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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
UK, new coal mine in Cumbria goes to court
The environmental NGO Friends of the Earth announces with a note that in the coming days…
9 January 2023
Policy and Affairs
India wants to become world champion of green hydrogen by 2030
New Delhi presents the strategy on the energy carrier: 60-100 GW of electrolysers thanks to incentives…
6 January 2023
Policy and Affairs
Hot autumn and EU Repower, EU gas consumption drops by 20
There are 18 countries that have exceeded the -15% target imposed by the EU Repower plan…
5 January 2023
Policy and Affairs
All coal records for 2022
Production, consumption and electricity generation from coal reached the highest levels ever globally in 2022
3 January 2023
Policy and Affairs
Back to coal? In fact, Europe consumes less than a year ago
The November figures show a Europe that is not deviating from the path of reducing fossil…
30 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
Renewables in Germany defy the crisis, in 2022 covered 47% of consumption
Data published before Christmas show that the green share in the German electricity mix has increased…
30 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
Less Russian oil on markets in 2023: Russia responds to price cap
The vice-premier Alexander Novak communicates that to beginning new year Moscow will reduce the output of…
27 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
The EU methane regulation does not disturb the oil & gas industry
The Twenty-seven want fewer controls and more time dilated in order not to weigh too much…
23 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
Japan extends the life of nuclear power plants: the 60-year limit falls
By 2030, Tokyo wants to cut emissions by 46% compared to 2013. To do this, it…
22 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
The European ETS reform passes: all the news
the new system covers also the emissions of the ships, increases the speed of the withdrawal…
19 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
The CO2 tax at the border for hydrogen
This is the first time in the world that such a measure has been adopted. The…
17 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
World record for global coal consumption: more than 8 billion tonnes in…
The IEA records the highest value ever but confirms that 2022 is the peak of coal.…
16 December 2022
Environmental policies
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