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ECHA calls for targeted research to enhance protection of environment and strengthen chemicals safety

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has identified new research areas where further regulatory scientific research is needed to enhance protection of human health and the environment and strengthen chemicals safety, announced the agency on 09/06/2026. In its updated Key Areas of Regulatory…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Research & innovation, Chemicals / plastics
• Article # 444174
• Published on 10/06/26 at 17:00
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PAN Europe "urges European authorities to ban all PFAS pesticides" after ECHA's risk assessment of TFA

"PAN Europe urges European authorities to act immediately and ban all PFAS pesticides that release TFA into the environment, says the NGO on 10/06/2026, reacting to the official ECHA's classification of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) as toxic to reproduction, on 05/06. This classification is the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 444161
• Published on 10/06/26 at 16:44
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Renewable hydrogen: Engie and European Energy partnering to develop 150 MW in Denmark

Engie and European Energy announce the conclusion of a cooperation agreement to develop a renewable hydrogen production project in Denmark on 09/06/2026. The two companies are aiming for a commercial start-up date of around 2030. The agreement provides for collaboration between Engie and…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, Producers, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 444167
• Published on 10/06/26 at 16:00
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FR/Ineris: Philippe Bodenez appointed Government Commissioner

Philippe Bodenez has been appointed Government Commissioner at Ineris (Institut national de l'environnement industriel et des risques), according to an order from the Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature dated 03/06/2026, and…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Skills & Employment, Climate / carbon, …
• Article # 444163
• Published on 10/06/26 at 15:00
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FR / Fossil finance: "Encouraging signals, with the exception of Société Générale" (L. Pinson, Reclaim)

"These are very encouraging signals from French banks. With the big exception of Société Générale which, unlike BNP Paribas, BPCE and Crédit Agricole, is exploding its financing of fossil fuels, with extremely impressive percentage increases", Lucie Pinson, Managing Director of Reclaim Finance…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Banking & insurance, …
• Article # 444158
• Published on 10/06/26 at 14:27
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Everland: Carlos Manuel Rodríguez appointed inaugural Chair of HALO, a new forest finance facility

Carlos Manuel Rodríguez is appointed inaugural Chair of a first-of-its-kind forest finance facility, named HALO (Holistic Alignment for Lasting Outcomes), announces the conservation organisation Everland, in New-York, on 05/06/2026. Former CEO and Chair of the Global Environment Facility (GEF…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Conservation and preservation, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 444096
• Published on 10/06/26 at 12:04
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FR / Solar energy: "Time is running out, and this is now a political issue" (Jules Nyssen, SER)

"This is a very serious time for our companies. Our solar industry is in a state of near-moratorium. Here's what's at stake: 80,000 direct and indirect jobs and almost €296 m in tax revenue for local authorities. This is a political issue", said Jules Nyssen, Chairman of the French Renewable…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Trade unions & federations, Policies & Regulation, Renewable energies
• Article # 444050
• Published on 09/06/26 at 18:35
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European Commission: 7 new State aids approved to support transitions - News Tank summary N°3

The European Commission has approved 7 State aid schemes for 6 member states to support environmental and energy transitions, since the last summary published by News Tank on May 2026. Since the beginning of 2026, 40 State aid schemes of 19 States were approved. Austria is the only country that…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Financing & funding, Climate / carbon, …
• Article # 444029
• Published on 09/06/26 at 18:00
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EU: launch of T-Med, a trans-Mediterranean cooperation initiative on renewables and cleatechs

T-MED (Trans-Mediterranean Cooperation in Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) is an initiative backed by €5 Bn in guarantees (from the EU's Fedd+ Fund), aimed at mobilising up to €25 Bn in investment in renewable energy and cleantech in the Mediterranean region by 2035. This new initiative was…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Financing & funding, …
• Article # 444026
• Published on 09/06/26 at 17:00
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Ports strategy, clean corporate fleets, decarbonation beyond 2030: main results of the Transport Council

"Today's discussions underlined our shared commitment to strengthening the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of Europe's transport sector. From adopting conclusions on Europe's ports to exchanging views on the future of transport beyond 2030 and advancing work on clean corporate…
Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 443975
• Published on 09/06/26 at 15:30