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    Bee pollination - Photo by Michael Hodgins on Pexels
    12 February 2026

    Good progress on biodiversity, swifter action needed: EU report

    The EU is making significant progress towards its global biodiversity targets, according to a new report, but a swifter response is vital to protect the natural systems that underpin our water, food, and economy.

    Farming tractor delivering manure - Photo by Mirko Fabian on Pexels

    Commission adopts new EU legislation on RENURE fertilisers

    Clothes-Photo by Fujiphilm on Unsplash

    EU measures will prevent destruction of unsold clothes, shoes

    Solar panel house - Photo by William Mead on Pexels

    EUR 3 billion to drive EU investment in decarbonising buildings, road transport

    soil-Photo by Gabriel Jimenez on Unsplash

    EU sets world’s first voluntary standard for permanent carbon removals

    3 February 2026

    The EU Commission has adopted the first set of methodologies under the carbon removals and carbon farming (CRCF) Regulation to certify activities that permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere.

    Greenhouse gas - Image by Karl Egger from Pixabay

    EU greenhouse gas emissions in 2024 down 20 pct since 2013

    23 January 2026

    The EU economy’s greenhouse gas emissions by economic activities and households totalled 3.3 bn tonnes of CO2 equivalents in 2024, representing a 20% reduction compared with 2013. Between 2013 and…

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    Climate and nature risks threaten Europe’s financial resilience and insurability – WWF report

    Sponsor: WWF15 January 2026

    More regions across the EU are being hit by an escalating insurance crisis as extreme weather becomes more frequent and severe.

    Renewable energy - Image by Maria Maltseva from Pixabay

    Nearly 50pct EU electricity came from renewables in 2024

    14 January 2026

    Renewable energy sources accounted for 47.5 per cent of gross electricity consumption in the EU in 2024, a 2.1 per cent increase over 2023, according to figures from Eurostat.

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    Temperatures in 2025 the third-highest on record, EU’s Copernicus finds

    14 January 2026

    Global and European temperatures in 2025 ranked as the third-highest on record, according to data from the EU’s Copernicus Global Climate Highlights report.

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    EU-wide protections against PFAS in drinking water come into effect

    13 January 2026

    Since 12 January, EU Member States must monitor, in a harmonised way, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) levels in drinking water to comply with new EU limit values under the recast Drinking Water Directive.

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