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FR / Nicolas Clausset appointed energy, climate and transport adviser to the President of the Republic

Nicolas Clausset was appointed energy, climate and transport adviser to the President of the Republic by an order published in the Official Journal on 23/10/2025. He has held this position since 01/07/2025. Nicolas Clausset was previously Deputy Chief of Staff to Marc Ferracci, then Minister…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 416575
• Published on 23/10/25 at 14:00

"We won't be able to contain the global warming below 1.5°C" (Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General)

"Global warming is pushing our planet to the brink. Every one of the last ten years has been the hottest in history. Ocean heat is breaking records while decimating ecosystems, and no country is safe from fires, floods, storms and heatwaves. As always, the poorest and most vulnerable countries pay…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Associations & NGOs, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 416535
• Published on 23/10/25 at 13:31

EIB / Just Transition Fund: €200 M loan and €30 M grants to upgrade Czech Republic's railways

A €200 M loan by the EIB, enabling €30 M of grants from the EU’s Just Transition Mechanism : this is the total amount of funding brought by the Eu to the Czech Republic to upgrade the country's railways, announced the EIB on 23/10/2025. Správa železnic, the Czech public railways infrastructures…

Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): European bodies, Financing & funding, Railways & buses
• Article # 416562
• Published on 23/10/25 at 12:18

FR / François Villerez Chief of Staff to Mathieu Lefèvre, Minister Delegate for Ecological Transition

François Villerez has been appointed Chief of Staff to Mathieu Lefèvre, Minister Delegate to the Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature, with responsibility for Ecological Transition, according to an order dated 20/10/2025, published…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 416528
• Published on 23/10/25 at 10:39

FR /Call for "Sustainable coastal development" cooperation projects: applications until 30/01/2025

The rules for the "Sustainable coastal development" call for cooperation projects, co-organised by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, the French Ministry of Ecological Transition, the French Development Agency, the French public agency Cerema, the Cités et Gouvernements locaux unis…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 416520
• Published on 23/10/25 at 10:29

FR: "The alliance between gas and electricity is essential for the transition" (C. MacGregor, Engie)

"I agree that gas and electricity need to work hand in hand if we want the energy transition to succeed. Gas will still play a key role, as it gives us the flexibility we need during peaks in demand. We can’t take it out of heating systems entirely, but we should electrify everything that can…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Production / Construction, Electricity, …
• Article # 416408
• Published on 22/10/25 at 18:30

EC: Announcement of the new circularity-dedicated ECESP Coordination Group 2025-2028

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for the Environment and the European Economic and Social Committee (EECSC) announced the names of the 24 organisations that form the new European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) Coordination Group (CG) for the 2025-2028 mandate. They…

Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Circularity
• Article # 416447
• Published on 22/10/25 at 17:39

ReFuelEU Aviation Annual Technical Report (EU/ EASA)

The EU is on track to meet the overall mandatory 6% SAF blending target in 2030: this the main conclusion of the first “ReFuelEU Aviation Annual Technical Report”, published by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on 22/10/2025.

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Air transportation, …
• Article # 416423
• Published on 22/10/25 at 16:57

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Progress in SAF uptakes across the EU in 2024: "EU on track to meet 2030 objectives" (EASA's report)

The EU is on track to meet the overall mandatory 6% Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) blending target in 2030: that is the main conclusion of the first “ReFuelEU Aviation Annual Technical Report”, published by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on 22/10/2025. "The EU is making…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Air transportation, …
• Article # 416418
• Published on 22/10/25 at 16:42

Omnibus 1 / CSRD and CS3D: negotiating mandate of the European Parliament rejected by a majority of MEPs

MEPs rejected the mandate to enter interinstitutional negotiations on the Omnibus I concerning due diligence requirements of companies, on 22/10/2025 in Strasbourg. The vote by secret ballot resulted in 318 MEPs rejecting the mandate, 309 in favour of it, and 34 abstentions. MEPs will now vote on…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 416379
• Published on 22/10/25 at 16:00