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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…
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• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Financing & funding, …
• News # 435414
• Published on 25/03/26 at 16:39
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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…
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• Category(ies): Essentials, International bodies, Research & innovation, …
• News # 435176
• Published on 24/03/26 at 15:00
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"Each WindWing® saves approximately 1.5t of fuel and 4.7t of CO2 per day" (L. Eatwell, Bar Technologies)

Following the world's first delivery of an LNG and wind-powered Long Range 2 tanker in January 2026, Lauren Eatwell, head of the WindWings® technology for the UK-based company Bar Technologies, who conceived the wind-powered wings, answered News Tank's questions. "We hold a patent on the…
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• Category(ies): Essentials, Decarbonisation , Research & innovation, …
• Interview # 434047
• Published on 24/03/26 at 11:41
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Onshore and offshore wind: minimum blade recyclability rate set at 70% by the Commission (OJEU)

An implementing regulation of the European Commission, published in the Official Journal of the EU on 23/03/2026, sets a minimum recyclability rate of 70% for the blades of onshore and offshore wind turbines, "in order to contribute to the total circularity of wind turbines". These "minimum…
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• Category(ies): European bodies, Circularity, Policies & Regulation, …
• Official texts # 435038
• Published on 23/03/26 at 13:00
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Three water strategies for 2030 adopted by the Union for the Mediterranean to respond to the fast warming

"Prior to this World Water Day, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) marks a decisive response: the adoption by its 43 Member States of three strategic frameworks setting a unified course on water, energy, food, ecosystems, finance and digital transformation through to 2030", announces the Union…
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• Category(ies): International bodies, National bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• News # 434866
• Published on 20/03/26 at 15:30
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European Commission: adoption of new State aid rules to "support sustainable land transport solutions"

New State aid rules are adopted "to make it easier and faster for Member States to support sustainable land transport solutions", announced the European Commission on 16/03/2026. First, the scope of State aids is extended beyond rail transport alone to include inland waterways and all…
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• Category(ies): Essentials, International bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Official texts # 434169
• Published on 16/03/26 at 16:00
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"In Europe, scaling up to mass production is complicated" (Rémi Gruet, Ocean Energy Europe)

"In industrial terms, Europe has a clear technological advantage over other continents, thanks in particular to European research funding. More machines have been developed and their performance tested, and the most advanced producers are all European," Rémi Gruet, CEO of Ocean Energy Europe, told…
Domain(s): ENER
• Category(ies): Essentials, Trade unions & federations, Decarbonisation , …
• Interview # 433701
• Published on 11/03/26 at 17:00
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A 260 M€ Belgian State aid approved by the Commission for a carbon capture and storage project in Antwerp

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €260M Belgian measure in favour of Air Liquide Large Industry and BASF for a joint carbon capture and storage ('CCS') project, named Kairos@C, on 11/03/2026. This project will allow the beneficiaries to produce low-carbon…
Domain(s): ENER
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Carbon capture & mitigation, …
• News # 433657
• Published on 11/03/26 at 14:03
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Energy Package: launching of a set of measures to lower energy prices, from grids to citizens (EC)

Easing investments in grids; boosting SMRs; empowering citizen energy and lowering energy bills: Teresa Ribera, EVP for a just, clean and fair transition, along Dan Jorgensen, Commissioner for Energy and Housing, presented a set of measures and investments designed to increase Europe's energy…
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• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• News # 433530
• Published on 10/03/26 at 18:21
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Port strategy: "Interesting guidelines, and warning on the ETS" (Cédric Virciglio)

"The most interesting announcement in the new European ports strategy, which we welcome, is that of the acceleration of permit procedures, a cousin of that announced in the Industrial Acceleration Act," Cédric Virciglio, strategic steering director in charge of international and European…
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• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Manufacturers , Decarbonisation , …
• Interview # 433162
• Published on 06/03/26 at 17:34