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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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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
Policy and Affairs
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
Policy and Affairs
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
Policy and Affairs
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…
13 September 2022
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UK energy bills: government freezes them for 2 years
Prime Minister Truss announces the entry into force from 1 October of a new "Energy Price…
13 September 2022
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Yes to the fossils of the North Sea and fracking, the agenda…
The first act of the new British Prime Minister is about extraordinary measures to combat the…
8 September 2022
Policy and Affairs
There have never been so many climate litigations. But governments do not…
Since 2005 there have been 80 major proceedings. Of these, 30 date back to 2021. Not…
8 September 2022
Policy and Affairs
From the G7 Russian oil price cap to the EU gas tightening…
While the Finance Forum approves the Russian oil price cap, the first rumors circulate about the…
6 September 2022
Policy and Affairs
Fires in the Amazon, in August never so many since 2010
The data from the Brazilian Space Research Agency (Inpe) certify a deterioration of 12.3% compared to…
6 September 2022
Policy and Affairs
Russia closes North Stream 1, zero deliveries
From 3 am on 31 August, the flows in the German entry points of the pipeline…
3 September 2022
Policy and Affairs
Cross-border renewable projects, here is the first EU list
From the hybrid wind farm between Estonia and Latvia to the shared district heating between Germany…
1 September 2022
Environmental policies
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