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Trump’s latest move deals a blow to solar and wind energy
A new directive from the Department of the Interior raises federal scrutiny for renewable energy projects, threatening solar and wind development nationwide.
Erminia Voccia•29 July 2025
Environmental policies
Tariffs: EU seeks deal with Trump…
The EU aims to avoid tariffs with a Trump deal, as tensions…
Editorial Team•9 July 2025
Environmental policies
U.S. tariffs, tense hours for Europe…
U.S. tariffs raise concern in Europe as the August 1 deadline nears,…
Editorial Team•8 July 2025
Policy and Affairs
Will Colombia be the next country to stop coal and oil?
In his election program, Petro promised a gradual reduction in economic dependence on hydrocarbons. Starting from…
29 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
International trade: EU wants sanctions for climate partners
The measure presented by the Commission will be used only as a last resort, but will…
27 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
The EU must leave the Energy Charter Treaty: “Violated our human rights”
Thanks to ECT, it is estimated that energy companies can ask states for as much as…
24 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
Norway: 30GW of offshore wind to 2040 to become a renewable superpower
The Norwegian government has launched a plan of investments on large scale face to assign marine…
22 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
Supreme Court acquits Japanese state for Fukushima disaster
The first sentence of the second degree only condemns Tepco. In the lower grades the courts…
21 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
Zero emissions cooling technologies, the key aspects
The European Commission publishes four new studies examining more closely the decarbonisation of the heating and…
20 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
Off gas from energy policies of common interest: 4 NGOs denounce the…
The EU has 22 weeks to demonstrate that 13 billion gas-related projects, benefiting from simplified and…
15 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
The global response to the energy crisis? Italy, Germany, Netherlands among the…
Together with Germany, Holland and Greece, Italy plans "a plethora of new gas projects", many of…
13 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
Methane emissions from mines, Australia’s Achilles heel
Coal mines account for 68% of all methane emissions in the country: a larger contribution from…
10 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
Environmental crimes in the Amazon, Peru crushed by traffickers and corruption
In the report "The roots of environmental crime in the Peruvian Amazon", prepared by the NGO…
7 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
Climate action, EU “invented” 72 billion euros
In the period 2014-2020, Brussels reported as climate spending a long series of measures that, on…
3 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
Coal Phase out: G7 Climate and Energy postpone decarbonisation and stop coal
The phase-out of coal is essential, says the final communiqué, but only the unabated one (that…
1 June 2022
Environmental policies
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