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COP15: "49% of migratory species populations are declining while 24% are facing extinction" (UNEP-WCMC)

"49% of migratory species populations protected under a global treaty are declining (592), up 5% in just two years, and 24% of species face extinction (284), up 2%", according to an interim update to the first State of the World’s Migratory Species of 2024, released by UN Environment Programme…
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• Category(ies): Essentials, International bodies, Research & innovation, …
• News # 432866
• Published on 05/03/26 at 16:30
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"The IAA aims to give the EU its first industrial policy" (N. Makaroff, Strategic Perspectives)

"The Industrial Accelerator Act is a long-awaited piece of legislation designed to provide the EU with its first industrial policy: the aim is to save what can still be saved by European industry in the face of competition from other countries, notably China, by including a European preference…
Domain(s): ENER
• Category(ies): Essentials, Academic, Decarbonisation , …
• Interview # 432702
• Published on 04/03/26 at 09:45
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Exclusive €700bn for climate and environment in the next MFF: the European Commission breaks it down to News Tank

35% of the €2.000 bn of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the years 2028 to 2034 will be dedicated to Climate and Environment, announced the European Commission in its presentation of the MFF on 16/07/2025. But how this share will be allocated to the different European Funds and…
Domain(s): ENV
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Bioeconomy, …
• News # 432469
• Published on 03/03/26 at 09:00
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Omnibus I: postponement and reduction of the scope of the CSRD and CS3D formally adopted by Council

"With a view to boosting EU competitiveness, the Council gave today its final green light to a simplification of the sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements for companies", announces the Council of the EU on 24/02/2025. CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting) and CS3D…
Domain(s): ENV
• Category(ies): European bodies, ESG & CSR, Policies & Regulation, …
• News # 431707
• Published on 24/02/26 at 14:00
Exclusive "With Reju, Technip Energies opens a circularity loop" (Arnaud Pieton, CEO of Technip Energies)

"With Reju, Technip Energies is applying its expertise in molecules to a major challenge of the transitions to be led: circularity in the textiles sector. It's a new approach, in a new sector, very different from our usual environment, but we're also arriving with recognised and useful know-how…
Domain(s): ENER
• Category(ies): Essentials, Producers, Circularity
• Interview # 431726
• Published on 24/02/26 at 12:37
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EU GHG footprint of goods and services: 9t of CO₂-eq per capita in 2023 and 4 Gt of CO₂-eq in total

"In 2023, the greenhouse gas footprint of goods and services consumed in the EU amounted to 9t of CO₂ equivalents per capita, down approximately 1t compared with 2022", according to a statistical note from Eurostat released on 19/02/2026. "This indicator considers emissions generated throughout…
Domain(s): ENV
• Category(ies): European bodies, National bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• News # 431408
• Published on 23/02/26 at 14:33
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USA: the EPA sued by several organizations, including APHA, "over illegal repeal of climate protections"

"A broad coalition of heath and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its illegal determination that it is not responsible for protecting us from climate pollution and its elimination of rules to cut the tailpipe pollution fueling the climate crisis and harming…
Domain(s): ENV
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Justice, …
• News # 431210
• Published on 19/02/26 at 17:30
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CRCF Methodologies: collection of feedbacks from the "Have your say" ending on 19/02/2026

A public consultation on Carbon removal and carbon farming certifying (CRCF) methodologies was open from 22/01/2026 to 19/02/2026. News Tank reviewed and presents some of the over 160 contributions to illustrate the positions of different stakeholders. Copa-Cogeca, the European Biogas…
Domain(s): AGRI
• Category(ies): Essentials, Academic, Associations & NGOs, …
• News # 431174
• Published on 19/02/26 at 16:15
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61 start-ups and SMEs selected for €467 M in funding support by the EIC Accelerator

61 start-ups and SMEs will receive funding after being selected by the European Innovation Council on 17/02/2026. "Out of 121 proposals that reached the interview stage, these companies were chosen for their transformative technologies and strong commercial promise, securing a mix of grant and…
Domain(s): ENER, MOBIL, AGRI, ENV
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Producers, …
• News # 431020
• Published on 18/02/26 at 16:00
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Biodiversity: the EU on track to achieve 18 of its 45 targets "but a swifter response is vital"

"The EU is making significant progress towards its global biodiversity targets, yet a swifter response is vital to protect the natural systems that underpin our water, food, and economy", according to the EU's 7th National report on biodiversity, published by the DG Envi of the Commission on…
Domain(s): ENV
• Category(ies): European bodies, Financing & funding, Policies & Regulation, …
• News # 430260
• Published on 12/02/26 at 17:44