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Beyond the Omnibus: will the EU cut energy bureaucracy?
The EU may ease energy bureaucracy rules to support businesses and improve competitiveness across the bloc
Editorial Team•12 May 2025

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Trump eases auto tariffs: the 100-day…
Auto tariffs Trump plan suspends duties on steel and aluminum, aiming to…
Editorial Team•30 April 2025

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Is the EU weakening methane rules…
To boost US LNG imports and ease trade talks with Washington, the…
Editorial Team•23 April 2025

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Coal-to-gas conversion: useless for the economy, harmful to the climate
Global Energy Monitor calculates that if all ongoing coal-to-gas switch projects became operational, they would emit…
12 October 2022

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Coal industry buries phase down under 476 new GW worldwide
Of the approximately 1,000 companies on the Urgewald Global Coal Exit List, 46% plan new coal-fired…
11 October 2022

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Repower Eu plan will not distort ETS
The finance ministers of the 27 decided not to touch the Market Stability Reserve to finance…
7 October 2022

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RWE says stop to coal 8 years in advance (but in the…
Agreement between the Federal Government, the North Rhine-Westphalia Government and the German energy giant. Meanwhile, extended…
6 October 2022

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Opec+: ready a cut of 1 million barrels for oil production
After years of gradual increases in production, there is a cut in oil production of at…
4 October 2022

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A global tax to finance the response to the climate crisis
A group of countries particularly exposed to the impact of climate change presents a range of…
30 September 2022

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China had to stop coal-fired power plants abroad. This year it built…
A year ago, President Xi Jinping promised from the UN stage to stop funding for coal-fired…
26 September 2022

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Goodbye HFC: even the US says enough to hydrofluorocarbons, powerful greenhouse gases
By 2036, the United States will avoid releasing the equivalent of 900 Mt of CO2 into…
23 September 2022

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Low emission cars: California, stop new diesel and petrol cars from 2035
The California Air Resources Board approved the first regulation for low emission cars, setting a roadmap…
22 September 2022

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Launched the 1st global fossil fuels registry
Counting the proven reserves, the remaining fossil sources would emit 3,500 Gt of CO2e into the…
21 September 2022

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All the measures of the new EU Energy Plan: price cap, cuts…
The cap on the price of electricity on the infra-margins and the solidarity contribution demanded of…
16 September 2022

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Energy plan UK, the GBC to Truss: for concrete results are not…
We need to increase the efficiency of the building stock, eliminate waste and focus on integrated…