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Trump-Xi summit: China’s rare earth export restrictions remain suspended, for now
Washington and Beijing have extended their trade truce through January 2027, preserving current tariff terms and keeping tighter restrictions on Chinese rare earth exports on hold. But…
Erminia Voccia•25 September 2026
Environmental policies
Brazil ties data center tax incentives…
Brazil is linking tax breaks for data centers to strict renewable energy,…
Stefania Del Bianco•10 September 2026
Environmental policies
What a China-Taiwan crisis would mean…
A disruption in Taiwan’s semiconductor industry would reach far beyond the technology…
Erminia Voccia•17 August 2026
Pollution
Greenhouse gas emissions “pollute the marine environment”: Itlos ruling
The advisory opinion of the independent UN body does not legally oblige states to reduce their…
29 May 2024
Policy and Affairs
What is the impact of the Green Deal on Europe’s emissions?
On the eve of the European elections on 6-9 June, Climate Action Tracker calculates how much…
28 May 2024
Policy and Affairs
Norway must turn back on the submarine mines
In January, Oslo formally gave the green light to deep sea mining to recover copper, zinc,…
27 May 2024
Policy and Affairs
The Franco-German locomotive starts again from hydrogen and geothermal
France and Germany prepare for "peace" after years of divergent views on the direction of European…
21 May 2024
Policy and Affairs
EU Commission: new directions to accelerate renewables
Brussels publishes new instruments for Member States to support ERF. From the update of the permitting…
14 May 2024
Policy and Affairs
Turin’s G7 Climate Energy, closes with a timid agreement on coal
Ministers sign the Venaria Charter promising to phase out current coal energy production in the first…
3 May 2024
Policy and Affairs
Perhaps the UN Plastic Treaty will not see the light of day…
After a week of negotiations on the UN Plastic Treaty, countries failed to consolidate a text…
30 April 2024
Policy and Affairs
In Turin, the G7 Environment, Energy and Climate aims for a farewell…
The two ministerial days dedicated to climate, environment and energy will open today in the Reggia…
29 April 2024
Pollution
Alaska drills compromise: only new projects stop
The White House has announced that no more permits will be issued for new mining projects…
24 April 2024
Policy and Affairs
Interior heating, new standards on consumption and repairability of appliances
The European Commission has adopted a Regulation laying down ecodesign specifications for the placing on the…
23 April 2024
Policy and Affairs
Climate crisis, not cloud seeding, behind Dubai flood
For days, a narrative has been growing according to which the record rains that flooded Dubai…
18 April 2024
Policy and Affairs
Born the European Solar Charter to support the photovoltaic made in EU
The act, drawn up by the European Commission, was signed on 15 April 2024 in Brussels…
17 April 2024
Environmental policies
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