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EU Commission: €103 million Dutch state aid to accelerate greening of maritime fleet

The European Commission has given its approval to a €103 million state aid scheme from the Netherlands designed to speed up the transition to greener technology across the Dutch maritime sector, on 27/07/2026. The program is intended to support shipping companies in overcoming two key barriers…
Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): European bodies, Financing & funding, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 449453
• Published on 27/07/26 at 17:00
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TotalEnergies: appeal lodged against conviction for “breaches of the corporate duty of vigilance law ”

TotalEnergies is appealing against the judgement handed down by the Paris Judicial Court on 25 June 2026, in which the company was found guilty of failing to fulfil its duty of care regarding climate change, the Group announced on 27 July 2026. This decision was taken following deliberations…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, Producers, Justice
• Article # 449456
• Published on 27/07/26 at 15:32
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EU Commission: “Investing in nature can generate long-term value while reducing risks and costs” (report)

“Financing the nature-positive transition is critical to redirecting capital flows and incentives toward the sustainable use of biodiversity, ecosystem restoration, and halting biodiversity loss”, states a report published by the European Commission in July 2026. In the report “Business models…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 449423
• Published on 27/07/26 at 14:31
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FR / Mathieu Lefèvre’s cabinet: Mariana Caillaud steps down as director

Mariana Caillaud will step down from her role as chief of staff to Mathieu Lefèvre, Minister of State for Ecological Transition, with effect from 27 July 2026, according to a decree dated 23 July published in the Official Journal on 25 July 2026. The text states that Mariana Caillaud is “being…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Skills & Employment, Climate / carbon
• Article # 449387
• Published on 27/07/26 at 10:33
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Bruegel: “EU should use international carbon trading to encourage mitigation abroad” (Policy Brief)

“Within a market-based architecture, private buyers should be able to use international credits as collateral to borrow domestic allowances”, say Georg Zachmann and Annabelle Weisser, authors of Bruegel Policy Brief “International carbon trading: a strategic lever to boost global decarbonisation”…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Carbon capture & mitigation, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 449320
• Published on 27/07/26 at 10:30
FR / EV Social leasing: “Consultation with the Haut Conseil à l'Energie to double it” (R. Lescure)

“The only way to tackle this crisis in the long term, of course, is to break free from our dependence on fossil fuels. So we need to electrify. We have launched a consultation with the Haut Conseil à l'Energie to double the French current social leasing scheme,” announced the Minister for the…
Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): National bodies, Decarbonisation , Financing & funding, …
• Article # 449317
• Published on 24/07/26 at 17:00
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Green hydrogen: French certification aligned with the European Commission methodology

The French framework for classifying hydrogen as low-carbon or renewable has been updated to bring it into line with European methodology, in a decree issued by the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial Sovereignty, Energy and Digital of 7 July 2026, published in the Official Journal on…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Renewable energies
• Article # 449280
• Published on 24/07/26 at 15:00
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The European Commission clears acquisition of Scholz Group by Derichebourg Environnement

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of the Scholz Recycling Group of Germany, by Derichebourg Environnement SAS of France, on 24/07/2026. 100% of the stocks of the Scholz Recycling Group had been put on the market by its parent…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Producers, Circularity, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 449270
• Published on 24/07/26 at 14:00
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FR / Climate and Resilience Act / public procurement: publication of practical guides for drafters

On 23 July 2026, the French Ministry of the Economy and Finance published a series of practical guides intended for contracting authorities, to assist them in drafting their tender specifications, which must include a sustainability component from 22 August 2026 onwards, following the entry into…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 449264
• Published on 24/07/26 at 12:30
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Pirelli and partners join to create circularity loop around end-of-life tyres

Pirelli, Pyrum, Synthos and BASF are jointly advancing a tyre-to-tyre circular economy initiative in Europe, driving the development of an industrial ecosystem designed to increase the use of recycled materials derived from end-of-life and scrap tyres, the four partners declared on 23/07/2026…
Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): Essentials, Manufacturers , Circularity, …
• Article # 449246
• Published on 24/07/26 at 11:30