature-based Solutions are central to tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and sustainable…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 415198
• Published on 13/10/25 at 17:43