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Climate justice: Nepal calls for $20m in climate compensation to UN Loss and Damage Fund

Nepal formally requested $20 million in compensation from the UN Loss and Damage Fund on 9 September 2026, arguing that major greenhouse gas emitters bear shared responsibility for the catastrophic floods that struck the Nepal-Tibet border region on 26 August 2026. The appeal, submitted…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): International bodies, National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 453310
• Published on 11/09/26 at 18:00
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ETS review : "The system has a couple of weaknesses we should repair" (W. Hoekstra to ENVI Committee)

"ETS is one of the best tools we have developed in terms of policy setting. But it's also fair to acknowledge that the system has a couple of weaknesses that we should repair, especially because of a lack of reciprocity," said Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, on…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 453286
• Published on 11/09/26 at 17:39
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Glyphosate: its classification as a carcinogen is ‘unjustified’ according to ECHA

The findings of a study carried out by the Ramazzini Institute in June 2025, which examined the carcinogenicity of glyphosate, do not “justify its classification as a carcinogen”, according to the opinion of the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), adopted on 8…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 453293
• Published on 11/09/26 at 16:00
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FR / Anses: Marta Hugas reappointed as chair of the Scientific Council

Marta Hugas, Scientific Director of the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) from 2017 to 2022, has been reappointed as Chair of the Scientific Council of Anses (the French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety), by a decree dated 9 September 2026, published in…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Academic, Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 453247
• Published on 11/09/26 at 13:35
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Switzerland: Federal Council adopts amended Climate Protection Ordinance

The amendments to the Climate Protection Ordinance, which include a chapter dedicated to the exemplary role of the Swiss Confederation and other public authorities, were adopted by the Federal Council on 9 September 2026. These new provisions will come into force on 1 November 2026. In the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 453239
• Published on 11/09/26 at 12:31
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FR / SGPE: Vincent Tejedor, Secretary-General for Ecological Planning

Vincent Tejedor has been appointed Secretary-General for Ecological Planning, according to a decree dated 10 September 2026, published in the French Official Journal on 11 September 2026. He succeeds Augustin Augier, who had held the post since June 2025. Vincent Tejedor has been an adviser…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Skills & Employment, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 453189
• Published on 11/09/26 at 11:00
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ENVI Committee : approval of the provisional agreement reached with the Council on ECHA's regulation

The ENVI Committee of the European Parliament approved the provisional agreement for the regulation of the European Chemicals Agency, reached with the Council, by 68 votes in favor, 1 against, and 1 abstention, on 10 September 2026. This text aims to strengthen the Agency, regarding its growing…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Chemicals / plastics
• Article # 453114
• Published on 11/09/26 at 09:30
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“The real challenge for Italian forests is to increase forest planning” (Annalisa Paniz, AIEL)

“The paradox is that Italy, despite having one of the largest forest areas in Europe, is also among the countries that make the least use of it,” says Annalisa Paniz, General Director for the Italian Association for Wood Energy (AIEL), in an interview with News Tank on 3 September 2026. AIEL is a…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Bioeconomy, …
• Article # 453081
• Published on 10/09/26 at 18:00
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"The ECB handles powerful tools that fail to account for environmental risk" (C. Murphy, Reclaim Finance)

"The European Central Bank has very powerful monetary policy tools at its disposal. However, it is not making sufficient use of them in its supervision of the banking system, given the risks that fossil fuels pose to biodiversity,” Clarisse Murphy, central banks campaigner at Reclaim Finance, told…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Banking & insurance, European bodies, …
• Article # 453126
• Published on 10/09/26 at 16:00
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ENVI Committee: MEPs vote to retain ETS market stability reserve's invalidation mechanism

The European Parliament's ENVI Committee rejected the Commission's plan to scrap the invalidation mechanism within the EU Emissions Trading System's market stability reserve (MSR), on 10 September 2026. Instead, MEPs voted (43-21, with 6 abstentions) to keep the mechanism but raise its threshold…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 453073
• Published on 10/09/26 at 14:00