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Biotech/AI: Germany launches first challenge on the development of AI-steered microbial consortia

Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) and the Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (SPRIND) launched their first joint challenge, "Engineering Microbial Consortia", on 1 October 2026. They are looking for teams that…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Bioeconomy, Circularity, …
• Article # 456143
• Published on 06/10/26 at 17:00

Extended producer responsibility: MEPs support simpler rules for SMEs on packaging, textile and battery

MEPs have voted to support simplification measures impacting producer responsibility rules on batteries, packaging, textiles, footwear, electronics and single-use plastics, during an ENVI Committee extraordinary meeting on 5 October 2026. While the Commission proposed “a complete suspension of…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Circularity, …
• Article # 456078
• Published on 06/10/26 at 16:00

“The European Union is gradually becoming less competitive in green value chains” (Bruegel study)

Europe is slightly losing ground in clean-tech value chains, and funding should go where local industrial ecosystems fit best, according to a new study published by Bruegel in October 2026. The paper pairs two datasets, arguing that together they highlight the importance of geography for…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Manufacturers , European bodies, Academic, …
• Article # 456097
• Published on 06/10/26 at 15:00

ReHubs: Béatrice Moureaux appointed Chief Executive Officer

Béatrice Moureaux has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Rehubs, the European federation dedicated to textile-to-textile recycling, who announced it on 5 October 2026. She had been a member of the Board of Directors since December 2025 and succeeds Robert van de Kerkhof, who had been acting…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Trade unions & federations, Skills & Employment, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 456105
• Published on 06/10/26 at 14:33

ETS1 review : EEB, CAN Europe and CMW “urge EU Environment ministers to keep sight of what is at stake”

“Europe’s industrial challenge is real. But the answer cannot be to weaken one of the EU’s most important tools for cutting emissions and driving the clean transition. We urge you to keep sight of what is at stake as you consider the revision of the ETS”, stated CAN Europe, the European…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 456032
• Published on 06/10/26 at 13:31

Living Rivers Europe: EU Water Initiative must prioritise water retention and keep WFD intact (report)

Living Rivers Europe, a coalition of seven environmental and angling organisations, wants the European Commission to make the restoration of the landscape's natural capacity to retain water a priority of the new EU Water Initiative, and to build the Initiative on the existing Water Framework…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 456007
• Published on 06/10/26 at 10:30

Water resilience: Commission and Germany jointly committed to boost the implementation of EU legislation

Germany concluded a structured dialogue process with the European Commission, and committed to strengthening the implementation of EU water legislation by signing a joint statement on 5 October 2026 in Berlin. The joint statement was signed by Carsten Schneider, Germany’s Federal Minister for…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 455950
• Published on 05/10/26 at 17:00

Biotech Open Platform: Michelin and Danone partner to launch industrial biotechnology platform in France

Biotech Open Platform (BIOP) inaugurated its industrial biotechnology platform on 29 September 2026, two years after being set up by Danone, Michelin, DMC Biotechnologies, Crédit Agricole Centre France, Clermont Auvergne Innovation and Greentech. Located at the Sustainable Materials Center (and…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Banking & insurance, Manufacturers , …
• Article # 455968
• Published on 05/10/26 at 17:00

Carbios and partners achieve complete validation of their recycled polyester T-shirt value chain

The French biotech firm Carbios and its partners in the ‘fibre-to-fibre’ consortium (Puma, Patagonia, Salomon) have announced that they have successfully demonstrated the industrial production of T-shirts made from recycled polyester derived from complex plastic and textile waste on 29 September…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Producers, Circularity, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 455974
• Published on 05/10/26 at 16:00

UNEP: Rotting food waste causes up to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warned, in a statement reported by UN News on 3 October 2026, that rotting food waste causes up to 10 per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions, five times more than the entire aviation sector. UNEP said food waste is a key driver of the climate…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): International bodies, Circularity, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 455934
• Published on 05/10/26 at 15:30