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Package and Packaging Waste Regulation: the Commission exempts wrapping and straps from the scope

"The European Commission decided that wrapping and straps used to secure goods on pallets during transport will not have to meet the EU’s 100% reuse requirement under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)", it announced on 25/02/2026. This exemption, introduced through a delegated…
Domain(s): Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Circularity, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 432053
• Published on 26/02/26 at 14:15
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FR / Commissariat général du Développement durable : Christophe Strobel, Head of R&I Department

Christophe Strobel has been appointed Head of the research and innovation (R&I) department at the Commissariat général du développement durable (CGDD), for three years, by an order dated 24/02/2026, published in the Journal officiel of 26/02. From 16/03, he will succeed Thierry Courtine, who…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Academic, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 432069
• Published on 26/02/26 at 13:00
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ENVI Committee: approval of the circularity requirements and end-of-life vehicles proposition

The ENVI Committee of the Parliament has adopted the provisional agreement on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, on 25/02/2026, during an joint session with Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee in Brussels. 96 members…
Domain(s): Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Circularity, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 431897
• Published on 26/02/26 at 11:00
©  Iberdrola
Iberdrola: 12% growth to €6.3 billion in reported net profit in 2025, €14.5 billion in investments

"2025 has been a record year for Iberdrola, with more investment than ever in transmission and distribution networks in the United States and the United Kingdom, which will be our main drivers of growth in the coming years", declares Ignacio Galán, Executive Chairman of Iberdrola at the 2025…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Financing & funding, Electricity
• Article # 431946
• Published on 25/02/26 at 17:31
Clean energy: The EU "generally 2nd major knowledge producer on early-stage technologies", behind China

"China consistently leads global scientific and technological output across the detected emerging clean energy technologies", states a news report from the Joint Research Center, released on 25/02/2026. "The EU is generally the second major producer of knowledge, with stronger specialisation…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, International bodies, Producers, …
• Article # 431879
• Published on 25/02/26 at 15:35
©  Sigrid Stagl/University of Vienna
"Climate inaction is an active driver of prosperity loss" (Sigrid Stagl, University of Vienna)

"Climate inaction is not a zero scenario. It is an active driver of prosperity loss. And EU-wide prevention saves trillions, protects lives and strengthens competitiveness", declares Sigrid Stagl, Professor in Environmental Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and Austrian…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Academic, European bodies, …
• Article # 431603
• Published on 25/02/26 at 13:52
©  IMO
Maritime transport: publication of the rules relating to the FuelEU database

"The rules on access rights and the functional and technical specifications, including notification rules and filtering, of the FuelEU database", which is based primarily on the THETIS-MRV system, are set out in an implementing regulation published in the Official Journal of the EU on…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 431872
• Published on 25/02/26 at 11:52
©  Engie
Solar energy: Engie commissions a 753 MW PV complex in Brazil

On 23/02/2026, Engie announced the commissioning of the Assú Sol photovoltaic complex, a set of 16 solar PV parks with a total installed capacity of 753 MW located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil). The park will generate electricity to cover the annual needs of 850,000 people. Ass…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Production / Construction, Renewable energies
• Article # 431840
• Published on 25/02/26 at 10:30
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Nitrogen fertilisers: European Commission proposal to suspend MFN customs duties for one year

"In line with its commitment made at the ministerial meeting on 07/01/2026, the European Commission has proposed to suspend, for one year, MFN customs duties on imports of several essential nitrogen fertilisers and the inputs needed to produce them (ammonia, urea). This tariff suspension will be…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Farming / food production
• Article # 431838
• Published on 25/02/26 at 09:30
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EP: launch of the Exposome Alliance to tackle the environmental and social drivers of chronic disease

"A coordinated effort to tackle the environmental and social drivers of Europe’s growing chronic disease burden and shift EU policy decisively towards prevention"; this is the definition of the Exposome Alliance, launched in the European Parliament on 24/02/2025. The Alliance, convened by MEP…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Associations & NGOs, European bodies, …
• Article # 431735
• Published on 24/02/26 at 16:23