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Santa Marta Conference: "We have commercial reasons to move towards climate action" (W. Hoekstra)

"The energy crisis is a reality check. In Europe, we are losing half a billion euros each day this war continues. But the effects are everywhere. We already had a very good reason to move on for climate action with transitioning away. We now also have commercial reasons and reasons of independence…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): International bodies, National bodies, Decarbonisation
• Article # 439612
• Published on 29/04/26 at 15:37
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European State of the Climate 2025 : "Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth" (Copernicus)

"Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth (+2,5°C compared to pre-industrial levels), according to the 2025 European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report, released on 29/04/2026, by the Copernicus Climate Change service (C3S). "Europe recorded widespread warm conditions with above-average…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, European bodies, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 439578
• Published on 29/04/26 at 12:10
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Nitrogen fertilisers: a draft bill to ensure France's self-sufficiency in carbon-free production

A draft bill aimed at ensuring France’s strategic self-sufficiency in the carbon-free production of nitrogen fertilisers was tabled by the Deputy Vincent Trébuchet (UDR, Ardèche) in the French National Assembly, on 28/04/2026. "The only coherent response is to rapidly create carbon-free…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Farming / food production
• Article # 439594
• Published on 29/04/26 at 11:35
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GreenYellow: €800m raised to develop its international decentralised energy platform

GreenYellow has raised €800M, announced the group specializing in decentralised energy transition, on 27/04/2026. This is the largest financing round ever raised by the group. It increases the Group's resources by 35% in order to: • "accelerate the roll-out of its integrated, high value-added…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Decarbonisation , Financing & funding, …
• Article # 439563
• Published on 29/04/26 at 10:08
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Textiles EPR reform: "Towards the industrialisation of a genuine recycling sector" (French Ministry)

"Orienting the Extended Producer Responsibility for textiles, footwear and household linen (EPR TLC) towards the industrialisation of a genuine recycling sector in France" is the objective of the reform announced by Mathieu Lefèvre, Minister Delegate for Ecological Transition, on 23/04/2026, after…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Circularity, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 439488
• Published on 28/04/26 at 18:10
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Financing biodiversity: "Businesses have an interest in acting for themselves" (B. Clocheret, Medef)

"Businesses have an interest in acting for themselves with a view to long-term resilience", Benoît Clocheret, co-chairman of Medef's Ecological and Economic Transition Commission, told News Tank on 28/04/2026. "One of the aims of the guide we published was to remind businesses of the economic…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Trade unions & federations, Carbon capture & mitigation, …
• Article # 439481
• Published on 28/04/26 at 17:30
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Santa Marta Conference: the French government presents its roadmap for a fossil fuel phase-out

The French government released a roadmap for France's gradual phase-out of fossil fuels on 27/04/2026, on the sidelines of the first Conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels, currently taking place in Santa Marta (Colombia). "France has been engaged since 2017 in an energy planning to…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Decarbonisation
• Article # 439451
• Published on 28/04/26 at 17:11
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Agriculture Council: ministers agree on an "holistic approach to strengthen wildfire risk prevention"

EU Ministers for Agriculture "agreed on the importance of an integrated and holistic approach to sustainable forest management in strengthening wildfire risk prevention and resilience" at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 27/04/2026. In particular, "they discussed how the CAP, in…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 439431
• Published on 28/04/26 at 15:06
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Creation of the Global Green Bond Initiative Fund to support sustainable infrastructure outside the EU

The European Union and partner development finance institutions signed the Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) Fund, a new public-private investment tool for sustainable infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries, on 24/04/2026. It aims to unlock up to €3Bn of green bonds in…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, European bodies, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 439429
• Published on 28/04/26 at 13:17
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French ministry for Energy : F. Tirana appointed decarbonisation advisor, L. De Oliveira Europe advisor

Florian Tirana has been appointed decarbonation and planning adviser in the cabinet of Maud Bregeon, the French Minister attached to the Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty, with responsibility for energy, by an order published in the Journal officiel…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): National bodies, Decarbonisation
• Article # 439421
• Published on 28/04/26 at 12:10