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FR / Conseil National de la Transition Ecologique: ten new members appointed, 17 members reappointed

Ten people have been appointed members of the Conseil National de la Transition Ecologique (National Council for Ecological Transition) by order of the Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature, dated 05/11 and published in the Official…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 419184
• Published on 13/11/25 at 12:33

"Scientists and researchers should never fear telling the truth" (A. Guterres, UN Secretary General)

The Global Initiative on Information Integrity on Climate Change, launched during the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro in december 2024, has unveiled its founding declaration at COP30 in Belém (Brazil): the Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change, designed to tackle climate…

Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): International bodies, Financing & funding, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 419118
• Published on 13/11/25 at 12:22

Dominica, Myanmar and Honduras most exposed countries to extreme weather events (Climate Risk Index 2026)

Dominica, Myanmar and Honduras were the countries most affected by extreme weather events' impact between 1995 and 2024, together with Libya and Haiti, showed the CRI (Climate Risk Index) 2026, published on 11/11/2025 by german NGO Germanwatch, who stated that "human-induced climate change affects…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Carbon capture & mitigation, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 418944
• Published on 12/11/25 at 13:00

Climate Risk Index 2026 report

Dominica, Myanmar and Honduras were the countries most affected by extreme weather events' impact between 1995 and 2024, together with Libya and Haiti, showed the CRI (Climate Risk Index) 2026, published on 11/11/2025 by Germanwatch, who stated that "human-induced climate change affects the…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Carbon capture & mitigation, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 418980
• Published on 12/11/25 at 12:16

EP: Envi Comittee in favour of a 90% reduction target for emissions by 2040 compared with 1990 levels

At the ENVI Committee meeting in Brussels on 10/11/2025, MEPs adopted the alternative compromise amendment supported by EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens on the report by Ondřej Knotek, MEP (PfE /Czechia) on the European Climate Law. The text was adopted with 55 votes in favour and 32 against. "For…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 418884
• Published on 12/11/25 at 10:20

FR / Alexis Soiron appointed Hunting and Biomass Adviser in the cabinet of Mathieu Lefèvre

Alexis Soiron has been appointed hunting, captive wildlife, biomass and wood-based industries adviser in the cabinet of Mathieu Lefèvre, Minister delegate to Ecological Transition, attached to Monique Barbut, Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 418915
• Published on 12/11/25 at 09:49

COP30: "Strong and clear outcomes to signal that climate cooperation is delivering results" (S. Stiell)

The COP30 takes place in Bélem, Brazil, from 10 to 21/11/2025. 50.000 participants are expected to gather at this high-level event to discuss the progress made since the Paris Agreement, ten years ago, in the global fight against climate change. Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Carbon capture & mitigation, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 418853
• Published on 10/11/25 at 16:46

Launch of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility in Bélem (Brazil), with up to $5.5 Bn promised

"Last year, the world lost the equivalent of 18 football fields of tropical primary forest every minute. The Tropical Forest Forever Facility is a bold mechanism to make standing forests more valuable than cleared land, aligning conservation with opportunity, and solidarity with shared prosperity…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Financing & funding, Biodiversity
• Article # 418813
• Published on 10/11/25 at 16:40

EU: €358M investments across Europe under the LIFE Programme for environment and climate action

A €358M package invested across Europe to support 132 projects, all dedicated to nature, biodiversity, circular economy, climate action and clean energy projects: that is the amount of investments announced by the European Commission in Brussels on 07/11/2025. The 2024 Call for Proposals of…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Financing & funding, Biodiversity
• Article # 418808
• Published on 10/11/25 at 15:00

Seven countries committed to major cuts in methane emissions, responsible for one-third of global warming

The governments of Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Kazakhstan, Norway, and the UK signed on 07/11/2025 a declaration supporting market actions to drastically reduce methane emission in the global fossil fuel sector. The declaration also has the support of the European Commission, IEA…

Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, National bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 418817
• Published on 10/11/25 at 13:43