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Northern Lights: first CO2 storage certificates delivered to the Heidelberg Materials' cement factory

The first CO₂ storage certificate has been delivered to the Heidelberg Materials' cement factory, said Northern Lights JV, on 09/12/2025. It documented that the CO₂ volumes captured at the Brevik factory "have been transported and stored permanently" in the Aurora reservoir, 2,600 meters under…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Manufacturers , Carbon capture & mitigation, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 422689
• Published on 09/12/25 at 17:25
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Omnibus 1/CSRD and CS3D: "We are paving the way for more green jobs" (M. Bødskov, Danish Minister)

A provisional deal has been reached by the Parliament and Council to simplify the EU regulations on sustainability reporting and due diligence for EU and non-EU businesses, as part of Omnibus 1 of the Commission, on 09/12/2025. Compared to the last vote of the Parliament, on 14/11/2025, additional…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, ESG & CSR, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 422642
• Published on 09/12/25 at 16:31
EU: €1,5Bn Italian State aid scheme for cleantech investments approved by the European Commission

A €1,5Bn Italian State aid scheme has been approved to "support strategic investments that add clean technologies manufacturing capacity", announced the European Commission on 09/12/2025. The scheme will be co-financed from the Recovery and Resilience Fund (from the NextGenerationEU…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Manufacturers , Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 422665
• Published on 09/12/25 at 15:00
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Carbon storage : a second round of licence for 14 new locations in Scottish and English waters (NSTA)

A carbon storage licensing round offering 14 locations in Scottish and English waters has been opened, announced the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) on 09/12/2025. The economic licences aim to achieve net zero by capturing CO₂ emissions from industrial processes and injecting them into…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Manufacturers , National bodies, Carbon capture & mitigation, …
• Article # 422588
• Published on 09/12/25 at 14:15
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Europe's wildfires: a total burnt area of 419 298 ha in 2024; "2025 on track to be the worst year" (JRC)

"The 2024 wildfire season in the European Union finished with a total burnt area of 419 298 ha, which is slightly above the average of the period 2006-2023", according to a Joint Research Center (JRC) report entitled "Forest fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa", released on…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 422470
• Published on 08/12/25 at 14:19
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EUDR: Council and Parliament agreement for a further one-year postponement, with new provisions

On 04/12/2025, the Council and Parliament reached a political agreement to postpone the entry into force of the European Deforestation Law by one more year, after the Commission alerted, in September 2025, of "an IT technical problem" preventing the launch of the platform on 30/12/2025. The vote…
Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity
• Article # 422494
• Published on 08/12/25 at 14:00
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Agenda of the week: Events not to be missed between 08 and 12/12/2025

This week’s highlights will be the announcements following the College meeting of the European Commission on the Environmental Omnibus on Wednesday, and the Agrifish Council, which will take place in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. On Monday, the first Water Resilience Forum will be hosted…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 422465
• Published on 08/12/25 at 12:36
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France Nature Environnement : Jean-François Julliard appointed Director General from 01/01/2026

Jean-François Julliard has been appointed Director General of France Nature Environnement with effect from 01/01/2026, the federation announced on 04/12/2026. He succeeds Bénédicte Hermelin, who has held this position since October 2018 and is retiring. This transition between the two…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Policies & Regulation, Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 422461
• Published on 08/12/25 at 12:17
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Glyphosate: An article published in 2000 retracted by the Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology Journal

The Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology journal (published by Elsevier) announced on 12/05/2025 that it had retracted an article published in 2000 which denied the risks posed by the Monsanto herbicide Roundup to human health. The article entitled "Safety evaluation and risk assessment of…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Public health & nutrition, Biodiversity
• Article # 422346
• Published on 08/12/25 at 09:31
EMLyon: launch of the Alternative Futures Institute with Carbone 4 and the Institut Mérieux

EMLyon is launching the Alternative Futures Institute to "support the development of corporate strategies that are compatible with planetary boundaries", the school announced on 04/12/2025. It aims also to "structure a permanent dialogue between researchers, managers and public decision-makers" on…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Skills & Employment, Climate / carbon
• Article # 422342
• Published on 05/12/25 at 17:00