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Plume raises €3.3m to develop an AI solution for the deployment of renewable energies

Plume, a Franco-American AI start-up dedicated to the development of renewable energies, founded in 2024 by Édouard Labarthe (ex-Palantir) and Marc Watine (ex-Harvard researcher in geospatial and AI), has announced a €3.3m fundraising round on 09/04/2026. "This first round of funding will…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Financing & funding, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 437325
• Published on 10/04/26 at 09:31

France: draft circular on sludge spreading introducing mandatory measurements of PFAS rates

"The aim is to launch a consultation on a draft circular on the spreading of sludge, introducing mandatory measurements of PFAS contamination", said the office of Mathieu Lefèvre, French Minister Delegate for the Ecological Transition, on 09/04/2024, during a visit in the Ardennes for a working…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Chemicals / plastics
• Article # 437312
• Published on 09/04/26 at 18:00

FR / Low-carbon innovation: €5bn to €5.7bn invested in 2022, "lower than in OECD countries" (HSCP)

"France's public and private R&D effort for environmental purposes is estimated at between €5 billion and €5.7 billion in 2022, or 8% of total domestic spending on environmental protection". These are the findings of a summary report by the French Haut Commissariat au Plan (Public High Commission…

Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 437284
• Published on 09/04/26 at 16:10

France transposes the European Directive on the inclusion of ESG risks in the banking system

France transposed the European Directive on supervisory powers, sanctions, third-country branches and environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks by means of an Order dated 08/04/2026, published in the Journal officiel on 09/04/2026. This European directive, adopted on 31/05/2024, commonly…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, ESG & CSR, Climate / carbon
• Article # 437253
• Published on 09/04/26 at 16:00

FR / LPO: biodiversity training offered to 1,200 architects, town planners and developers

The French Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO) is offering free training to 1,200 architects, town planners and property developers to help them incorporate biodiversity into their development projects, the association announced on 08/04/2026. The training is supported by the European…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Decarbonisation , Production / Construction, …
• Article # 437238
• Published on 09/04/26 at 14:00

Green jobs in the EU: +2.2 million from 2014 to 2023, reaching 5.8 million in 2023

"Employment in the EU environmental economy increased from 3.6 million full-time equivalents in 2014 to 5.8 million in 2023 (+2.2 million)", declares the European Commission, based on the European environmental goods and services sector accounts data, published by Eurostat on 08/04/2026…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Skills & Employment, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 437198
• Published on 09/04/26 at 13:00

FR / Citepa: the slowdown in the fall in greenhouse gas emissions continues (2025 barometer)

The slowdown in the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions "is set to continue between 2024 and 2025, compared with what was seen in 2022 and 2023", according to the monthly emissions barometer for 2025 from the Centre interprofessionnel technique d'études de la pollution atmosphérique (Citepa)…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 437173
• Published on 09/04/26 at 09:45

Circularity of electric vehicles batteries: "further efforts are needed" (CEPS study)

"While the EU is at the forefront of regulatory action in this domain, with the 2023 Batteries Regulation as a cornerstone, further efforts are needed to develop viable circular supply chains and a domestic recycling market", states a CEPS (Center for European Policy Studies) report titled…

Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): Academic, Circularity, Automotive & e-mobility
• Article # 437064
• Published on 08/04/26 at 17:39

Nitrate in drinking water: "It’s time for Governments to phase out chemical fertilisers" (Greenpeace)

"With mounting scientific evidence of the health risks from nitrate, it’s time for Governments to end livestock expansion and phase out chemical fertilisers to ensure that 'safe and clean' water isn't a luxury, but a guarantee", said Amanda Larsson, Global Project Lead for Agriculture at…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 437050
• Published on 08/04/26 at 17:00

Mining industry: "Serious concerns" raised by NGOs after private meeting between J.Roswall and lobbyists

"Environmental organisations have raised serious concerns following today’s private meeting in Stockholm between Commissioner for Environment Jessika Roswall and hand-picked industrial and mining industry lobbyists from Sweden", declared the European Environmental Bureau on 08/04/2026. Jessika…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Ocean / Water
• Article # 437062
• Published on 08/04/26 at 16:00