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Unsold clothes and shoes : ban on destruction enters into application under the ESPR

The measure prohibiting large companies across Europe from destroying unsold clothing and footwear will come into effect on 19/07/2026 under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). Medium-sized companies will be subject to the same rules from 2030, declares the Commission's DG…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Circularity, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 448605
• Published on 17/07/26 at 16:43
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56 towns declared under a state of emergency state across 28 French departments (Official Journal)

A state of natural disaster has been declared in 56 municipalities across 28 departments, pursuant to a decree dated 10 July 2026, published in the Official Journal on 17 July. According to data analysed by News Tank, damages were caused by: • differential ground movement resulting from…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Ocean / Water, …
• Article # 448619
• Published on 17/07/26 at 15:39
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"The EU ETS should be the cornerstone of a new industrial policy" (Joseph Delatte, Institut Montaigne)

"As the Commission prepares to review the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), it should be made the cornerstone of a new industrial policy", writes Joseph Delatte, project manager and climate and energy expert at the Institut Montaigne, in an analysis published on 15 July 2026. "Given certain…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Decarbonisation , Financing & funding, …
• Article # 448550
• Published on 17/07/26 at 10:31
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Carbon market: WWF is "advocating that EU policymakers stay the course with ETS", ahead of the revision

WWF is advocating that EU policymakers stay the course with the ETS," the NGO states on July 16, 2026, on the eve of the Commission's unveiling of its proposal to revise the system on July 17, 2026. According to Camille Maury, Senior Policy Officer on industrial decarbonisation at WWF, this…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Financing & funding, …
• Article # 448443
• Published on 16/07/26 at 18:00
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Cypermethrin ban: Commission initiates "lengthy procedure" instead of complying with EU Court ruling

"The Commission has decided to shelve the matter and initiate a lengthy administrative regarding the review of the EU approval of cypermethrin, a bee-toxic and endocrine-disrupting pesticide, instead of complying with the ruling of the EU Court", PAN Europe said on 14/07/2026. On December 2025…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Conservation and preservation, …
• Article # 448469
• Published on 16/07/26 at 16:40
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Nitrates Directive: the first comprehensive evaluation since 1991 shows that "EU rules remains effective"

"EU rules remain effective to protect Europe's waters from agricultural nitrate pollution", though there is still room for improvement, notably to simplify the implementation of the Nitrates Directive, to reduce administrative burden and improve outcomes for both farmers and the environment"…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Conservation and preservation, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 448306
• Published on 16/07/26 at 16:00
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FR / Haut commissariat à la stratégie et au plan: “Fostering a genuine ‘culture of heat’”

“Faced with heatwaves that are set to become more frequent, longer and more intense, we need to foster a genuine ‘heat culture’,” states the French public Haut commissariat à la stratégie et au plan (HCSP) in its position paper entitled ‘Improving quality of life in the face of heatwaves: for a…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 448447
• Published on 16/07/26 at 14:00
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Cerema: Julie Tissot, member of the strategic board

Julie Tissot has been appointed to the Strategic Advisory Board of Cerema (French public Centre for Studies and Expertise on Risks, the Environment, Mobility and Planning) as a representative of the State by order of the Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Skills & Employment
• Article # 448438
• Published on 16/07/26 at 12:37
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FR / SNBC3: decree due to be published on 16 July, inclusion of a target for imported emissions

"Year after year, we have developed effective and accessible technologies to help us travel, heat our homes and generate energy whilst gradually moving away from fossil fuels. The challenge now is to accelerate their roll-out,” said Monique Barbut, Minister for Ecological Transition, at the launch…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 448360
• Published on 15/07/26 at 18:17
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PFAS: a complaint lodged by ClientEarth with the ECSR to “force Belgium to take radical measures”

"By lodging a complaint with the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) over Belgium’s failure to tackle PFAS, our aim is to rely on a mechanism that can compel a state to take radical measures to reduce their impact", said Hélène Duguy, a lawyer at ClientEarth, to News Tank on 13 July…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, European bodies, …
• Article # 448351
• Published on 15/07/26 at 17:32