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EU Climate Adaptation Plan to be adopted in Q4 2026 (Commission)

"Climate resilience must be integrated into all our policies: competitiveness, security and prosperity. It is present in a lot of the Commissioners' mission orders, not only Hoekstra's Commission for climate, net-zero and clean growth", declares Elina Bardram, director of DG Clima, who presented…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 403198
• Published on 26/06/25 at 10:48
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2024 UK GHG emissions cut by 50,4% compared to 1990 levels (Climate Change Committee’s 2025 Report)

“Emissions in the UK have been steadily decreasing, with levels in 2024 50.4% below those in 1990,” writes the Climate Change Committee in its 2025 report, published on 24/06/2025.The “Progress in reducing emissions - 2025 report to Parliament” confirms that UK emissions have now been cut by more…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 403181
• Published on 26/06/25 at 10:04
UK Climate Change Committee’s report: Progress in reducing emissions - 2025 report to Parliament

The UK has halved its emissions since 1990, but the Climate Change Committee underlines that nearly 40% of the reductions needed to meet the 2030 target are at risk without urgent action. “Emissions in the UK have been steadily decreasing, with levels in 2024 50.4% below those in 1990,” the report…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Climate / carbon
• Article # 403188
• Published on 26/06/25 at 10:02
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European Climate Adaptation Plan: presentation to ENVI Commitee (European Commission)

Following its presentation of the NECPs evalutation, the European Commission presented its Climate Adaptation Plan to be adopted in the 4th quarter of 2026 to the ENVI Committee in Brussels on 24/06/2025.
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Climate / carbon
• Article # 403185
• Published on 25/06/25 at 17:38
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EU Parliament /ENVI Committee: NECPs "encouraging but not sufficient" (Commission)

The European Commission delivered its evaluation of the final NECPs (National Energy and Climate Plans) submitted by the member States in an ordinary meeting of the ENVI Committee in Brussels on 24/06/2025. It judged the NECPs submitted "encouraging regarding the 2030-GES objectives" toward a 55…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 402949
• Published on 25/06/25 at 17:35
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Carbon offsetting: transitional provisions extended by decree until 01/01/2031 (France)

Extending the transitional provisions of the 26/04/2022 specifying the terms and conditions for applying the principles of carbon offsetting set out in article 147 of the Climate and Resilience Act (measurability, verifiability, permanence, additionality and transparency) : this is the purpose of…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Carbon capture & mitigation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 403199
• Published on 25/06/25 at 17:14
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Water:" increasing pressure expected across France" (Haut Commissariat à la Stratégie et au Plan)

88% of the French territory will be under moderate or severe pressure in summer if current trends continue, compared with 64% in a "breakthrough" scenario: this is one of the findings of an analysis note ("Water in 2050: serious pressure on ecosystems and uses") published by the French HCSP…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 403186
• Published on 25/06/25 at 16:58
EU Emissions Reporting: Expanded scope, streamlined data collection (OJEU)

The European Commission adopted a new text updating how EU countries report on the implementation of the Union’s ETS (Emissions Trading System) dated on 24/06/2025, in the Official Journal of the European Union. This update aims to reflect recent changes to European climate policy and to improve…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 402999
• Published on 24/06/25 at 15:33
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Green Claims directive: Commission withdrawal expected if microenterprises not excluded

The European Commission has confirmed on 23/06/2025 through a spokesperson that it intended to withdraw the Green Claims Directive if an amendment applying to microenterprises was not pulled out. "When it came to discussions with co-legislators on the Green Claims Directive, there have been…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation
• Article # 402870
• Published on 24/06/25 at 10:00
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Covenant of Mayors : 2025 updated guidebook available "for more effective climate change action" (JRC)

On 18/06/2025, the Joint Research Center (JRC) delivered an updated version of the Covenant of Mayors guidebook to "help local authorities reduce greenhouse gas emissions, adapt to climate impacts and address energy poverty at a community level". These are the three pillars of the updated SECAP…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Climate adaptation & resilience
• Article # 402813
• Published on 24/06/25 at 09:00