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Antwerpen and Arlon: world's first ocean-going ammonia dual-fuel vessels named in South-Korea ( Exmar)

The Belgian shipowner Exmar named world's first ocean-going ammonia dual-fuel vessels on their construction yard, belonging to partner HD Hyundai, in South Korea on 09/04/2026. Named after two Belgian cities, the two 46.000 m3 mid-size gas carriers have been purpose-built in close cooperation with…
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• Category(ies): Manufacturers , Decarbonisation , Production / Construction, …
• News # 437652
• Published on 14/04/26 at 10:30
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"150.000 tonnes of second-hand clothing enter Ghana annually" (H. Treku, Landfills2Landmarks)

"Regardless of what regulations are in place in Europe, textiles will always come to an end-of-life", declares Henry Treku, cofounder of Landfills2Landmarks, to News Tank on 03/04/2026. "The downstream evidence is critical in understanding what is needed to support better regulation and…
Domain(s): ENV
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Service providers, …
• Interview # 436881
• Published on 13/04/26 at 14:00
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"The potential for recycled textile is huge, but regulatory measures are lacking" (F. Hoffmann, Avantium)

"For textiles, blends are the norm rather than the exception, which means chemical recycling is widely recognised as the logical solution", declares Floris Hoffmann, EU Public Affairs Advisor at Dutch company Avantium to News Tank. "That said, chemical recycling is still at a relatively early…
Domain(s): ENV
• Category(ies): Essentials, Producers, Bioeconomy, …
• Interview # 435376
• Published on 07/04/26 at 13:00
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EU-ETS: the Commission amends the Market Stability Reserve to respond to "potential tightness in supply"

The European Commission issued a decision to amend the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), which is used to adjust the supply of allowances in the EU ETS, on 01/04/2026. The changes propose to "stop the invalidation mechanism" of allowances above 400 million in the MSR, so they can be used as a buffer…
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• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• News # 436351
• Published on 01/04/26 at 16:00
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"Many clean energy technologies require more support to reach deployment levels required" (JRC)

"Four out of 15 clean energy technologies needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C by the end of the century are already more cost-efficient than their fossil fuel-based alternatives", according to the Joint Research Centre's Global Energy and Climate Outlook 2025, published on 27/03/2026, "based…
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• Category(ies): Essentials, Academic, Decarbonisation , …
• News # 436004
• Published on 30/03/26 at 18:00
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"European policies are favourable to the development of green chemistry" (Caroline Petigny, Afyren)

"There's no reason to continue producing molecules from petroleum when nature knows how to do it. Afyren reproduces, on an industrial scale, a natural process based on the fermentation of sugar beet by-products to manufacture 100% biobased products in a biomimetic approach", explained Caroline…
Domain(s): ENV
• Category(ies): Producers, Research & innovation, Chemicals / plastics
• Interview # 435820
• Published on 27/03/26 at 16:21
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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…
Domain(s): MOBIL
• 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…
Domain(s): ENER
• Category(ies): European bodies, Circularity, Policies & Regulation, …
• Official texts # 435038
• Published on 23/03/26 at 13:00