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UN Climate Summit 2025: "The world can count on the EU's continued climate leadership" (U. von der Leyen)

"Europe will stay the course on our climate ambition. Our emissions are down nearly 40% since 1990. They now represent only 6% of global emissions. We are on track to reach our 2030 target and cut emissions by 55%. And I am happy to announce that last week, Member States agreed that our NDC…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 412749
• Published on 25/09/25 at 11:58
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EU/Water: agreement between Council and Parliament on inclusion of new substances in the pollutants lists

The Council Presidency and representatives of the European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal for a directive to review and update the lists of pollutants affecting surface water and groundwater and the corresponding regulatory standards, the European…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Water
• Article # 412621
• Published on 24/09/25 at 13:54
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Omnibus I/CS3D: "This is politics, and politics at its worst" (Lara Wolters, MEP / S&D / Netherlands)

"Earlier this year, the EU Commission took a U-turn on its social and climate commitments in a sweeping deregulation drive. This was exemplified by the widely criticised Omnibus I proposal, which was pushed through without public consultation and any impact assessment, allowing them to reopen and…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 412572
• Published on 24/09/25 at 13:29
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EUDR: "a clear lack of political will to invest sufficiently in a timely implementation" (NGOs and MEPs)

"The law on deforestation was adopted nearly three years ago, and its entry into force has already been postponed for a year. A further postponement for technical weakness is simply deplorable. This is very bad news, both for the fight against global deforestation and for companies that have…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 412487
• Published on 24/09/25 at 09:00
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EUDR: Commission to postpone entry into force for one more year, EP and Council's approval necessary

The European Commission wants to postpone the entry into force of the EUDR (⁦EU Deforestation Regulation) by one year, from the 31/12/2025 to the 31/12/2026. This postponement is due to an IT technical problem, according to a source at the Commission, as the in-house system, which is used in more…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity
• Article # 412454
• Published on 23/09/25 at 18:04
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Nature credits: "New tools are necessary to finance investments in nature" (DG ENVI/Commission)

A roadmap to close the financing gap identified in nature protection and restoration, by allowing the private sector to invest in nature : that was the subject of the "Roadmap to Nature Credits" presented by the European Commission to the ENVI Committee at the European Parliament in Brussels on…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Financing & funding, Biodiversity
• Article # 412423
• Published on 23/09/25 at 14:13
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Data: National expenditures and investments in environmental protection from European countries in 2022

In 2022, EU investments in environmental protection represented 0.4% of its GDP (gross domestic product). Slovenia was the Member State with the highest share of investments, with 0.8% of its GDP, while Ireland had the lowest share with 0.1% of its GDP. France devoted 0.6% of its GDP to…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Financing & funding, Biodiversity
• Article # 412117
• Published on 22/09/25 at 13:57
Australia: 62%-70% GHG reduction target by 2035 compared with 2005 levels

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 62-70% by 2035, compared to 2005 levels: this is the reduction target announced by Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, on 18/09/2025. The decision was taken on the proposal of the Climate Change Authority, the country's government agency, as part of…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Decarbonisation , Financing & funding, …
• Article # 412261
• Published on 22/09/25 at 13:50
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2030 climate targets: court hearing after CAN Europe and GLAN file legal case against the Commission

"The current national targets fail to align with environmental and human rights standards. We demand that the Commission takes all necessary steps to rectify the contravention of the environmental law, resulting in increased efforts to cut GHG emissions by 2030 beyond the currently enshrined…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 412246
• Published on 22/09/25 at 13:37
FR / S. Lecornu's Cabinet: Vincent Le Biez Head of the Environment, Energy, Transport and Housing Dpt

Vincent Le Biez has been appointed adviser and head of the environment, energy, transport and housing unit in the office of Sébastien Lecornu, Prime Minister, by an order dated 19/09/2025, published in the Journal officiel on 20/09/2025. He took up his post on 15/09/2025. He had previously held…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 412177
• Published on 22/09/25 at 09:12