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European Commission : Rosalinde van der Vlies, Director for Carbon Markets and Clean Mobility in DG CLIMA

Rosalinde van der Vlies is appointed Director for carbon markets and clean mobility in the European Commission's DG CLIMA, she announced on Linkedin on 28 September 2026. She succeeded Beatriz Yordi, who has been in this position since 2017. Rosalinde van der Vlies was previously DG ENER’s…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Skills & Employment, Decarbonisation , …
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"Collecting consumption data and monitoring data centres is in everyone's interest" (E. Morello, POLIMI)

“There is still a lack of data, evidence and monitoring on data centres, and it is in everyone's interest to collect them, for energy but also for other types of consumption," Eugenio Morello, Associate Professor of Urban Planning at Politecnico di Milano, told News Tank on 23 September…
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• Category(ies): National bodies, Academic, Service providers, …
• Article # 455817
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Transition Agenda: events not to be missed from 5 to 9 October

Gathered in Strasbourg for a week of plenary sessions, MEPs will vote on various amendments to the Commission’s proposals on the transitions, in particular on the certification of carbon storage in agriculture, as well as on the Industrial Accelerator Act. In Brussels, at the Council, members of…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, European bodies, …
• Article # 455914
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ETS: the Commission welcomes the ENVI draft reports but expresses concerns, notably on conditionality

“We need to improve the ETS to address four of the biggest challenges of our time: climate change, competitiveness and jobs, energy prices and resilience. To do that, there is one clear answer: invest in clean domestic energy,” said Jessica Polfjärd (EPP), on behalf of the rapporteur Peter Liese…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Decarbonisation , …
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Commission: presentation of the Circular Economy Act scheduled for 11 November 2026

The European Commission has now scheduled the long-awaited Circular Economy Act for 11 November 2026, as is shown in the tentative agenda of the Commission's next meetings published on 29/09/2026. The final proposal is expected to be presented jointly by Teresa Ribera, Commission…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Circularity, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 455776
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EU Council: adoption of a position to fast-track environmental assessments, raising concerns among NGOs

The Council set its position on a Commission's proposal to simplify and accelerate environmental assessments procedures, including single points of contact, digitalisation, and streamlined timelines, on 30 September 2026. This proposal is part of the Omnibus VIII simplification package, which…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Conservation and preservation, …
• Article # 455711
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COP31: adoption of the priorities ahead of Antalya climate summit by the ENVI Committee

The draft resolution on the European Parliament’s priorities ahead of the COP31 Antalya climate summit, was adopted by the ENVI Committee, by 50 votes to 16 and with 3 abstentions, during an ordinary meeting in Brussels on 1 October 2026. The text calls on all parties for a faster fossil fuel…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 455557
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Biotech Act: ENVI Committee backs opinion balancing innovation with consumer and environmental safeguards

Members of the European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee adopted their opinion on the first Biotech Act proposal on 1 October 2026. The vote was 53 in favour, 11 against and 5 abstentions. Members tabled almost 450 amendments: twelve compromise amendments…
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• Category(ies): European bodies, Financing & funding, Policies & Regulation, …
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"We absolutely must step up our efforts in the circular economy" (Mathieu Lefèvre, Minister)

“It is imperative that, collectively, we step up our efforts in the area of the circular economy,” said Mathieu Lefèvre, French Minister of State for Ecological Transition, during his opening address at the 19th National Conference on Waste and the Circular Economy in Nantes on 30 September…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Circularity, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 455662
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'Europe is managing its rivers with outdated decisions on dams and barriers' (ClientEarth reports)

“Europe is managing today’s rivers with yesterday’s decisions,” two new ClientEarth reports argue. Published on 1 October 2026, they examine how ageing large dams are assessed and how obsolete river barriers are identified and removed in selected EU Member States. They follow a summer in which…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Academic, …
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