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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
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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
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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
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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
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European Commission : Rosalinde van der Vlies, Director for Carbon Markets and Clean Mobility in DG CLIMA

Rosalinde van der Vlies is appointed Director for carbon markets and clean mobility in the European Commission's DG CLIMA, she announced on Linkedin on 28 September 2026. She succeeded Beatriz Yordi, who has been in this position since 2017. Rosalinde van der Vlies was previously DG ENER’s…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Skills & Employment, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 455913
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"Collecting consumption data and monitoring data centres is in everyone's interest" (E. Morello, POLIMI)

“There is still a lack of data, evidence and monitoring on data centres, and it is in everyone's interest to collect them, for energy but also for other types of consumption," Eugenio Morello, Associate Professor of Urban Planning at Politecnico di Milano, told News Tank on 23 September…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Academic, Service providers, …
• Article # 455817
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Transition Agenda: events not to be missed from 5 to 9 October

Gathered in Strasbourg for a week of plenary sessions, MEPs will vote on various amendments to the Commission’s proposals on the transitions, in particular on the certification of carbon storage in agriculture, as well as on the Industrial Accelerator Act. In Brussels, at the Council, members of…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, European bodies, …
• Article # 455914
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ETS: the Commission welcomes the ENVI draft reports but expresses concerns, notably on conditionality

“We need to improve the ETS to address four of the biggest challenges of our time: climate change, competitiveness and jobs, energy prices and resilience. To do that, there is one clear answer: invest in clean domestic energy,” said Jessica Polfjärd (EPP), on behalf of the rapporteur Peter Liese…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 455739
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Commission: presentation of the Circular Economy Act scheduled for 11 November 2026

The European Commission has now scheduled the long-awaited Circular Economy Act for 11 November 2026, as is shown in the tentative agenda of the Commission's next meetings published on 29/09/2026. The final proposal is expected to be presented jointly by Teresa Ribera, Commission…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Circularity, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 455776
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European agriculture: "socio-economic decline; improvement in environmental indicators" (Farm Europe)

“The decline in traditional farms, arable farming and livestock farming in Europe is accelerating, leading to a further deterioration in socio-economic indicators, while most environmental indicators continue to improve,” states Farm Europe in an updated version of its ‘Radar on the Sustainability…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Production / Construction, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 455761
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