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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
Policy and Affairs
Holland closes Groningen, the Europe’s largest gas field
The total stop will be in 2024, only 11 wells remain operational (sustainabilityenvironment.com) - Europe’s largest…
3 October 2023
Policy and Affairs
England introduces ban on disposable plastic
Announced in January, comes into force the ban on disposable plastic was put by the government.…
2 October 2023
Policy and Affairs
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
Policy and Affairs
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
Policy and Affairs
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
Policy and Affairs
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
Policy and Affairs
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
Policy and Affairs
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
Policy and Affairs
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
Policy and Affairs
“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
Policy and Affairs
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
Environmental policies
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