“The overshoot is basically a done deal, in the sense that there is no credible, physically plausible scenario under which we won’t exceed 1.5. […] What is absolutely clear is that 1.6 is better than 1.7, or better than 2. Every tenth of a degree matters,” said Carlo Buontempo, Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), on 12 October 2026.In an interview with News Tank...
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“We designed the mapping [of Milan metropolitan area’s data centres] primarily with regional and metropolitan governance in mind, which is currently lacking: we wanted to make visible a phenomenon that is still invisible, because until we map it, we can't understand its scale and impacts,” said Eugenio Morello, Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the Politecnico di Milano, in an...
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"Forest and landscape restoration is more than an environmental priority – it is a strategic investment in resilient agrifood systems and rural development", states a report published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and launched at the 28th session of its Committee on Forestry (COFO 28), which opened in Rome on 28 September 2026.In "The State of the World's...
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Greenpeace Nederland published a nationwide analysis on 22 September 2026 showing that tap water for over a third of the Dutch population contains PFAS levels above the health advisory guideline set by RIVM, the national institute for public health and the environment.The analysis covers 183 drinking water extraction locations across 4,083 postcode areas and is based on data from the Netherlands'...
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The European Commission is proposing a common rating system for data centers, aimed at increasing transparency regarding their energy and water consumption and supporting their sustainable integration into the European energy system, the institution announced on 21 September 2026. The scheme will cover data centers with a capacity of over 500 kW, rated from A to G according to their energy and...
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A stakeholder Platform for water resilience and a European Water Academy were launched on 21 September 2026 in partnership with the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). The two bodies form part of the Water Initiative President Ursula von der Leyen announced in her State of the Union address on 16 September.Von der Leyen said the Commission...
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EU member states, meeting at ambassadors' level, agreed on 16 September 2026 to expand free carbon allowances granted to sectors covered by the heat and fuel benchmarks under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), covering the 2026–2030 period. The aim is to shield energy-intensive industries, which are most exposed to the risk of carbon leakage, from competitive disadvantage as the EU pushes...
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“The paradox is that Italy, despite having one of the largest forest areas in Europe, is also among the countries that make the least use of it,” says Annalisa Paniz, General Director for the Italian Association for Wood Energy (AIEL), in an interview with News Tank on 3 September 2026. AIEL is a nonprofit organisation that promotes energy recovery from agricultural and forestry biomass tied...
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“Transformative change in the forest sector implies a fundamental shift in how we look at, manage and perceive forests,” said Filip Aggestam, Scientific and Technical Officer for the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar) and former policy researcher for the European Forest Institute, on 2 September 2026.This premise sits at the heart of the book “Governing Forests Through Transformative Change:...
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“Negotiations at the IMO (International Maritime Organisation) have drawn a blank for the third meeting in a row, as US and Saudi-led efforts to scupper progress were successful”, said the association Transport and Environment on 4 September 2026.After four days of meetings held in London from 1 to 4 September, the member states found no agreement on the Net-Zero Framework. It was the third...
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“The approach of the FutureCrop initiative is to help farmers diversify their fields, growing several crops instead of relying on one. That way, even if one or two crops fail, farmers still have others to fall back on for income,” Klaus Fleissner, Research Associate at the Bavarian State Research Institute of Agriculture, tells News Tank on 28 August 2026.As head of the FutureCrop research and...
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"There remain significant divides, and significant work for the intersessional period ahead. But we have seen a seriousness in tackling key issues, and a determination to find solutions. In key areas we have taken real strides forward – showing climate cooperation at work, and this process doing its job", said UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiel, during the closing of the UN June...
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