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Gaza war’s carbon footprint exceeds that of entire nations
The destruction and potential reconstruction of Gaza may have caused, and could still cause in the future, a total of over 32 million metric tons of carbon…
Editorial Team•4 June 2025

Environmental policies
Hawaii raises visitor tax to fund…
Hawaii raises its visitor tax to 11% to protect nature and address…
Editorial Team•29 May 2025

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EU opens consultations on new ecodesign…
The European Commission launches four calls for evidence on ecodesign and labeling…
Editorial Team•27 May 2025

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Working in photovoltaics: 800,000 employed in 2023, 1mln in 2025
The latest solar employment report from solarpower Europe reveals that the photovoltaic workforce has grown by…
28 September 2023

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Reducing emissions, India will put a roof on petrochemical, steel, cement and…
This is informally announced by government officials at the Reuters Agency. The targets should be unveiled…
27 September 2023

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Stop Endothermic cars 2035: e-fuel will only be 100% carbon neutral
In the draft new measure, rewritten on pressure from Germany to make room for electric fuels,…
26 September 2023

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At the start of the biggest climate process in history
Six young Portuguese have turned to the European Court of Human Rights accusing the policies in…
25 September 2023

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Energy Efficiency Directive 2023, in force in 20 days: the news
The measure establishing the common framework of measures to promote energy efficiency in the Union has…
21 September 2023

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The EU takes a decisive step towards the anti-greenwashing directive
It will be forbidden to promote products with planned obsolescence and lie about sustainability. Here are…
21 September 2023

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Stop fossil fuels, 43 Ngo: “The EU thinks about phase out by…
The weekend saw the global event to abandon gas, oil and coal just days before the…
19 September 2023

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EU Renewable growth pits Putin gas
Electricity generation from wind and sun, in August, grew by 9 TWh compared to the same…
19 September 2023

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“Global moratorium on geoengineering needed”: appeal from 12 global climate leaders
The report of the Climate Overshoot Commission curbs on the management of solar radiation, the most…
14 September 2023

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Published 1°Global Stocktake: we are out of the way to comply with…
It serves the phase out of all fossil and subsidies. Cut emissions by 60% by 2035…
11 September 2023

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US Photovoltaics, expected record of 32 GW added in 2023
The policies of the Inflation Reduction Act are hitting home. Wood Mackenzie and SEIA preview an…
8 September 2023

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Dredging the seabed, the alarm: every year we extract 6 mld t…
Over-exploitation endangers both the marine ecosystem and coastal communities which are particularly dependent on it. The…