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European investments in the world's transitions from 16 to 23/01/2026 (EIB/Global Gateway)

€34 M for sustainable ports in Cabo Verde and €35.8 M for clean energy in Tunisia; these are the two European investments in the world's transitions by the European Investment Bank / Global , from 16/01/2026 to 23/01/2026. In Europe, this week, a total of €635 M has been allocated by the EIB to…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, Financing & funding, Automotive & e-mobility, …
• Article # 426904
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Food crisis: 1,1 billion people could be affected in 2050, according to AI model (JRC)

"By 2100, conflict and inequality-driven scenarios could expose over 1.1Bn people — including more than 600M children, mostly in Africa and Asia — to severe food crises. In contrast, sustainable pathways could more than halve the exposure", announced the Joint Research Center, on…
Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 427512
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FR / Solar: "The industry is baffled by the government's attitude" (V. de l'Estang, SER)

"For years, our aim has been to succeed in deploying more and more capacity. Some people now believe that there is an overproduction of solar electricity at national level. But adding 6 TWh of solar or decarbonised production every year is a drop in the ocean compared with the needs", Vianney de…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Service providers, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 427624
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Recycling Europe: six recommendations to boost the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment

"Currently, only around 40% of all waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is reported as recycled in the EU. For WEEE plastics, the recycling rate drops to just 20%. Moreover, under the placed-on-market calculation method, only about 46% of WEEE is collected in the EU, remaining far…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Circularity, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 427531
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"A Global Plastic Treaty should tackle the entire lifecycle of plastic" (J. Roswall, WEF in Davos)

"What is necessary is that we get a treaty that is future-proof and tackles the full lifecycle of plastic. It cannot only be about reuse, but it also has to take into account the full life management of plastics", declared Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience…
Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, International bodies, National bodies, …
• Article # 427437
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Port of Rotterdam: a tendering process supporting projects that reduce CO₂e emissions in the port area

The Port of Rotterdam announced the eight winners of a tendering process called “Carbonbid”, designed to support projects that reduce the most CO2 equivalent at the lowest cost, announced the Port Authority on 14/01/2026. Eight projects have been selected in order to reduce emissions by…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Manufacturers , Service providers, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 427428
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28 members appointed to the Platform on Sustainable Finance to advise the Commission on the EU Taxonomy

28 members and 16 observers were appointed to the Platform on Sustainable Finance by the European Commission on 21/01/2026, following a call for applications in July 2025. The role of the members will be to advise the Commission on sustainable finance policies, including the EU Taxonomy Regulation…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, European bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 427352
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Nature Finance: "In 2023, the world spent $220Bn to protect nature while $7 300Bn were damaging it"(UNEP)

"In 2023, the world spent $220Bn to protect nature (+5% compared to 2022), while $7 300Bn flowed into activities that directly damage nature", according to the “2026 State of Nature Finance” report, released by the UN Environment Programme on 22/01/2026. "The key purpose of the report is to…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, International bodies, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 427286
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"The world entered the era of global water bankruptcy" (UN University's Institute for Water report)

"The world has entered the era of global water bankruptcy. In many regions, human-water systems are already in a post-crisis state of failure", according to the central message of the UN University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health report, released on 20/01/2026. According to Kaveh…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): International bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Ocean / Water
• Article # 427328
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Renewable hydrogen: six projects of 2024 Innovation Fund Auction signed their grant agreements (€270,6M)

Six projects selected in the 2024 Innovation Fund Auction for renewable hydrogen production (IF24 Auction) have signed their grant agreements, announced the Directorate-General for Climate action of the European Commission on 20/01/2026. The projects are receiving "a total of €270,6M, sourced…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, National bodies, Bioeconomy, …
• Article # 427315
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