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©  Oliver Sartor

AI: "Both a challenge and an opportunity for the energy transition" (Oliver Sartor, Voltalis)

'Artificial intelligence presents both challenges and opportunities for the energy transition. There is a great deal of uncertainty surrounding AI's electricity consumption. The proposed estimates vary widely because the economic models to be used are uncertain. There is a great deal of…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Production / Construction, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 404868
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©  VEP

Decarbonising buses: "I'm against the CO2 regulation" (Valérie Pécresse, Île-de-France Mobilités)

"I am opposed to the European regulation on CO2 emissions. We need to adopt an exemption for local authorities using biomethane vehicles during the review clause scheduled for 2027. If we don't, we will be dependent on China for all the components of our fleet", declared Valérie Pécresse…
Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Railways & buses
• Article # 404756
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EU/Environmental Implementation Review: "EU environmental laws inconsistently implemented" (EC)

"The costs of non-implementation of EU environmental laws through air and water pollution, nature degradation and waste are estimated at € 180 B per year for the EU. That is approximately 1% of the EU GDP (Gross Domestic Product). Environmental implementation can reduce these costs while ensuring…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, National bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 404722
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©  Friends of the Earth Europe

EU : "Nature credits will mainly serve investors and corporations" (Friends of Earth)

"Nature credits will mainly serve investors and corporations, not the public good. Market-driven restoration will likely lead to a focus on areas that are the easiest, fastest and most profitable to restore, regardless of whether this is what is ecologically needed", states Friends ot the Earth…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 404708
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© D.R

EU/Nature credits: "Start thinking about nature protection as an investment" (J. Roswall, Commission)

"Nature protection is seen as a cost, but we need to start thinking about nature protection as an investment. 75% of our businesses depend on nature, yet 80% of nature in Europe is in a poor state. Nature credits are emerging as a promising tool to change how we value nature", says Jessika…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 404649
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United Kingdom: national strategy to "reverse 10 years of stagnation" for onshore wind energy

"Reversing near decade of stagnation in the UK onshore wind industry" is the aim of the National Onshore Wind Strategy published by the UK Government on 04/07/2025. The plan, which focuses in particular on England, comprises 42 measures, including : • Unlocking up to 10 GW of capacity by…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Renewable energies
• Article # 404699
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©  Inrae

INRAE/Bpifrance: partnership dedicated to deep-tech start-ups to support agrifood transitions

On 03/07/2025, Inrae, Bpifrance and Inrae Transfert signed a structuring partnership agreement to accelerate the transformation of scientific results into "concrete, high-impact" innovations for the agri-food and environmental transitions, they announced on 07/07/2025. "By joining forces with…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Academic, National bodies, Bioeconomy, …
• Article # 404673
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©  D.R.

EC: 852 €M granted for six EV battery cell gigafactories through the Innovation Fund

€852M from the Innovation Fund, using revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), granted to six electric vehicle (EV) battery cell manufacturing projects in four Member States: this is the total amount of grants, announced by the European Commission on 04/07/2025, following the first…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Producers, …
• Article # 404665
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©  Christian Lue / Unsplash

OJEU: Marketing authorisation of three new varieties of GM soybean

Products containing , consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87705×MON 87708×MON 89788, produced by the Bayer group, have obtained, on 04/07/2025, their marketing authorisations, for food or feed use and as an ingredient in food preparations, with the exception of…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 404633
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©  Pathways2Resilience

Pathways2Resilience: call for application open until 20/08/2025 for regions and communities

"61 subgrantees will be selected to receive financial support of up to € 210.000, along with a capacity building program for a total of 18 months of support", announces P2R (Pathways2resilience) in its call for application, from 15/05/2025 to 20/08/2025. The prizes will be allocated to regions…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Climate / carbon
• Article # 404485
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