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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
Policy and Affairs
Bali G20 saves 1.5 degrees but does not make progress on climate
On climate, the Indonesian-led G20 final communiqué repeats that - diluted of the original ambition -…
17 November 2022
Policy and Affairs
From the UN, global guidelines to create policies toward net-zero emissions
The United Nations body responsible for establishing international standards, ISO, has submitted to COP27 a document…
14 November 2022
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Businesses, banks and cities all too often lie about net-zero goals
"Too many promises of climate neutrality are little more than empty slogans and announcements," says former…
11 November 2022
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Euro 7 Regulation leaks new disappointing rumors
The proposal of the Euro 7 Regulation should be published on 9 November 2022 (sustainabilityenvironment.com) -…
8 November 2022
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Final agreement in the EU to ban endothermic cars in 2035
Council and Parliament have given final approval to the measure that will make it almost impossible…
3 November 2022
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What do Europeans, US and Chinese think about global action against the…
Almost 9 out of 10 Italians think that we are heading towards a catastrophe of global…
2 November 2022
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Global emission gap condemns us to a 2.8°C warmer world
Unep publishes the 2022 Emission gap report. The 2030 gap with the Paris thresholds is 15…
31 October 2022
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Not only coal: Beijing begins to finance fewer fossil power plants abroad
Of the 113 GW of electricity generation already installed abroad, 34% consists of coal-fired power plants.…
28 October 2022
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IEA: we are in the “first real global energy crisis”
Head of the International Energy Agency takes the floor at Singapore International Energy Week accusing OPEC+…
28 October 2022
Policy and Affairs
In 2021, the G20 climate commitment is eclipsed
It was not a clean 2021, that of the G20 under the Italian presidency. Last year,…
26 October 2022
Policy and Affairs
Stop fossil fuel, the only way for the 1,5°C is to give…
An IISD report analyzes the 26 "feasible" emissive scenarios that respect 1.5 degrees. In all, it…
25 October 2022
Policy and Affairs
Agreement worth 8.5 billion: EU, US and UK pay for South Africa’s…
For the accelerated farewell to coal, the African country will receive funds in the form of…
24 October 2022
Environmental policies
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