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"The ECB handles powerful tools that fail to account for environmental risk" (C. Murphy, Reclaim Finance)

"The European Central Bank has very powerful monetary policy tools at its disposal. However, it is not making sufficient use of them in its supervision of the banking system, given the risks that fossil fuels pose to biodiversity,” Clarisse Murphy, central banks campaigner at Reclaim Finance, told…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Banking & insurance, European bodies, …
• Article # 453126
• Published on 10/09/26 at 16:00

Electric heavy goods vehicle charging: €90 M for 20 high-power charging stations in France and Europe

€90 million to fund an initial roll-out of 20 high-power charging stations for electric heavy goods vehicles in France and across Europe: this is the amount raised by VINCI Concessions, alongside the investment firm Épopée Gestion and Ademe Investissement. VINCI Concessions announced this on…

Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): Manufacturers , Financing & funding, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 453094
• Published on 10/09/26 at 15:00

ENVI Committee: MEPs vote to retain ETS market stability reserve's invalidation mechanism

The European Parliament's ENVI Committee rejected the Commission's plan to scrap the invalidation mechanism within the EU Emissions Trading System's market stability reserve (MSR), on 10 September 2026. Instead, MEPs voted (43-21, with 6 abstentions) to keep the mechanism but raise its threshold…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 453073
• Published on 10/09/26 at 14:00

August 2026 warmest month ever recorded, with a global average temperature of 16,96°C (Copernicus)

With a global average temperature of 16.96 °C, August 2026 was the joint warmest month ever recorded, tied with July 2023. Last month also saw the average sea surface temperature (SST) over the extra-polar ocean reach a record high at 21.11ºC, due to global heating from burning fossil fuels and…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Academic, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 453084
• Published on 10/09/26 at 13:15

Data centres: ‘A matter of digital and energy sovereignty for France’ (S. Fauré, Upside)

“Data centres are truly strategic facilities, at the crossroads of the digital sector, energy, industry and regional development. The question is not whether or not we need data centres: we will inevitably have them. The question is where to locate them, how to design them and how to ensure they…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Production / Construction, Infrastructures & Grids
• Article # 452974
• Published on 09/09/26 at 18:00

EEA: "By 2030, wind, PV, batteries and heat pumps could each employ hundreds of thousands of workers”

“Despite ongoing industry uncertainty and challenges, employment in the clean-tech sector is expected to continue growing: by 2030, wind, solar PV, batteries and heat pumps could each employ hundreds of thousands of workers”, says a new European Environment Agency report, released on 9 September…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): European bodies, Skills & Employment, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 452942
• Published on 09/09/26 at 17:32

Google: Energy and environmental features of the €13Bn investment in digital infrastructure in Finland

Google announced plans to invest €13 billion in digital infrastructure in Finland over the next two years (2027 - 2028) on 09 September 2026. This is Google’s largest single investment in Europe to date: it includes data center and other supporting infrastructure investments and partnerships in…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Financing & funding, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 452957
• Published on 09/09/26 at 17:00

"Positioning Europe as a leader in renewables financing: 3 proposals to unlock investment" (Eurazeo)

"Europe is one of the regions best placed to accelerate investment in renewable energy; yet, every year, there is a shortfall of €300 billion needed to reshape the European economy and make it resilient. Our white paper, the result of nine months’ work, sets out three simple approaches to unlock…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Banking & insurance, ESG & CSR, …
• Article # 452943
• Published on 09/09/26 at 16:00

Kirkbi Climate: Lars Villadsen appointed CFO / COO; Emma Nehrenheim appointed Head of Energy Transition

With the appointments of Lars Villadsen as CFO / COO and Emma Nehrenheim as Head of Energy Transition, Kirkbi Climate, established in 2025, "strengthens leadership as it implements ambitious climate investment strategy", announced the Kirk Kristiansen's family office (Lego group founders and…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, Skills & Employment, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 452904
• Published on 09/09/26 at 12:00

Solar power: Europe is off track to meet its 2030 target (SolarPower Europe)

Given the current market conditions and public policies, the EU remains off track to meet its 2030 solar energy target, on the one hand; on the other hand, despite its contribution to European energy security and to maintaining affordable prices, political support for solar energy continues to…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Policies & Regulation, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 452891
• Published on 09/09/26 at 11:30