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"It is essential to finance what is not green today" (M. Després, European Climate Foundation)

"Initially, policy makers and regulators were trying to achieve two objectives: "greening finance" and "financing the greening". We have made good progress on greening finance, for example, by working on taxonomy, supervision, stress tests, and labelling. At the same time, we have somewhat lost…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, Financing & funding, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 415221
• Published on 14/10/25 at 13:00
FR: Launch of a consultation of France's mayors on climate-energy issues (The Shift Project)

Collecting the opinions and views of all French mayors and local councillors on the climate and energy challenges facing their areas: this is the aim of the consultation launched by the French think tank "The Shift Project" on 13/10/2025. "We are addressing local elected representatives because…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Research & innovation, Climate / carbon, …
• Article # 415307
• Published on 14/10/25 at 12:10
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FR: Thomas Cuvelier appointed chief of staff to the Minister for Ecological Transition and Biodiversity

Thomas Cuvelier has been appointed Chief of Staff to Monique Barbut, Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature, by the order of 13/10/2025 published in the Journal officiel on 14/10/2025. Thomas Cuvelier was Chief of Staff to Olga…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Skills & Employment
• Article # 415254
• Published on 14/10/25 at 09:28
©  World Resources Institute
2nd edition of IUCN Global Standard 'to advance Nature-based Solutions firmly rooted in science'

The IUCN announced the imminent release of the second edition of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) at the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi on 10/10/2025. 'Nature-based Solutions are central to tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and sustainable…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 415198
• Published on 13/10/25 at 17:43
EC: publication of recommendation 2025 /2043 on organic soils and climate change impacts (OJEU)

In order to help Member States submit evidence of the impact of climate change as well as some legacy effects on their organic soils, the European Commission published a recommendation clarifying definitions and thresholds and setting new indices linked to this assessment, on 13/10/2025 in the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Soil
• Article # 415128
• Published on 13/10/25 at 14:17
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EU / Council: call for NDCs submission and reminder of NCQG objectives before COP30 in Bélem (Brazil)

A call to all countries to submit NDCs by COP30, as well as a call on all actors to scale up climate finance to reach the 2035 inital target of $300 Bn as set in the NCQG (New Collective Quantified Goal): these are the main conclusions and calls for actions following the Ecofin meeting of Member…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Financing & funding, Climate / carbon
• Article # 415100
• Published on 13/10/25 at 12:40
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FR / Axa Climate and Bouygues: a partnership "to accelerate Bouygues' adaptation to climate change"

To implement Altitude, Axa Climate's scientific platform, across every business line of the French construction group in order to anticipe and improve building resilience to climate change: this is the aim of the partnership announced by the two companies in Paris on 09/10/2025. The Bouygues…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, Climate adaptation & resilience, Climate / carbon
• Article # 415109
• Published on 13/10/25 at 11:58
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Agenda of the week: events not to be missed between 13 and 19/10/2025

The entire week will be marked by the Ocean Week, initiated and brought by civil society organisations, such as WWF and BirdLife, and the European Union. The events will take place across Europe, particularly in Brussels, where MEPs and members from the European Commission will explore, through a…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Producers, Trade unions & federations, …
• Article # 414908
• Published on 13/10/25 at 09:00
©  D.R.
FR / Monique Barbut Minister for the Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negociations

Monique Barbut has been appointed Minister for the Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature, by Sébastien Lecornu, French Prime Minister, on 12/10/2025. Monique Barbut holds a post-graduate diploma (DEA) in Economics from the University of Paris 1…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 415045
• Published on 13/10/25 at 08:34
©  IRD
Declining population for 61% of bird species, 6 now extinct species : IUCN Red List updated

"The IUCN Red List now includes 172,620 species of which 48,646 are threatened with extinction ; 61% of bird species have declining populations because of deforestation", announced an update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, released at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Research & innovation, Biodiversity
• Article # 414953
• Published on 10/10/25 at 17:00