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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 on 19/03/2026 in Barcelona.These three strategies aim to tackle the urgent issues of water scarcity,...

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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 multimodal sustainable transport modes. Second, certain categories of State aids are now exempt from prior...

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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 News Tank on 04/03/2026. "That said, Canada, the United States and China are also investing, and...

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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 hydrogen and low-carbon ammonia. It is a laureate of the first large-scale Innovation Fund call of 2020 and...

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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 sovereignty and affordability. Drawing on the Affordable Energy Plan, with a strong focus on nuclear...

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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 development at Haropa Port, told News Tank on 06/03/2026."With the introduction of dedicated clusters and a...

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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 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), on 05/03/2026.The 2026 report is prepared for the...

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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 dimension in the public procurement of member States, where strategic industries are concerned", explains...

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€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 which safeguards had not been specified yet. That is why News Tank asked the European Commission for...

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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 (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence) were the first two regulations modified by the Omnibus I of the...

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"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 and knowledge.Since the creation of Technip Energies, exactly five years ago, on 16/02/2021, our...

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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 the production chains of products consumed in the EU, regardless of where they occur and therefore...

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Three water strategies for 2030 adopted by the Union for the Mediterranean to respond to the fast warming

European Commission: adoption of new State aid rules to "support sustainable land transport solutions"

"In Europe, scaling up to mass production is complicated" (Rémi Gruet, Ocean Energy Europe)

A 260 M€ Belgian State aid approved by the Commission for a carbon capture and storage project in Antwerp

Energy Package: launching of a set of measures to lower energy prices, from grids to citizens (EC)

Port strategy: "Interesting guidelines, and warning on the ETS" (Cédric Virciglio)

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

"The IAA aims to give the EU its first industrial policy" (N. Makaroff, Strategic Perspectives)

€700bn for climate and environment in the next MFF: the European Commission breaks it down to News Tank

Omnibus I: postponement and reduction of the scope of the CSRD and CS3D formally adopted by Council

"With Reju, Technip Energies opens a circularity loop" (Arnaud Pieton, CEO of Technip Energies)

EU GHG footprint of goods and services: 9t of CO₂-eq per capita in 2023 and 4 Gt of CO₂-eq in total

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