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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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Critical raw materials: demand +3000% in 2050
Lithium, nickel, cobalt and other critical raw materials will see growth difficult to manage as electric…
14 April 2023
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Lula fails to reverse Amazon deforestation: in March +14%
Inpe data indicate a significant increase in deforestation in the green lung of the Planet compared…
14 April 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Environmental policies
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