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FR / Mathieu Lefèvre’s cabinet: Mariana Caillaud steps down as director

Mariana Caillaud will step down from her role as chief of staff to Mathieu Lefèvre, Minister of State for Ecological Transition, with effect from 27 July 2026, according to a decree dated 23 July published in the Official Journal on 25 July 2026. The text states that Mariana Caillaud is “being…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Skills & Employment, Climate / carbon
• Article # 449387
• Published on 27/07/26 at 10:33

Bruegel: “EU should use international carbon trading to encourage mitigation abroad” (Policy Brief)

“Within a market-based architecture, private buyers should be able to use international credits as collateral to borrow domestic allowances”, say Georg Zachmann and Annabelle Weisser, authors of Bruegel Policy Brief “International carbon trading: a strategic lever to boost global decarbonisation”…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Carbon capture & mitigation, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 449320
• Published on 27/07/26 at 10:30

The European Commission clears acquisition of Scholz Group by Derichebourg Environnement

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of the Scholz Recycling Group of Germany, by Derichebourg Environnement SAS of France, on 24/07/2026. 100% of the stocks of the Scholz Recycling Group had been put on the market by its parent…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Producers, Circularity, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 449270
• Published on 24/07/26 at 14:00

FR / Climate and Resilience Act / public procurement: publication of practical guides for drafters

On 23 July 2026, the French Ministry of the Economy and Finance published a series of practical guides intended for contracting authorities, to assist them in drafting their tender specifications, which must include a sustainability component from 22 August 2026 onwards, following the entry into…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 449264
• Published on 24/07/26 at 12:30

MICHELIN ResiCare / IMCD Europe: partnership for the European distribution of 5-HMF

Michelin ResiCare and IMCD Europe have announced the signing of a partnership for the European distribution of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) on 23 July 2026 at Péage de Roussillon (Isère), Michelin ResiCare’s 5-HMF production site. In addition to the distribution provided by Michelin to its…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Producers, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 449197
• Published on 23/07/26 at 17:00

EU Commission: €715 million approved for Dutch state aid to cut ammonia emissions near Natura 2000 areas

The European Commission has given the green light to a €715 million Dutch state aid scheme designed to permanently reduce ammonia emissions from livestock farms, as part of a broader push to restore nature in areas under environmental strain, on 23/07/2026. The scheme, granted under the EU's…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Carbon capture & mitigation, Conservation and preservation, …
• Article # 449181
• Published on 23/07/26 at 16:00

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Nature Financing: “The QBE Buyers Club has been structured as a replicable model” (Nature Broking)

“While the QBE Buyers Club is the first consortium of its kind, Nature Broking designed this framework to be applied across other sectors and value chains”, Nature Broking told News Tank on 22/07/26. QBE and seven partners from its claims supply chain - including Clyde & Co, DWF, Keoghs…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Banking & insurance, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 449064
• Published on 23/07/26 at 13:00

Fr / Government: Monique Barbut’s resignation rejected by the President of the Republic

Monique Barbut, Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Climate and Nature Negotiations, tendered her resignation to Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic, who declined it, according to Maud Bregeon, Government Spokesperson, on 22 July 2026. Following this…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 449070
• Published on 22/07/26 at 17:33

FR: M. Barbut resigns after Emergency bill’s passage, calling it “one environmental setback too many”

“Over the past nine months, I have stood up for that which does not make itself known, that which does not vote, and that which does not cry out: the silence of our forests, the quality of our water, the purity of our air, the richness of our soil, and the diversity of life. Today, I must…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 449000
• Published on 22/07/26 at 11:43

FR: Launch of France Forêt 2100, certification schemes and fundings (Ministry for Ecological Transition)

Launch of France Forêt 2100, a state-backed start-up set up to mobilise further funding; development of the Low-Carbon Label and biodiversity credits; creation of a Green Reserve Label; earmarking of €100 million for forests under the Green Fund 2027: these are the main initiatives announced by…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 448967
• Published on 22/07/26 at 10:00