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Agenda of the week: events not to be missed between the 15 and 21/09/2025

This week's highlight will be the Council of the Environment Ministers on 17/09/2025 in Brussels. Member States Environment Ministers will discuss the 2040 EU climate targets (90% of GHG reduction in 2040, compared to 1990 levels, as proposed by the European Commission) and the possibility of…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 411281
• Published on 15/09/25 at 09:00
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Low-carbon label: "A distorted indicator becomes worthless" (V.Bellassen / INRAE)

'If we have decided to leave the GST (Scientific and Technical Group) on 01/09/2025, it is because we believe that no certification is better than a certification that turns four into one. We could have understood the French Ministry's initial decision to arbitrate between our recommended figures…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Carbon capture & mitigation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 411310
• Published on 12/09/25 at 15:54
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Data: Water prices in European countries in 2020

"Water services are essential services, but little is known about them. This is because the infrastructure is mainly underground, accessible only to a few service engineers, and also because it is sometimes situated far from urban areas and protected for obvious security reasons. But also because…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Financing & funding, Water
• Article # 410346
• Published on 12/09/25 at 13:01
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Fr / Direction de l'Eau et de la Biodiversité : Véronique Ménez Deputy Director

Véronique Ménez is joining the Direction de l'Eau et de la Biodiversité of the DGALN ( Direction générale de l'aménagement, du logement et de la nature / French public General Directorate for Planning, Housing and Nature) as deputy director, she announced on 10/09/2025, in a LinkedIn post. She had…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 411173
• Published on 11/09/25 at 17:16
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"AI, data, computing: what infrastructure for a low-carbon world?" on 01/10/2025 (The Shift Project)

What are the energy-carbon trajectories driven by the data centre and computing capacity sectors? What are the physically feasible futures that are compatible with energy and carbon constraints? How can we steer technological choices towards AI that is compatible with energy and carbon…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Research & innovation, Climate / carbon, …
• Article # 411129
• Published on 11/09/25 at 15:30
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State of the Union speech: "A deregulatory programme that undermines the Green Deal" (EEB)

"Behind the talk of "simplification" in the name of "competitiveness" lies a programme of deregulation: an avalanche of Omnibus packages aimed at reducing the rules applicable to certain businesses. This push for deregulation is not accompanied by any evidence of benefits for society or the…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 411111
• Published on 11/09/25 at 15:15
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EP: votes on CBAM simplification, Waste Framework Directive and circularity in the automotive sector

New rules to reduce food and textile waste, new circularity requirements for vehicles and simplification of the CBAM rules; these are the main legislative texts relating to transition that were adopted by the European Parliament during its Plenary session in Strasbourg on 9 and 10/09/2025. The…
Domain(s): Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Circularity, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 410771
• Published on 10/09/25 at 17:38
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State of the Union Speech: Ursula von der Leyen's announcements in Strasbourg (European Parliament)

"Europe’s independence will depend on its ability to compete in today’s turbulent times. We have everything it takes to thrive here in Europe, from our single market to our social market economy. But we know the economic and geopolitical headwinds are strong, and we have seen how dependencies can…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Circularity, …
• Article # 410834
• Published on 10/09/25 at 17:27
UK / TFC: consultation on draft guidelines to assess credibility of companies decarbonisation paths

Founded in February 2025, in the wake of the Transition Finance Market Review, the UK’s Transition Finance Council, a government-backed coalition comprising asset managers and asset owners, has launched a consultation, until the 12/09/2025 on draft guidelines to help investors assess whether…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, National bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 410872
• Published on 10/09/25 at 11:27
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Multilateral development banks: $137 Bn invested to combat climate change in 2024

€137bn (€116.89bn) : that was the amount of global financing dedicated to combating climate change by the multilateral development banks (MDBs) in 2024, up 10% on 2023, according to the MDBs' annual report on climate financing, published by the EIB on 09/09/2025. Private financing mobilised by…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, Financing & funding, Climate / carbon
• Article # 410819
• Published on 10/09/25 at 09:09