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FR: Crédit Agricole Transitions & Énergies acquiring majority stake of sustainability consulting firm R3

Crédit Agricole Transitions & Énergies (CAT&E) has taken a majority stake in R3, now holding 70% of the company, the two companies announced on 04/12/2025. The move consolidates the partnership initiated in 2023 between the bank and the consulting firm: this new step aims to "accelerate the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, Climate adaptation & resilience
• Article # 422211
• Published on 05/12/25 at 10:40
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EU: First ratifications of the Convention on the protection of the environment trough criminal law

The Council of Europe Convention on the protection of the environment through criminal law has been signed by the European Union, the Republic of Moldova and Portugal on 03/12/2025, the first day of the opening of the ratification of the Convention. The final version of the 58 articles of this…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity
• Article # 422173
• Published on 04/12/25 at 17:57
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Three new World Restoration Flagships awarded by the UNEP in Australia, Canada and South Africa

Three new restoration flagships in Australia, Canada, and South Africa, "anchored in Indigenous peoples and local knowledge", have been recognized by the United Nations on 04/12/2025, ahead of the 7th session of the UN Environment Assembly. This initiative, "jointly led by the UN Environment…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Climate adaptation & resilience, ESG & CSR, …
• Article # 422096
• Published on 04/12/25 at 13:30
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2024, the hottest year on record in the Arab region ; +1,08°C above the 1991-2020 average (WMO report)

The average temperature in the Arab region (comprises 22 countries) in 2024 was 1,08°C above the 1991-2020 average, making it the hottest year on record, the World Meteorological organization (WMO) said on 04/12/2025. The first State of the climate dedicated to this highly vulnerable region…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 422007
• Published on 04/12/25 at 09:00
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Mobilising Climate Resilience Financing: final report presented on 02/12/2025

Weather- and climate-related extremes in the EU caused estimated losses of €208 Bn between 2021 and 2024, with annual costs rising sharply: collective action, at every level, is needed to strengthen the EU's resilience to climate-related risks. Launched under the European Commission’s 2024…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, European bodies, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 422036
• Published on 03/12/25 at 18:07
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EU/JRC: The residential sector, main contributor to PM2.5 pollution in the EU cities with 29%

"The average contribution of PM2.5 fine particles matter pollution from the residential sector in EU cities amounts to 29%, while industry PM2.5 recorded a decline thanks to implementation of EU policies on industrial emissions (average contribution at 18%)", according to a JRC analysis of 150…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 421923
• Published on 03/12/25 at 16:40
EU: ETS emissions from power and industry plants 50% below 2005 levels (2025 Carbon Market Report)

The European Commission adopted the 2025 Carbon Market Report, on 03/12/2025. This report, issued from the Energy State of the Union report, takes stock of the functioning of the EU ETS in 2024 and highlights relevant developments in the first half of 2025. Its main figures show a performant…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 421946
• Published on 03/12/25 at 15:00
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Carbon footprint: Raising citizens awareness with an Energy Tracker App (Aurora project / Horizon Europe)

The Aurora project, an EU-funded initiative dedicated to energy awareness, has launched a mobile app, now available for Android and iOS, "to encourage citizens to strive for a 'near-zero emission' way of life", the consortium said on 27/11/2025. The project, which was funded by the H2020 programme…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, European bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 421759
• Published on 02/12/25 at 17:18
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EC: Publication of regulatory tools to enable a coherent voluntary European market for carbon credits

Transparency standards for certification schemes ; rules for the appointment and supervision of certification bodies ; rules for the audit processes: the regulatory tools set in place in the Implementation Regulation 2025/2038, published on 21/11/2025, under the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Financing & funding, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 421795
• Published on 02/12/25 at 16:21
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"Blended finance is the strongest tool to accelerate the blue bond pipeline" (Alice Dellavalle)

"I believe blended finance is the most effective mechanism to de-risk blue bonds projects" said Alice Dellavalle, Digital Platform and Internationalization Manager at Fórum Oceano, to News Tank on 01/12/2025. In her paper "Financing Ocean Sustainability: Lessons and Limitations of Blue Bonds…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Bioeconomy, Carbon capture & mitigation, …
• Article # 421761
• Published on 02/12/25 at 16:00