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Fr / Government: Monique Barbut’s resignation rejected by the President of the Republic

Monique Barbut, Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Climate and Nature Negotiations, tendered her resignation to Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic, who declined it, according to Maud Bregeon, Government Spokesperson, on 22 July 2026. Following this…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 449070
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Commission: "Food 2040 could support the translation of research excellence into deployment" (report)

"Stakeholders highly value the systems-thinking approach introduced through Food 2030" but want the next agenda to close the gap between research and the market, reveals a report from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (R&I), published on 13/07/2026. The…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Academic, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 449013
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FR: M. Barbut resigns after Emergency bill’s passage, calling it “one environmental setback too many”

“Over the past nine months, I have stood up for that which does not make itself known, that which does not vote, and that which does not cry out: the silence of our forests, the quality of our water, the purity of our air, the richness of our soil, and the diversity of life. Today, I must…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 449000
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FR: Launch of France Forêt 2100, certification schemes and fundings (Ministry for Ecological Transition)

Launch of France Forêt 2100, a state-backed start-up set up to mobilise further funding; development of the Low-Carbon Label and biodiversity credits; creation of a Green Reserve Label; earmarking of €100 million for forests under the Green Fund 2027: these are the main initiatives announced by…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 448967
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FR / Emergency Bill on Agricultural Protection: amendments adopted in the compromise text of 16 July 2026

Ahead of the Senate’s vote on the bill, scheduled for 21 July 2026, 296 MPs voted on 20 July 2026 in favour of the bill, as amended by MPs and senators, whilst 224 voted against it. The main amendments are as follows: • Clarification of the derogation mechanism under Article 2c concerning…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Farming / food production
• Article # 448934
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FR / Contents and timeline of the Emergency Bill on Agricultural Protection and Sovereignty

The joint committee tasked with proposing a draft text on the provisions still under discussion in the emergency bill on agricultural protection and sovereignty met on 16 July 2026. The bill, tabled by the Government under the fast-track procedure on 8 April 2026, was considered at first…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Farming / food production
• Article # 448929
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FR: The Council of State has annulled the decree on grants for the forest regeneration scheme

The Council of State quashed the decree of 2 May 2025 relating to grants for the forest regeneration plan, in Paris, on 15 July 2026. Following a referral by the NGO Canopée, the highest administrative court found that there had been no prior public consultation on this decree, which set out the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Climate adaptation & resilience, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 448909
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UK: Dame Angela Eagle appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dame Angela Eagle has been appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in the Cabinet of the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, on 21 July 2026. She previously served as a Defra minister with responsibility for food security and rural affairs, from 6 September…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 448884
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UK: Miatta Fahnbulleh appointed Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Miatta Fahnbulleh has been appointed Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in the Government of the new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, on 21 July 2026. She has been an economic advisor to Andy Burnham, and she was previously Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 448873
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EV charging: the AFIR target for Q1 2026 exceeded in all EU countries except Malta (T&E study)

France has so far achieved 140 per cent of the power target set by the EU under the AFIR (Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation), with 1.3 kW of public charging capacity per electric car, according to the T&E association in a study published on 20 July 2026. All other European countries…
Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Decarbonisation , Production / Construction, …
• Article # 448854
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