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©  European Climate Foundation

"COP30 in Belém is a real opportunity to fight for multilateralism"(Laurence Tubiana, ECF)

"What we are witnessing is not simply a slowing of momentum - it is a concerted effort to overturn the progress. We need to fight for multilateralism - not just defend it in principle, but prove it can still deliver meaningful results. COP30 in Belém is a real opportunity to rebuild momentum…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Climate adaptation & resilience, Climate / carbon
• Article # 407487
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©  Getty Images/iStockphoto Joris Van Ostaeyen

EU/VSME : Sustainability reporting to become voluntary and simplified for SMEs (Commission)

The European Commission adopts a recommendation to ease the administrative burden on SMEs (small and medium-sized companies) when reporting on their sustainability requirements to large companies and financial institutions, in Brussels on 30/07/2025. Two major shifts occur with this VSME…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, ESG & CSR, …
• Article # 407425
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©  European Central Bank

European Central Bank to include climate-risks in its guarantee framework in 2026

"The Governing Council has decided to introduce a 'climate factor' which could reduce the value assigned to eligible assets pledged as collateral, depending on the extent to which an asset can be impacted by these uncertainties. This acts as a buffer against the possible financial impact of…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Banking & insurance, European bodies, …
• Article # 407284
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©  FNH

France / Soils: €34.7bn of public schemes identified as artificialisation drivers (IGF / IGEDD)

"34.7 Bn of public support, via more than 300 instruments, are likely to have an impact on soil artificialisation", according to a report by the French Inspectorate General of Finances (IGF) and the Inspectorate General of the Environment and Sustainable Development (IGEDD), published on…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Financing & funding, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 407323
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©  EEX

ETS : publication of the 2025/2026 auctions calendar for EU, Germany and Poland (EEX)

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has published on the 28/07/2025 the revised 2025 EUA (European Union Allowances) auction calendar as well as the new 2026 EUA auction calendar in coordination with the European Commission, the EU Member States and the EEA EFTA States auctioning on the common…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Banking & insurance, European bodies, …
• Article # 407315
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European Commission: Have your Say on European climate resilience and risk management

Collecting feedbacks from European citizens and stakeholders on the European climate resilience integrated framework, before a regulation proposal in the 4th quarter of 2025: that is the purpose of the public consultation (Have Your Say), opened by the European Commission on 24/07/2025, until…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 407228
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©  JRC

"Assessing the risk of diseases with pandemic potential in a changing world" (JRC / report)

Modelling the risks of outbreaks of the nine types of zoonotic epidemic (excluding Covid-19) listed by the WHO, in a world subject to the pressures of climate change: this is the aim of the study published by eight researchers, including three from the JRC, in the journal Science Advances on…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Academic, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 407155
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©  WorkforClimate Academy

WorkforClimate Academy's course to take place from 01/09/2025 to 27/11/2025

WorkforClimate Academy's next course for European and UK corporate sector employees who aim to influence their organisation to do more on climate will take place from 01/09/2025 to 27/11/2025. "The course aims to learn to create change from the inside. It gives you the blueprint for corporate…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Service providers, Skills & Employment, Climate / carbon
• Article # 407049
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©  WRI

Forest carbon sink at lowest level in more than 20 years due to fires and deforestation (WRI/study)

"The global forest carbon sink dropped to its lowest level in 2023 in more than 20 years, driven by intense wildfires and ongoing deforestation", observes the Global Forest Watch (GFW) of the World Resources Institute and Land & Carbon Lab, on 24/07/2025. Key highlights of their findings show…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Academic, Carbon capture & mitigation, …
• Article # 406932
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©  IAPB

Nature credits: €1.16 M for the IAPB from France and the United Kingdom

€1.16 M is the amount contributed by the French and British governments to the IAPB (International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits) to support its efforts to mobilise funding for nature and biodiversity restoration and conservation projects, announced the French Ministry for Ecological…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 406987
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