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Launch of two pilot circularity projects in China, co-funded by the EU and Germany

The delegation of the EU to China has announced the launch of two circularity pilot projects in Shanghai and Jiaxing on 23/04/2026. The projects, co-funded by the EU and Germany, target the plastics recovered from end-of-life vehicles and single-use plastic packagings for food and beverage…
Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): European bodies, National bodies, Circularity, …
• Article # 439106
• Published on 24/04/26 at 17:00
©  Port of Antwerp/INEOS
Port of Antwerp: an NGOs coalition against "what could become Europe’s biggest plastic production site"

A coalition of NGOs brought two legals challenges arguing that the INEOS' Project One, which "could become Europe’s biggest plastic production site in the Port of Antwerp, shouldn't go ahead", the association said on 24/04/2026. During the hearing at the Flemish Council for Permit Disputes on…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Producers, Justice, …
• Article # 439123
• Published on 24/04/26 at 16:00
©  LCL
"Climate adaptation is now an operational matter for companies" (V.Delval / Le Lab Impact by LCL)

"For companies, particularly in the waste sector, climate change is not a distant prospect: its consequences are being felt now, be it in terms of fire risk and employees' working conditions, for instance. Climate adaptation is now an operational matter for companies. That's why we've launched Lab…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, Climate adaptation & resilience, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 439127
• Published on 24/04/26 at 15:00
©  Pixels
Pesticides in water: France environnement appeals to the French government

France Environnement has lodged an appeal with the Paris Administrative Court against the French government for failing to protect water catchments from pesticides, Jean-François Julliard, CEO of the NGO, announced on Linkedin on 23/04/2026. Water catchments are structures "from which raw water…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Justice, Water, …
• Article # 439113
• Published on 24/04/26 at 13:00
©  IMO
Shipping industry calls for a global framework to decarbonise shipping before IMO-MEPC meeting in London

"Shipping is a global industry by its very nature, and it can only be decarbonised effectively through global regulations agreed at the IMO", declares Joe Kramek, CEO of the World Shipping Council (WSC) on 21/04/2026. "The maritime sector and fuel producers urgently need clarity and regulatory…
Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): Trade unions & federations, Decarbonisation , Freight & Logistics
• Article # 438916
• Published on 24/04/26 at 11:00
©  D.R.
FR / Sébastien Lecornu's Cabinet: Manon Meary, Industry, Innovation and Ecological Transition Advisor

Manon Meary has been appointed Industry, Innovation and Ecological Transition Adviser in the Economy, Finance, Industry and Digital Division of the Cabinet of Sébastien Lecornu, French Prime Minister, by an order dated 21/04/2026 published in the Official Journal on 24/04/2026. She takes up her…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): National bodies, Skills & Employment, Policies & Regulation
• Article # 439082
• Published on 24/04/26 at 09:54
©  Terra/Arnaud Boissou
"The major success of the G7 Environment: being able to negotiate texts together" (MTE to News Tank)

"The major success of the G7 Environment is that we managed to discuss and negotiate texts together for the protection of the environment, despite the individual positions of each of the countries and the ongoing conflicts", the French Ministry of Ecological Transition told News Tank on…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, International bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 439031
• Published on 23/04/26 at 17:52
©  D.R.
"Have your say" on the European Ocean Act open until 16/07/2026 (European Commission)

The Commission launched a public consultation on the European Ocean Act on 23/04/2026. Open until 16/07/2026, it will "help shape the legislative proposal under the European Ocean Pact", which is set for adoption by the end of 2026. This Act's mission is to "strengthen the ocean governance in…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Bioeconomy, …
• Article # 438947
• Published on 23/04/26 at 17:33
©  News Tank
Wind power/United States: "Dealing with the President's hostility" (Jason Grumet, American Clean Power)

"The end of Joe Biden's term, and the beginning of Donald Trump's second term, have brought about a change in the executive branch's position. The clean energy sector has had to deal with hostility from part of the executive branch, particularly from President Donald Trump", says Jason Grumet, CEO…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Renewable energies
• Article # 439024
• Published on 23/04/26 at 17:03
©  D.R.
OJEU: Delegated regulation establishing derogations from the ban on the destruction of unsold products

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/296, adopted on 09/02/2026, supplements Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 by specifying the derogations to the ban on the destruction of unsold consumer textile products, applicable from 19/07/2026. The text authorises destruction in limited cases, where justified. This…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 438972
• Published on 23/04/26 at 15:00