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Environmental policies

Rinnovabili • Gaza carbon footprint exceeds emissions of 36 nations
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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…

Rinnovabili • Hawaii visitor tax increase supports climate and nature protection
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Hawaii raises visitor tax to fund…

Hawaii raises its visitor tax to 11% to protect nature and address…

Rinnovabili • Ecodesign updates, EU launches 4 consultations on refrigerators
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EU opens consultations on new ecodesign…

The European Commission launches four calls for evidence on ecodesign and labeling…


Rinnovabili • electric fuels
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Berlin wants endothermic electric fuels and hydrogen cars even after 2035

Last October, the EU approved the historic stop to diesel and petrol cars from 2035, flying…

Rinnovabili • plastic production
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Global agreement to cut plastic production? “It won’t be enough”

The first study to calculate the impact of the measures under discussion in the negotiations on…

Rinnovabili • renewables in Europe
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A year of war in Ukraine: renewables in Europe have saved us…

Thanks to new installed capacity and favorable weather conditions, in the last 12 months the generation…

Rinnovabili • Chinese photovoltaics
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Ready for a new Chinese photovoltaics record?

According to Chinese analysts, the Asian giant should add up to 120 GW of new photovoltaic…

Rinnovabili • climate diplomacy
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Nuclear hydrogen blows up EU understanding on climate diplomacy

Foreign Affairs Council failed to adopt new conclusions on Climate and Energy Diplomacy due to clashes…

Rinnovabili • coal cuts
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Are we asking for unrealistic coal cuts in China, India, South Africa?

Holding to the -75% of use of coal to total level within 2030 demanded from the…

Rinnovabili • Domestic hydrogen heating
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Domestic hydrogen heating: in Germany tests a Methane-hydrogen 7:3

German project "Hydrogen Island Öhringen" is ready to test a mixture contains 30% green hydrogen in…

Rinnovabili • Renewable plants and batteries
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Renewable plants and batteries cut the metals of their diet

Solar plants, ground wind turbines and lithium batteries are becoming increasingly efficient in the use of…

Rinnovabili • Energy Charter
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Energy Charter, from reform to farewell: exit is inevitable for the EU

Second a document viewed from the Reuters, the EU commission would be ready to propose to…

Rinnovabili • Deep sea mining
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Deep sea mining moratorium: Canada curbs offshore mines

The announcement during the opening of the 5th International Congress on Marine Protected Areas (IMPAC5), held…

Rinnovabili • Electricity market 2023
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Electricity market 2023, IEA: renewables will hold the reins of growth

According to the International Agency zero-emission energy sources will dominate the growth of world electricity supply…

Rinnovabili • Coal phase out
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Coal phase out, only 5% chance of completing it before 2050

Using the first real-world policy making simulator to reduce the uncertainty of policy factors in forecasting,…