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Santa Marta Conference on ending fossil fuels: what NGOs call for ahead of the meeting

As the first International Conference on the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels opens in Santa Marta (Colombia) under the auspices of the Netherlands and Colombia, NGOs and academics called States to action and analysed the possible outcomes. News Tank gathered their statements. 46 nations will…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, International bodies, …
• Article # 438997
• Published on 24/04/26 at 18:00

FR / Sébastien Lecornu's Cabinet: Manon Meary, Industry, Innovation and Ecological Transition Advisor

Manon Meary has been appointed Industry, Innovation and Ecological Transition Adviser in the Economy, Finance, Industry and Digital Division of the Cabinet of Sébastien Lecornu, French Prime Minister, by an order dated 21/04/2026 published in the Official Journal on 24/04/2026. She takes up her…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): National bodies, Skills & Employment, Policies & Regulation
• Article # 439082
• Published on 24/04/26 at 09:54

Wind power/United States: "Dealing with the President's hostility" (Jason Grumet, American Clean Power)

"The end of Joe Biden's term, and the beginning of Donald Trump's second term, have brought about a change in the executive branch's position. The clean energy sector has had to deal with hostility from part of the executive branch, particularly from President Donald Trump", says Jason Grumet, CEO…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Renewable energies
• Article # 439024
• Published on 23/04/26 at 17:03

"The Council reconfirms the EU’s commitment to the clean transition to achieve its strategic autonomy"

"Acknowledging the EU’s geopolitical exposure due to its significant reliance on imported fossil fuels, the Council reconfirmed the EU’s commitment to the clean transition as the most effective strategy towards achieving Europe’s strategic autonomy", declares the Council of the EU, which approved…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 438807
• Published on 23/04/26 at 10:45

Axens / Jeplan: validation of a polyester textile recycling demonstrator in Japan

Axens, a subsidiary of IFPEN (IFP Energies Nouvelles) dedicated to decarbonisation and circularity solutions, and its partner Jeplan, a Japanese company specialising in PET recycling, have announced the successful completion of an industrial test for recycling polyester (PET)-rich textile waste…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, Producers, Circularity, …
• Article # 438628
• Published on 21/04/26 at 15:00

"Our call to action: It is time to rE-SAFe Europe" (Matteo Mirolo, Arcadia e-Fuels)

"If we blink on our mandates, we are basically evicting our own innovators. And we ensure that Europe remains hostage to fuel from abroad for the rest of this century. So today we are issuing a collective call for action. We are calling for resilience and sovereign alternative fuels for Europe. We…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Manufacturers , European bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 437864
• Published on 20/04/26 at 17:31

Agenda: events not to be missed between 20/04 and 24/04/2026

On 22/04, this week's highlight will be the 56^th Earth Day, entitled this year "Our Power, Our Planet", with + 10.000 events around the world. This event, launched in 1970, reminds this year "that environmental progress is real, resilient, and ongoing despite policy uncertainty". In the climate…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 438305
• Published on 20/04/26 at 09:00

First Conference on Fossil Fuels: "We chose to focus on countries willing to transition" (Netherlands)

"We hope that the countries participating, which represent around 30% of the global market energy combined, and around 20% of the global supply for energy, will give a very strong signal that they are continuing their work on a transition away from fossil fuels towards a more renewable-based…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, International bodies, …
• Article # 437947
• Published on 17/04/26 at 16:00

"The relevance of e-SAF projects no longer needs to be demonstrated" (Cyril Dufau-Sansot, Hy2gen)

"The relevance of e-SAF projects, encouraged by European and French regulations, no longer needs to be demonstrated. We now need to speed up the project assessment and authorisation processes, while complying with the regulations. There is a 'time-to-market': the airlines' needs are due to arrive…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, Producers, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 438273
• Published on 17/04/26 at 14:00

United States: bill to regulate the development of data centres in the State of Maine

Introducing a temporary restriction until 01/11/2027 on large-capacity data centre projects is the aim of the legislative amendment presented to the Maine State Legislature, in the United States, News Tank learns on 16/04/2026. The text stipulates that any facility used primarily to process…

Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): National bodies, Infrastructures & Grids
• Article # 438166
• Published on 16/04/26 at 17:50