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EU environmental tax revenue: €341.5 B in 2023, +2,1%YOY (Eurostat)

"In 2023, environmental tax revenue in the EU amounted to € 341.5B compared with € 334.6B in 2022, marking a 2.1% increase (+ €6.9B), representing 2% of EU GDP (gross domestic product) and 5.1% of total EU government revenue from TSC (taxes and social contributions)", shows Eurostat on…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Academic, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 406570
• Published on 23/07/25 at 17:28
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European Commission: call for feedback on further simplification of environmental policies

The Commission opened a call for evidence - Have your Say- on 22/07/2025 on how to simplify environmental legislation, by cutting red tape while upholding and better achieving the EU’s environmental objectives of this legislation. The upcoming environmental omnibus proposal will present…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation
• Article # 406637
• Published on 23/07/25 at 17:05
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Energy transition: "The tech sector must lead the way" (Antonio Guterres, UN)

"The tech sector must lead the way in the energy transition. Artificial intelligence can make energy systems more efficient, more innovative and more resilient. And we must take advantage of this. But it is also extremely energy-intensive. A typical AI data centre gobbles up as much electricity as…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Climate adaptation & resilience, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 406618
• Published on 23/07/25 at 15:00
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EU/Council: "Environment for Prosperity and Resilience" Conference on 30/09/2025 in Brussels

The Danish Presidency and the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU organise a conference titled "Environment for Prosperity and Resilience", in Brussels on 30/09/2025. "It will focus on identifying the actions needed to achieve the EU's environmental targets for 2030 and beyond and…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Carbon capture & mitigation, Climate adaptation & resilience
• Article # 406565
• Published on 23/07/25 at 11:44
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EU: "The Green Claims Directive is needed": 35 businesses and NGOs' call to the Danish Presidency

35 businesses, business associations, advertising industry organisations, certification schemes and civil society organisations addressed a letter to Mette Frederiksen, the Danish Prime Minister, on 17/07/2025, to call on the Presidency of the Council of the EU to restart the trilogue negotiations…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Trade unions & federations, …
• Article # 406563
• Published on 23/07/25 at 11:42
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EIB Global Impact Report 2024-2025

The EIB (European Investment Bank) Global Impact Report for 2024-2025 was published on 30/06/2025. EIB, as a EU Member State-owned development bank, has supported 102 projects for € 7.9B in 2024. The bank aims to support Ukraine’s resilience and reconstruction, EU enlargement, Global Gateway, the…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, Financing & funding, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 406471
• Published on 22/07/25 at 17:40
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French State energy consumption: "Doubts about ability to meet commitments" (C. des Comptes)

"The existing figures cast doubt on the State's ability to meet its commitments in terms of energy consumption", states the Cour des Comptes (French public auditors board) in its final observations "The State's energy consumption: ambitious targets, uncertain monitoring", published on…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Climate / carbon, Electricity
• Article # 406468
• Published on 22/07/25 at 15:25
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22% of global wetlands lost since 1970, call for investment in NBS (Global Wetland Outlook, Ramsar)

"Valuing, conserving, restoring and financing wetlands is no longer optional, it is essential to securing the foundations of life on Earth", call the authors of the 2025 Global Wetland Outlook, released on 15/07/2025 at the United Nations Office in Nairobi (Kenya). The 2025 edition of the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Academic, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 406093
• Published on 18/07/25 at 14:37
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Global Wetland Outlook 2025 (Ramsar)

The 2025 Global Wetland Outlook, released on 15/07/2025, is titled "Valuing, conserving, restoring and financing Westlands". It gives an overview of the threats to these areas central for biodiversity and calls for financing their protection and restoration. The last global wetland outlook dates…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Climate adaptation & resilience, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 406090
• Published on 18/07/25 at 11:48
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EU: Agreement on 2040 climate targets, n°1 priority for the Danish EU Presidency

Reaching an agreement on the EU's 2040 climate target, making progress on the simplification packages, breaking Europe's dependence on Russian energy - these are just some of the priorities of the Danish Presidency presented to the European Parliament's committees on 15 and 16/07/2025. Denmark…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon, …
• Article # 406091
• Published on 18/07/25 at 11:32