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European Sustainability Reporting Standards' revision: "Have your say" open until 03/06/2026 (Commission)

The Commission launched a four-week consultation on the revised draft of the European Sustainable Reporting Standards (ESRS) and the voluntary sustainability reporting standard for smaller companies on 06/05/2026. The "Have you say" will be open until 03/06/2026, so stakeholders can provide…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, ESG & CSR, Climate / carbon
• Article # 440322
• Published on 07/05/26 at 10:15
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Circular Economy Act: European Commissioners discuss "the urgency of doubling down on circularity"

"It is our path to turning resource vulnerability into circular opportunity, innovation, and economic security and resilience. The current oil crisis underlines the urgency of doubling down on circularity", declares Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): European bodies, Circularity, Policies & Regulation
• Article # 440305
• Published on 06/05/26 at 18:00
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Biodiversity: "Only 43% of threatened species are protected by law in France" (AXA Climate)

"Only 43% of threatened species, assessed using IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) methodology, are protected in France and its overseas territories. This figure is only 34% in mainland France and Corsica, making it the 3rd lowest protection rate among French territories"…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Service providers, Climate adaptation & resilience, Biodiversity
• Article # 440352
• Published on 06/05/26 at 17:30
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Disaster events: AI used "to build a more complete risk mapping in underrepresented contexts" (JRC)

"We present a dataset of over 3,000 global disaster events from 2014 to 2024, across 175 countries, spanning 26 disaster types and accounting for around 80% of global economic losses recorded by the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) over the same period", state the authors of the study "Disaster…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Climate adaptation & resilience, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 440247
• Published on 06/05/26 at 17:00
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RE: "Hybridization is the response to the new business model of projects" (André Pasemann, VSB)

"In Germany, wind power is still profitable on its own, but photovoltaic projects are less and less so, not least because of the very low feed-in tariffs. We have to contend with periods of negative prices for around 20% of the year, which is reducing income from photovoltaics in particular…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, Producers, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 440279
• Published on 06/05/26 at 16:00
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Q Energy: Axelle Cruder appointed Director of onshore wind France

Axelle Cruder has been appointed Director of onshore wind France at Q Energy, the renewable energy developer announced on 05/05/2026. Axelle Cruder was previously Director of Renewable Energies Development at Eurowind Energy France, a wind and agri-voltaic developer, from August 2024 to March…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Skills & Employment, Renewable energies
• Article # 440270
• Published on 06/05/26 at 13:00
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TotalEnergies: Mathias Ginet appointed Director of the Biohub

Mathias Ginet has been appointed director of TotalEnergies' "Biohub" strategic programme, the company announced on 05/05/2026. He was previously agricultural adviser to Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic, from 20/06/2022 to 01/04/2026. Mathias Ginet is a former student of the Ecole…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Skills & Employment, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 440221
• Published on 06/05/26 at 12:00
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Pesticides: ENVI Committee rejects the objection to the regulation approving pydiflumetofen as substitute

The ENVI Committee of the European Parliament rejected the objection to the Commission implementing regulation approving the active substance pydiflumetofen as a candidate for substitution, on 05/05/2026, during an ordinary session in Brussels. 45 members voted against, 39 in favour and 1 member…
Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Farming / food production, …
• Article # 440130
• Published on 06/05/26 at 11:00
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European Competitiveness Fund: ENVI Committee adopts its opinion, asking for a stand-alone LIFE program

The Environment, Climate and Food Safety Committee of the European Parliament adopted its draft opinion on the European Competitiveness Fund, including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities, on 05/05/2026. 59 MEPs voted for, 22 against, and 8 abstained. The…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Financing & funding, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 440160
• Published on 06/05/26 at 09:32
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French Ecological Transition Ministry: Régine Engström, interim Director General of Risk Prevention

Régine Engström was appointed interim Director General of Risk Prevention by decree on 04/05/2026, published in the Journal Officiel on 05/05. She is currently head of department and deputy to the Director General of Risk Prevention, Cédric Bourillet. Having held this position since 2018, he…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Skills & Employment, Climate / carbon
• Article # 440176
• Published on 05/05/26 at 18:05