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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
Beating Trump with Denial: what says Ron DeSantis on climate
Although Florida is investing millions of dollars in adaptation projects, such as rising sea levels, Trump’s…
30 May 2023
Policy and Affairs
Italy and Germany the best in the EU for energy saving measures
An EEB dossier warns that the energy situation during the coming winter could be complex without…
29 May 2023
Policy and Affairs
“Change the president of COP28”: 100 US and EU MPs against the…
In a joint letter to Biden, von der Leyen and Guterres, Members of Congress and Strasbourg…
25 May 2023
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Italy and 6 other EU countries against the new Euro 7 standards
Rome signs joint document with France, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia opposing the…
23 May 2023
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Hiroshima G7 says yes to new fossil gas investments
The turn-around on gas motivated by the war in Ukraine and the need to release from…
23 May 2023
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Germany: 4billion per year in energy subsidies to protect German industry and…
The new incentive, still under definition, could limit electricity prices to 6 cents per kilowatt hour.…
23 May 2023
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The largest European solar photovoltaic gigafactory? It will be born in France
Holosolis announced the project for a giant solar photovoltaic module factory in the French department of…
20 May 2023
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Floating wind, in Europe active 176 MW but runs to 4 GW
While the pipeline grows the field is prepared to the new challenges: to invest in harbour…
19 May 2023
Policy and Affairs
The EastMed pipeline will not, in its place a virtual pipeline with…
The Cypriot Minister for Energy is splitting the original idea of an underwater pipeline from Israel…
17 May 2023
Policy and Affairs
SHJ solar cells: 26.81% efficiency and ready for production
Silicon heterojunction solar cells increase performance by 1.5% by improving the "gap contact layer". Almost immediately…
16 May 2023
Policy and Affairs
Biden guillotine emissions from coal and gas plants
The EPA has approved the new emission limits for fossil installations. A very substantial cut: 617…
12 May 2023
Policy and Affairs
For 3 months British wind power beat the gas
From January to March 2023, UK renewables provided 42% of electricity used in the country
12 May 2023
Environmental policies
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