Policy and Affairs
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Environmental policies
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
Photovoltaic 2023: still record, towards 270 new global GW
According to Wood Mackenzie, the photovoltaic boom will continue this year with a significant leap. The…
1 August 2023
Policy and Affairs
Beijing adieu: Paris inaugurates anti-Chinese electric car incentives
Not all EVs will be incentivized. To access the bonus you must score at least 60…
1 August 2023
Policy and Affairs
Hydrogen level cost, green H2 will beat blue already in 2028
In 2035, 90% of global markets will need to build a new plant to produce renewable…
31 July 2023
Policy and Affairs
The new president of the IPCC: “Impossible not to exceed the threshold…
British scientist Jim Skea was elected to chair the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on July…
29 July 2023
Policy and Affairs
Heat increases energy consumption in Italy and Spain
The high temperatures recorded during the third week of July caused a record energy demand in…
26 July 2023
Policy and Affairs
Mines on the ocean floor: at this time no to the deep…
The dreaded green light to the exploitation of the "offshore" mines has not been there. But…
25 July 2023
Policy and Affairs
European Union and Uruguay: closer on RES, efficiency and renewable hydrogen
Von der Leyen: "We are aligned on the need for a global hydrogen market based on…
19 July 2023
Policy and Affairs
What are the Climate crisis hotspots and why they are important
Global warming does not run at the same speed at all latitudes. The differences between region…
19 July 2023
Policy and Affairs
Weights and Dimensions Directive, boosted the use of Green heavy-duty vehicles incentives
European Commission publishes proposal for revision of Directive 96/53/EC to provide more incentives for lorries and…
12 July 2023
Policy and Affairs
The environmental benefits of floating wind throughout the life cycle
Through the analysis of a floating plant off the coast of Sicily, a polymer team evaluated…
11 July 2023
Pollution
The IAEA ensures that the release of Fukushima contaminated water into the…
The final report of the two-year monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency promotes Japan across…
4 July 2023
Policy and Affairs
Geoengineering, the USA opens to experimentation in the Solar radiation management
A White House report recommends launching an ad hoc research program. Even with outdoor experiments
3 July 2023
Environmental policies
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