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"The EU ETS should be the cornerstone of a new industrial policy" (Joseph Delatte, Institut Montaigne)

"As the Commission prepares to review the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), it should be made the cornerstone of a new industrial policy", writes Joseph Delatte, project manager and climate and energy expert at the Institut Montaigne, in an analysis published on 15 July 2026. "Given certain…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Decarbonisation , Financing & funding, …
• Article # 448550
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Carbon market: WWF is "advocating that EU policymakers stay the course with ETS", ahead of the revision

WWF is advocating that EU policymakers stay the course with the ETS," the NGO states on July 16, 2026, on the eve of the Commission's unveiling of its proposal to revise the system on July 17, 2026. According to Camille Maury, Senior Policy Officer on industrial decarbonisation at WWF, this…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Financing & funding, …
• Article # 448443
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Cypermethrin ban: Commission initiates "lengthy procedure" instead of complying with EU Court ruling

"The Commission has decided to shelve the matter and initiate a lengthy administrative regarding the review of the EU approval of cypermethrin, a bee-toxic and endocrine-disrupting pesticide, instead of complying with the ruling of the EU Court", PAN Europe said on 14/07/2026. On December 2025…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Conservation and preservation, …
• Article # 448469
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Nitrates Directive: the first comprehensive evaluation since 1991 shows that "EU rules remains effective"

"EU rules remain effective to protect Europe's waters from agricultural nitrate pollution", though there is still room for improvement, notably to simplify the implementation of the Nitrates Directive, to reduce administrative burden and improve outcomes for both farmers and the environment"…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Conservation and preservation, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 448306
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©  Thomas Deron

"The EU ETS is not the proper tool to decarbonise waste-to-energy plants" (Denis Bonvillain, Veolia)

"We believe that the EU ETS is not the proper tool to decarbonise waste-to-energy plants. The Commission believes the inclusion of waste-to-energy plants would trigger investment in CO₂ capture technologies: we consider that this would in fact be counterproductive, as the investment required in…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, Manufacturers , Circularity, …
• Article # 448449
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©  Benhamou S. et Flamand J. (2023), « Le travail à l’épreuve du changement climatique », La Note d’analyse, n° 123, France Stratégie, juin

FR / Haut commissariat à la stratégie et au plan: “Fostering a genuine ‘culture of heat’”

“Faced with heatwaves that are set to become more frequent, longer and more intense, we need to foster a genuine ‘heat culture’,” states the French public Haut commissariat à la stratégie et au plan (HCSP) in its position paper entitled ‘Improving quality of life in the face of heatwaves: for a…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 448447
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©  News Tank

FR / SNBC3: decree due to be published on 16 July, inclusion of a target for imported emissions

"Year after year, we have developed effective and accessible technologies to help us travel, heat our homes and generate energy whilst gradually moving away from fossil fuels. The challenge now is to accelerate their roll-out,” said Monique Barbut, Minister for Ecological Transition, at the launch…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 448360
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PFAS: a complaint lodged by ClientEarth with the ECSR to “force Belgium to take radical measures”

"By lodging a complaint with the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) over Belgium’s failure to tackle PFAS, our aim is to rely on a mechanism that can compel a state to take radical measures to reduce their impact", said Hélène Duguy, a lawyer at ClientEarth, to News Tank on 13 July…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, European bodies, …
• Article # 448351
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©  Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts

Eastern Mediterranean marine environment increasingly exposed to climate pressure (EASAC / report)

“The Eastern Mediterranean is widely recognised as one of the world's climate change hotspots”, states a new report released by the Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts, in cooperation with the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) and the Network of African Science…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Academic, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 448318
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