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"100% of the world's GDP depends on nature. Without nature, no business" (A. Hoffmann, WEF in Davos)

"100% of the world's GDP depends on nature. If you have no nature, you have no humanity, no business, no dividend, no shareholders and no time for that to work", said André Hoffmann, Vice Chairman of Roche Pharmaceuticals, at the Panel discussion "Business Case for Nature" at the World Economic…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Producers, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 427266
• Published on 21/01/26 at 15:15

Simplification: "The reduction of the administrative burden doesn't lower the ambitions" (J. Roswall)

"We have to admit that some regulations are too complex. We need to do simplifications to make our business competitive, and this is my main goal when it comes to the Omnibus. The reduction of the administrative burden doesn't lower the ambitions", said Jessika Roswall, during an extraordinary…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Bioeconomy, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 427095
• Published on 21/01/26 at 13:36

ENVI Committee: votes in favour of the amended regulation establishing the 2040 climate targets

The ENVI Committee of the Parliament adopted the amended regulation establishing the 2040 climate targets, in the margins of the Plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 19/01/2026. The text, presented by its rapporteur Ondřej Knotek (PfE), collected 50 votes in favour…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 427076
• Published on 20/01/26 at 13:54

FR / Ecological planning: Simon-Pierre Sengayrac appointed Head of Regional COPs Programme at the SGPE

Simon-Pierre Sengayrac has been appointed Head of Regional COPs programme, in charge of regional support, at the SGPE ( Secrétariat Général de la planification écologique / French public General Secretariat for Ecological Planning), on 19/01/2026. According to the SGPE, he will "use his…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Decarbonisation , Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 427073
• Published on 20/01/26 at 11:38

FR / CGDD: Audrey Coreau Head of the Green and Solidarity Economy Department

Audrey Coreau has been reappointed Head of the Green and Solidarity Economy Department at the French General Commissariat for Sustainable Development (CGDD), for a three-year period from 13/02/2026, by an order published in the Official Journal on 17/01. Head of this department at the CGDD…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Financing & funding, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 427064
• Published on 20/01/26 at 10:40

Environmental information: Member States allowed to require disclosure of requester identity (CJEU)

EU Member States may now require prior identification of persons requesting environmental information from public authorities, according to a jugdment by the Court of Justice of the European Union on 14/01/2026. This decision was taken in response to a request from the Irish court for the…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): International bodies, National bodies, Justice, …
• Article # 426970
• Published on 19/01/26 at 17:25

Ocean Observation initiative: a call for evidence launched "to improve marine knowledge access"

The European Commission launched a call for evidence on 19/01/2026, to "shape the European Ocean Observation Initiative, one of the cornerstones of the European Ocean Pact". It will be open until 27/02. "Today, ocean observation faces numerous challenges, due to its fragmentation, a lack of…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 426905
• Published on 19/01/26 at 16:45

Zero Waste Europe calls for the Circular Economy Act, planned in 2026, to toughen chemical policy

"The chemical policy of the EU should be taken into account within the Circular Economy Act in order to avoid a future health crisis": this is the main recommendation of a report released by Zero Waste Europe, a Brussels-based NGO, calling for the Circular Economy Act, to be announced in 2026, to…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Circularity, Chemicals / plastics
• Article # 426789
• Published on 19/01/26 at 15:31

Agenda of the week: events not to be missed between 19/01 and 23/01/2026

This week's highlight will be the Plenary session of the European Parliament taking place in Strasbourg from 19/01, with the Mercosur deal at the core of discussions. Farmers plan to protest against it and for a better distribution of CAP resources. In Davos, the world leaders, businesses…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 426735
• Published on 19/01/26 at 09:00

Nature restoration: EU Member State plans "unfortunately turning to underperform" (T. Elmqvist, EASAC)

"Hardly any EU Member State has really finished their own nature restoration action plans yet, which can be submitted until September 2026 to the Commission. According to some NGOs, they are unfortunately turning to underperform. They are just trying to adopt the minimum effort required by the…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): International bodies, National bodies, Carbon capture & mitigation, …
• Article # 426687
• Published on 16/01/26 at 17:24