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Policy and Affairs
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
Policy and Affairs
EU opens consultations on new ecodesign…
The European Commission launches four calls for evidence on ecodesign and labeling…
Editorial Team•27 May 2025
Policy and Affairs
Nuclear power plant in Germany: farewell in 3 days
The two plants in Neckarwestheim in Baden-Württemberg and Isar 2 in Bavaria will be shut down.…
12 April 2023
Policy and Affairs
Heat pumps, boom in Europe but hybrid wins
Italy together with France and Germany accounted for almost half of all new heat pump sales…
11 April 2023
Policy and Affairs
Gas from Russia: in the last year, Europe has imported 38% of…
In a memo on the gas import situation, the European Commission minimizes the rise of LNG…
7 April 2023
Policy and Affairs
Coal power plants, we have to close them 4.5 times faster
Net of the Chinese boom, coal power plant withdrawals travel too slow to meet climate targets.…
7 April 2023
Policy and Affairs
New renewable capacity: India prepares tenders for 250 GW
New Delhi seeks to catch up on its renewable targets by planning 50 GW tenders each…
4 April 2023
Policy and Affairs
London announces it will not meet its climate commitments by 2030
On 30 March, the government published 40 updated documents: 3000 pages of revised and detailed policies…
31 March 2023
Policy and Affairs
Alternative fuel infrastructure, there is the Europe agreement
Parliament and the European Council reached a provisional agreement on the new AFIR regulation. Ok to…
31 March 2023
Policy and Affairs
Berlin-EU agreement: electric fuels will extend life to diesel and petrol cars
On 25 March, the European Commission and Germany announced the agreement, which closed a long tug…
30 March 2023
Policy and Affairs
Bituminous sands and earthquakes, proven connection
A study by the University of Stanford has established that the reinjection of wastewater underground is…
29 March 2023
Policy and Affairs
Wind energy worldwide: expected 680 GW of new capacity by 2027
But in order not to miss the target it is necessary to act now against the…
29 March 2023
Policy and Affairs
Fury of Berlin on the diesel and petrol cars stop: “Everything to…
Germany wants the Commission to accept the German line unchanged and apply it "without delay". And…
24 March 2023
Policy and Affairs
The EU gives in to endothermic cars stop in 2035: changes coming…
Yes to ICE vehicles even after 2035 provided that they use only electric fuels. And that…
23 March 2023
Environmental policies
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