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ETS: Parliament and Council agree to boost the MSR, raising the invalidation threshold allowances

Parliament and Council have reached a political agreement on the Commission’s proposal to amend the EU ETS market stability reserve, raising the invalidation threshold from 400 to 700 million allowances to support price stability, they announced on 21 October. According to the co-legislators…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 457998
• Published on 21/10/26 at 17:44

COP17: “We will do our best to end negotiations and plenaries in due time” (H. Matevosyan, president)

“The possibility that the COPs will not manage to end the discussions of the full items during one COP is getting narrower and narrower as we move. Some items need detailed discussions to make sure that we have a consensus, but we will do our best to end negotiations and plenaries in due time,…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): International bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity
• Article # 457909
• Published on 21/10/26 at 17:00

FR: Senate passes bill for the establishment of a common CBAM central platform within the EU

The Bill authorising the ratification of the joint procurement agreement for the acquisition of a common central platform for the CBAM was passed by the Senate in a public sitting, at first reading, on 19 October 2026. It was tabled by Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, on…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 457995
• Published on 21/10/26 at 16:33

Carbon credits: “Article 6 reinforces the case for aid to be focused on the poorest" (CGD note)

"Carbon credits traded under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement could generate tens of billions of dollars a year from the mid-2030s, but who benefits will depend on policy choices made by host and buyer countries", according to a note published on 20 October 2026 by the Centre for Global…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Decarbonisation , Financing & funding, …
• Article # 457957
• Published on 21/10/26 at 15:00

COP17: UK Government commits to ringfence £1,5Bn to protect ecosystems, forests and wildlife

The UK Government committed to secure "around a quarter" of the UK's overall £6 billion international climate aid fund (ca. £1,5bn) to protect ecosystems, forests, and wildlife between 2026 and 2029, announced British officials at the UN Biodiversity COP17 summit in Armenia, on 19 October 2027…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Bioeconomy, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 457839
• Published on 21/10/26 at 12:00

EU: €1 224Bn invested in sustainable activities since 2021 ; €320Bn in 2025, driven by the energy sector

Since 2021, €1 224Bn has been invested in sustainable activities, according to data published by the European Commission on 20 October 2026. Overall, “taxonomy-aligned investments continue to remain stable, following a steady upward trajectory over the years, with a slight increase in their…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Financing & funding, Climate / carbon
• Article # 457789
• Published on 21/10/26 at 11:00

IPCC: France and Greenpeace concerned about deadlocks in assessment reports publication

Greenpeace warned on 19 October 2026 that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) upcoming assessment reports could come too late to inform the Paris Agreement's second global stocktake (GST2), which concludes in 2028. At its 65^th Plenary Session in Addis Ababa last week, the…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, International bodies, National bodies, …
• Article # 457850
• Published on 21/10/26 at 10:33

Waste / EPR: MEPs back simpler rules for SMEs by a large majority

The European Parliament has adopted its position ahead of trilogue negotiations on measures impacting waste rules on packaging, batteries, textiles, footwear, electronics, and single-use plastics, during a plenary held in Strasbourg on 20 October 2026. It confirmed the position adopted by the ENVI…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Circularity, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 457807
• Published on 20/10/26 at 18:15

CBAM: EUROMETAL joins industry and union call for broad extension to downstream products

Twenty European industry associations, including EUROMETAL, the body for steel, tube and metal distribution, have signed a joint statement with the trade union federation industriAll Europe. Published on 19 October 2026, it urges EU lawmakers to extend the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Trade unions & federations, …
• Article # 457826
• Published on 20/10/26 at 18:00

FR: Mathieu Lefèvre has announced the creation of a single environmental authority by 1 May 2027

Mathieu Lefèvre, Minister of State for Ecological Transition, announced the creation of a single Environmental Authority (AE) within the General Inspectorate for the Environment and Sustainable Development (IGEDD) on 15 October 2026. It will come into effect by 1 May 2027. Simplified…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 457809
• Published on 20/10/26 at 16:00