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Environmental policies
Hawaii raises visitor tax to fund environmental protection and climate resilience
Hawaii raises its visitor tax to 11% to protect nature and address climate risks, with total lodging taxes nearing 19% from 2026
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
Beyond the Omnibus: will the EU…
The EU may ease energy bureaucracy rules to support businesses and improve…
Editorial Team•12 May 2025
Policy and Affairs
Renewable hydrogen “made in India”, New Delhi invests $2.3 billion
Approved the budget 2023 with which New Delhi allocates in all $ 4.3 billion to accelerate…
3 February 2023
Policy and Affairs
What does the law of France to accelerate renewables
By 271 votes to 169, the French National Assembly approved the new bill on renewable energy.…
2 February 2023
Policy and Affairs
Portugal is ready to host the largest photovoltaic park in Europe
The announcement of Iberdrola after the ok to the WAY. It will come into operation in…
1 February 2023
Policy and Affairs
USA: 118mln to accelerate production of sustainable biofuels
The Department of Energy has announced funding for 17 projects dedicated to the national production of…
27 January 2023
Policy and Affairs
Safe corridors for bees, so the EU wants to improve the protection…
The cornerstone of the EU initiative is the creation of a network of ecological corridors for…
26 January 2023
Policy and Affairs
New oil and gas exploration, Colombia says enough
If the decision is confirmed, Bogota would be the largest oil producer in the world to…
25 January 2023
Policy and Affairs
Demand Flexibility service: Britain will pay citizens to consume less energy
As the mercury column falls below zero, the UK tests its demand response service The tests…
23 January 2023
Policy and Affairs
World Economic Forum, von der Leyen: “We have an industrial plan for…
Speaking at the Davos Forum, the President of the European Commission announces new regulatory and financial…
19 January 2023
Policy and Affairs
We can reduce emissions from gas-fired power plants by 71
A study published in Nature Communications calculates the theoretical impact of the technologies already available: they…
17 January 2023
Policy and Affairs
In the ’70s, the best estimates of global warming were made by…
A new study published in Science analyzes the forecasts of the oil company contained in internal…
16 January 2023
Policy and Affairs
Arid cities become urban green oases
Transforming arid cities into urban green oases, strengthening their resilience to climate, health, food and economic…
12 January 2023
Policy and Affairs
Farewell to nuclear : Belgium backs down
The country still has 6 active reactors distributed over two plants. The last were scheduled to…
10 January 2023
Environmental policies
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