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Port of Antwerp-Bruges: "Our long-term vision is to become a port in transition" (J. Vandermeiren, CEO)

“Our long-term vision is to become a port in transition. This is central and will remain so in the coming years and decades. Projects on circularity, low-carbon molecules and collective CO₂ infrastructure will take further shape in 2026,” said Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO of the Port of…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): Service providers, Carbon capture & mitigation, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 428226
• Published on 30/01/26 at 17:30

Zero Pollution: "Effective enforcement and implementation are essential for reaching the 2030 targets"

"Member States must act swiftly and decisively if the EU is to reach its pollution reduction targets by 2030. Legislation alone is not enough. Effective enforcement and implementation are essential", according to the mid-term review of the EU'S Zero Pollution Action Plan, released by the European…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 428581
• Published on 30/01/26 at 17:18

Nature-based Solutions and Carbon removal Credits: five projects launched in January 2026

Five projects towards nature-based solutions and carbon removal have been launched in January 2026, backed by significant funding. Trafigura, the global commodity trading company, announced on 29/01/2026 the implementation of four carbon removal projects in African forests as part of the Miombo…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Manufacturers , Service providers, Carbon capture & mitigation, …
• Article # 428535
• Published on 30/01/26 at 16:00

CNRS: creation of the Ocean Equity Index to assess and promote equity in ocean-related policies

Measuring, comparing and promoting equity in ocean-related initiatives, projects and policies is the aim of the Ocean Equity Index developed by an international research team including scientists from the CNRS, the French public research institute announced on 28/01/2026. Despite "strong…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Climate adaptation & resilience, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 428571
• Published on 30/01/26 at 14:30

Waga Energy: Luc Rémont (former CEO of EDF) appointed Chairman of the Board; 3 other new directors

Luc Rémont has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Waga Energy, the producer of biomethane from landfill sites announced on 29/01/2026. A graduate of Polytechnique and Ensta Paris, Luc Rémont began his career in 1993 as an engineer at the DGA. From 1996 to 2007, he held various…

Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Producers, Skills & Employment, Renewable energies
• Article # 428537
• Published on 30/01/26 at 11:20

PFAS contamination: "The cost of depollution is astronomical" (Notre Affaire à Tous)

"The cost of dealing with PFAS pollution is astronomical. It is therefore essential and a matter of urgency to think in terms of financial responsibility, including the private players responsible for these emissions". These are the findings of a study published by French NGO "Notre Affaire …

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Climate adaptation & resilience, Carbon capture & mitigation, …
• Article # 428446
• Published on 29/01/26 at 17:30

PFAS contamination: €20m investment to treat water from Saint-Louis Agglomération (Bas-Rhin)

A total of €20m to treat PFAS pollution in water destined for the Saint-Louis conurbation (Bas-Rhin) and its 60,000 inhabitants: this is the total investment required in facilities - temporary from 2025, followed by a plant built in 2027 - dedicated to filtering PFAS present in groundwater. This…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Producers, Policies & Regulation, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 428400
• Published on 29/01/26 at 15:30

"One in five French people would have to leave their homes because of climate change" (F. Gémenne, IPCC)

"Today, one French person in five believes that they could be forced to leave their home in the next ten years because of the impact of climate change", explained François Gemenne, political scientist, researcher and co-author of the sixth IPCC report, at the French ESH ( Entreprises de l'Habitat…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): International bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 428376
• Published on 29/01/26 at 14:30

The EU endorses the Declaration on Information integrity on climate change launched at COP30

The European Union has endorsed the Declaration on Information integrity on climate change, following the Council's approval on 20/01/2026, it announced on 27/01. The Declaration has been launched during COP30 in Brazil by Unesco, the Government of Brazil and the UN. It "establishes shared…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, International bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 428070
• Published on 28/01/26 at 16:40

The ENVI Committee rejects the PfE objection to the Commission's implementation of the CBAM

The ENVI Committee of the Parliament rejected the objection to the Commission implementing regulation laying down rules for the application of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and especially the methods for the calculation of emissions embedded in goods, on 28/01/2026, during an ordinary…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Bioeconomy, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 428175
• Published on 28/01/26 at 15:51