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ETS / incineration: "The competitiveness of district heating jeopardized" (P. Guillaume, Fedene)

"If we increase the cost of waste incineration with the ETS, this will be reflected either in the cost of waste treatment or in the selling price of heat, and will therefore be passed on to citizens. What's more, it will jeopardize the competitiveness of heating networks, and therefore their…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Trade unions & federations, Carbon capture & mitigation, …
• Article # 435633
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European Parliament: adoption of new measures to reduce water pollution, including "forever chemicals"

The European Parliament has adopted new measures aimed at reducing groundwater and surface waters pollution and improving EU water quality standards, at second reading, during a plenary session on 26/03/2026. This decision is following the deal reached on 23/09/2025 between the co-legislators…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Ocean / Water, …
• Article # 435575
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European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): launch of a consultation about the proposed restriction of PFAS

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a consultation on the proposed restriction of PFAS, "to help inform its Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis's final opinion by the end of 2026", declared the Agency on 25/03/2026. The consultation, open from 26/03 until 25/05, invites…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Chemicals / plastics
• Article # 435449
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Wildfires: "The European Commission is taking steps to tackle their growing impacts" (J. Roswall)

"The risk of wildfires is increasing and the European Commission is taking steps to tackle their growing impacts. What is new is that the focus is on the whole chain - awareness-raising, prevention, response and recovery", declared Jessika Roswall, on 25/03/2026. The European Commissioner for…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Carbon capture & mitigation, …
• Article # 435347
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Cohesion funds: €34.6Bn reallocated to strategic priorities, €3.1Bn for water, €1.2Bn for decarbonisation

"34,6 billion euros in the 2021-2027 cohesion policy funds have been reallocated to address the EU's most urgent strategic priorities", announces the European Commission on 25/03/2026. "This exercise covers the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund, and…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Financing & funding, …
• Article # 435414
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Cerema: Antoine Comte-Bellot appointed member of the Strategic Council, representing the DGITM

Antoie Comte-Bellot has been appointed a member of the Strategic Council of the French Centre d'études et d'expertise sur les risques, l'environnement, la mobilité et l'aménagement (Cerema), by an order of the Ministry for Ecological Transition of 17/03/2026, published in the Journal Officiel of…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Skills & Employment, Climate / carbon
• Article # 435346
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CMS-COP15: "Hundreds of migratory fish species need urgent, coordinated cross-border collaboration"

"Hundreds of migratory fish species need urgent, coordinated cross-border collaboration. These migratory freshwater fish — a group of species that maintain river health, underpin some of the world’s largest inland fisheries, and sustain hundreds of millions of people — are among the most imperiled…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): International bodies, Biodiversity, Ocean / Water
• Article # 435201
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WMO 2025 State of Climate: "Every key climate indicator is flashing red" (Antonio Guterres, UN)

"The global climate is in a state of emergency. Planet Earth is being pushed beyond its limits. Every key climate indicator is flashing red", said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on 23/03/2026, at the launch of the World Meteorological Organization's 2025 Global State of the Climate…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, International bodies, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 435176
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Veolia: acquisition of Autralia's major soil remediation player to fight against PFAS contamination

Veolia has acquired Enviropacific, a portfolio company of Next Capital, to reinforce its position in the fight against PFAS contamination in Australia, announced the company on 24/03/2026. The transaction, part of usual tuck-ins, is valued at circa $220M. "This strategic move contributes to the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Producers, Production / Construction, Ocean / Water, …
• Article # 435162
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Climate change adaptation: "A gradual shift in research themes" (L. Villard)

"We have seen a gradual shift in the focus of research towards adaptation to climate change. At the beginning of the century, most research focused on how developing countries could adapt. Today, they are more interested in the concepts of climate risks and food security", Lionel Villard (Esiee…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Academic, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 435032
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