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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
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Strasbourg yes to EU on methane regulation: clampdown on imported gas
The European Parliament approves the measure that will oblige EU countries from 2025 to set 2030…
11 May 2023
Policy and Affairs
Germany’s photovoltaic strategy targets 215 GW solar to 2030
New simplifications for the systems to hold giving priority to the configurations agrivoltaiche, but also facilitations…
9 May 2023
Policy and Affairs
Methane emissions, Turkmenistan’s bad record
According to Kayrros data, the western and eastern gas basins had methane leaks of at least…
9 May 2023
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Farewell to gas boilers by 2029: for NGOs and environmentalists is still…
European environmentalists and NGOs argue that if we anticipate the stop of gas boilers to 2025,…
5 May 2023
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EU: how to install at least 40 million new heat pumps by…
The European Commission is gathering the views of citizens and businesses on obstacles to the deployment…
4 May 2023
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So coal subsidies burn Asia’s development
Carbon price and cutting subsidies to the most polluting fossil source, which in Asia still has…
29 April 2023
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EasyPermits simplifies the approval process for new wind farms
Amazon Web Services, Accenture and WindEurope have developed a digital licensing platform to streamline the permitting…
28 April 2023
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Climate status, the Omm: for glaciers “the game is already lost”
In conjunction with World Earth Day, the UN agency takes stock of the main indicators of…
27 April 2023
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World Earth Day 2023, April 22 invest in our Planet
Over 150,000 organizations in more than 190 countries around the world on April 22 network to…
22 April 2023
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USA: 332 million to accelerate the production of solar panels and heat…
The United States Department of Energy has announced new resources to strengthen the American solar supply…
21 April 2023
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USA: new rules to cut emissions of cars and turn on electric
The US environmental agency is proposing new emission standards for light and heavy vehicles. Objective: to…
20 April 2023
Policy and Affairs
Already this year we will reach the peak of emissions in electricity…
An Ember report predicts that in 2023 renewables will absorb the entire global increase in electricity…
18 April 2023
Environmental policies
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