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WMO 2025 State of Climate: "Every key climate indicator is flashing red" (Antonio Guterres, UN)

"The global climate is in a state of emergency. Planet Earth is being pushed beyond its limits. Every key climate indicator is flashing red", said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on 23/03/2026, at the launch of the World Meteorological Organization's 2025 Global State of the Climate…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, International bodies, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 435176
• Published on 24/03/26 at 15:00
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Veolia: acquisition of Autralia's major soil remediation player to fight against PFAS contamination

Veolia has acquired Enviropacific, a portfolio company of Next Capital, to reinforce its position in the fight against PFAS contamination in Australia, announced the company on 24/03/2026. The transaction, part of usual tuck-ins, is valued at circa $220M. "This strategic move contributes to the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Producers, Production / Construction, Water, …
• Article # 435162
• Published on 24/03/26 at 13:00
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"Each WindWing® saves approximately 1.5t of fuel and 4.7t of CO2 per day" (L. Eatwell, Bar Technologies)

Following the world's first delivery of an LNG and wind-powered Long Range 2 tanker in January 2026, Lauren Eatwell, head of the WindWings® technology for the UK-based company Bar Technologies, who conceived the wind-powered wings, answered News Tank's questions. "We hold a patent on the…
Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): Essentials, Decarbonisation , Research & innovation, …
• Article # 434047
• Published on 24/03/26 at 11:41
TotalEnergies: US offshore wind projects halted following agreements with DOI

TotalEnergies is putting an end to the development of its offshore wind projects in the United States after signing agreements with the US Department of the Interior (DOI) to return, with its partners, the Carolina Long Bay (1 GW) and New York Bight (3 GW) concessions, awarded in 2022, the energy…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Production / Construction, Renewable energies
• Article # 435125
• Published on 24/03/26 at 10:44
Verlume: David Clark is appointed as CEO; Founder Richard Knox will evolve as CTO

David Clark is appointed as new Chief Executive Officer of Verlume, announced the Scottish company specialised in subsea batteries and power management systems dedicated to renewable energies, on 18/03/2026. The current CEO and founder, Richard Knox, "will transition into the role of CTO. In…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Skills & Employment, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 435092
• Published on 23/03/26 at 17:30
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TotalEnergies/Holcim: inauguration of a 31 MW self-consumption floating solar power plant

31 MW is the capacity of the floating solar power plant commissioned by TotalEnergies and Holcim in Obourg (Belgium) on 20/03/2026. It was installed on a former chalk extraction site rehabilitated as a lake, close to Holcim's cement kiln. The project is part of the company's "GO4ZERO…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Production / Construction, Renewable energies
• Article # 435102
• Published on 23/03/26 at 17:00
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Innovation Fund 2025: auctions attract almost €10Bn of bids from European industry for decarbonisation

"Innovation Fund 2025 auctions attract almost €10Bn of bids from European industry for decarbonisation support", said the European Commission on 20/03/2026. "Funded from EU Emissions Trading System Revenues, the winning bids will help deliver the Clean Industrial Deal, and boost the…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Financing & funding, …
• Article # 435037
• Published on 23/03/26 at 15:30
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Onshore and offshore wind: minimum blade recyclability rate set at 70% by the Commission (OJEU)

An implementing regulation of the European Commission, published in the Official Journal of the EU on 23/03/2026, sets a minimum recyclability rate of 70% for the blades of onshore and offshore wind turbines, "in order to contribute to the total circularity of wind turbines". These "minimum…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): European bodies, Circularity, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 435038
• Published on 23/03/26 at 13:00
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Climate change adaptation: "A gradual shift in research themes" (L. Villard)

"We have seen a gradual shift in the focus of research towards adaptation to climate change. At the beginning of the century, most research focused on how developing countries could adapt. Today, they are more interested in the concepts of climate risks and food security", Lionel Villard (Esiee…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Academic, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 435032
• Published on 23/03/26 at 11:42
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Agenda: events not to be missed between 23 and 27/03/2026

This week's highlights are the two-day Plenary session of the European Parliament, which will take place in Brussels and the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, which will take place in Campo Grande…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 434923
• Published on 23/03/26 at 09:00