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Climate adaptation: "The EU, Member States and private sector should invest €69Bn per year up to 2050"

"The EU, its Member States and the private sector should invest about €70 billion per year until 2050 in climate adaptation to reduce exposure to increasing climate hazards and improve resilience", according to a report commissioned by the DG Clima released on 23/01/2026. "Investing in…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 427807
• Published on 26/01/26 at 13:57

FR / +2°C in 2030, +2.7°C in 2050: warming levels set out in the trajectory for climate change adaptation

A forecast warming of 2°C by 2030, 2.7°C by 2050 and 4°C by 2100: this is the Tracc, the French reference warming trajectory for climate change adaptation, defined for mainland France by an order of the Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Climate / carbon
• Article # 427805
• Published on 26/01/26 at 12:24

Agenda of the week: events not to be missed between 26/01 and 30/01/2026

This week's highlight will be the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, which will take place in Brussels on Monday, and the three sessions of the ENVI Committee at the European Parliament in Brussels between Tuesday and Thursday, with key votes on the agenda. In Paris, the "Sommet des industries…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 427712
• Published on 26/01/26 at 09:00

WEF: "Demonstrate that water and nature are essential parts of business profitability" (Jennifer Morris)

"As an environmental community, we have perhaps not done a great job in demonstrating the economic value to companies. CEOs and CFOs need to understand that water and nature are essential to business profitability. I think we're coming to that realisation," said Jennifer Morris, CEO of the Nature…

Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, International bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 427345
• Published on 23/01/26 at 17:24

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
• Published on 23/01/26 at 16:13

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
• Published on 23/01/26 at 14:00

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
• Published on 23/01/26 at 12:00

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
• Published on 23/01/26 at 10:59

"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
• Published on 22/01/26 at 15:30

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
• Published on 22/01/26 at 15:30