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©  Veolia

"Climate adaptation will make desalination essential" (Adrien de Saint-Germain, Veolia)

"Adapting to climate change will make desalination an essential part of the solutions for conserving water. Historically, the first desalination plants were built in the arid, energy-rich Gulf states in the 1970s, and Veolia has a strong presence there, as demonstrated by the memorandum of…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Producers, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 457281
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©  Ministère de la Transition écologique

Nature restoration plan: “For the first time, France has a genuine nature restoration policy” (MTE)

"For the first time, France is adopting a genuine nature restoration policy. The plan will set out, at national level, the objectives of the European regulation, which aims to restore the health of ecosystems and sustainably strengthen the resilience of regions to climate change”, stated the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 457266
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©  Pxhere

Commission: presentation of the EU Water Resilience investment accelerator to support 20 pilot projets

The European Commission publicly presented the EU Water Resilience investment accelarator which will support 20 pilots projects on natural retention, clean water and water efficiency, on 14 October 2026. The initiative is supported by Green Assist, an advisory initiative under InvestEU, funded…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Conservation and preservation, …
• Article # 457182
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©  Pixabay

EU Methane Regulation: one-year deferral of certain obligations for fossil fuel importers

The European Commission has proposed postponing the implementation of certain obligations under the EU Methane Regulation - which apply to importers of oil, natural gas and coal - by one year, it announced on 14 October 2026. It aims to ease the pressure on industry and national…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 457174
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Biodiversity COP 17: the EU’s priorities and the key issues on the table

Assessing progress in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted in 2022, is one of the EU’s and its Member States’ priorities for COP17, an EU official said on 13 October 2026, ahead of the UN biodiversity summit in Armenia from 19 to 30 October. The conference will…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Conservation and preservation, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 457103
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©  Adobe Stock

Duty of care: SEB served with a formal notice by 3 NGOs to draw up a plan to phase out the use of PFAS

"Through the formal notice served on Groupe SEB, we are calling for an update to its vigilance plan, as well as a roadmap for phasing out the use of PFAS substances in its operations and for the redeployment of staff affected by this transition", said Emma Feyeux, head of health and environmental…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Conservation and preservation, …
• Article # 457124
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©  PE

EU/Pesticides: “A system of indefinite authorisation is impossible” (Christophe Clergeau, MEP)

“Everything has been lumped together in the text of this Omnibus X: drones, pesticide residue limits, biocontrol, marketing authorisations for pesticides… The directive on marketing authorisations is the central element, but this creates a real risk that the whole package will be rejected or…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Bioeconomy, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 457115
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©  ENI

Eni CCUS Holding: installation of Douglas CCS, world's first offshore purpose-built platform

Eni CCUS Holding, owned jointly by Eni and Global Infrastructure Partners, part of BlackRock, announces that Liverpool Bay CCS has completed the installation of the new Douglas CCS platform in Liverpool Bay, on 8 October 2026. The platform was delivered in less than 18 months from contract award…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Manufacturers , Carbon capture & mitigation, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 457100
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©  D.R.

FR / Green transition: need for assessment and financial planning (Cour des Comptes / report)

A lack of alignment between the policy pathways arising from European commitments and the funding pathways; an incomplete and short-term assessment of funding requirements; a lack of available funding sources, in both the public and private sectors: according to the authors of a report on the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 457088
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©  D.R.

Launch of a European Citizens’ Initiative to grant legal personality to ecosystems

The European Citizens’ Initiative “Rights for Nature”, which aims to call on the EU to recognise specific rights for ecosystems and thereby enable citizens to represent them in court, was officially launched on 13 October 2026. Backed by a coalition spanning some fifteen Member States, the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Conservation and preservation, Justice, …
• Article # 457025
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