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FR: Morgane Catherine appointed press Adviser to Monique Barbut, Minister for ecological transition

Morgane Catherine has been appointed Press and Communications Adviser in the cabinet of Monique Barbut, Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature, with effect from 23/10/2025, according to an order dated 24/10/2025, published in the…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 416840
• Published on 27/10/25 at 08:32

Roasting the Planet: Big Meat and Dairy’s Big Emissions (Foodrise report)

Tackling emissions from Big Meat and Dairy must be one of the main components to limit global heating: this is the call launched by Foodrise, Friends of the Earth U.S., Greenpeace Nordic, and Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy in their common study called 'Roasting the Planet: Big Meat and…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Associations & NGOs, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 416798
• Published on 24/10/25 at 16:46

"Diet changes in wealthy nations are the biggest option for cutting food system emissions" (Foodrise)

"Tackling emissions from Big Meat and Dairy must be one of the main components to limit global heating": this is the call launched by NGOs Foodrise, Friends of the Earth U.S., Greenpeace Nordic, and Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy in their common study called ‘Roasting the Planet: Big…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Associations & NGOs, International bodies, …
• Article # 416793
• Published on 24/10/25 at 16:42

Plenary/EP: adoption of the soil monitoring law and position on COP30

MEPs adopted the soil monitoring law on 23/10/2025 in Strasbourg. It aims to ensure soil is monitored in all EU countries and farmers get support to improve soil health and soil resilience. It will enter into force 20 days after its publication in the Official Journal, and countries will then have…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon, …
• Article # 416713
• Published on 24/10/25 at 16:30

FR: credible results and measures for a 40% reduction of GHG emissions by 2030 in France (Conseil d'État)

"The measures taken by the Government make it possible to consider that the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by -40% between 1990 and 2030 has been achieved", states the French Conseil d'État in a decision handed down on 24/10/2025. The authority considers that the interim…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Decarbonisation , Climate / carbon
• Article # 416801
• Published on 24/10/25 at 16:26

EC: decision on climate targets postponed, conclusions adopted on simplification and green transition

Ukraine, European defence, recent developments in the Middle East, competitiveness, housing, and migration; these were the topics on the agenda of the European Council on 23/10/2025 in Brussels. The only climate-related mentions on the official agenda of the Summit were "strands related to…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, National bodies, Policies & Regulation
• Article # 416666
• Published on 24/10/25 at 15:36

FR: "Adaptation has to be an absolute priority" (Monique Barbut, Minister for ecological transition)

"In the current difficult situation, which requires everyone to make an effort, we are proud of one thing: we have a stable general budget. The budget for the ecological transition has been maintained, a budget that has not been sacrificed and that amounts to €8.4Bn for our Ministry. This shows…

Domain(s): Energies, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Financing & funding, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 416757
• Published on 24/10/25 at 15:20

EU: 'We call on MEPs and Member States to uphold the EUDR as previously agreed' (WWF/Greenpeace)

"The timing of the Commission's proposal to 'simplify' the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), just weeks before COP30, calls into question the EU’s credibility as a global leader on environmental protection and stalls momentum towards deforestation-free supply chains’, declared WWF, in Brussels…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 416651
• Published on 24/10/25 at 10:05

"Salvation over the next four years will not come from politics" (Saskia Bricmont, MEP/Greens)

"We are facing an eminently political problem today, because unfortunately, the European right-wing party has turned ecology into an ideological warhorse to destroy all the environmental legislation. Fortunately, the players on the ground are continuing to mobilise. Since salvation over the next…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 416655
• Published on 23/10/25 at 18:18

FR: TotalEnergies' Net Zero commitment ads ruled "misleading and illegal" by Paris Judicial Court

The 34^th Chamber of the Paris Judicial Court has found TotalEnergies’ advertising illegal, in a case filed in may 2022 by NGOs Friends of the Earth France, Greenpeace France, and Notre Affaire à Tous, with the support of ClientEarth. The Court ruled, on 23/10/2025, that "TotalEnergies and…

Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Producers, ESG & CSR, …
• Article # 416594
• Published on 23/10/25 at 15:32