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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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China is authorizing new coal-fired power plants
The surge of new plants started last autumn continues, when China had to deal with an…
2 August 2022
Policy and Affairs
With more than 2800 deaths, Italy is the worst in Europe for…
In the report "Methane emissions in Italy" presented by the WWF and the Greenhouse Gas Management…
29 July 2022
Policy and Affairs
The EU Court of Auditors rejects the Repower Eu plan
The main problem? Ursula von der Leyen talked about EUR 210 billion ready. But the Commission…
28 July 2022
Policy and Affairs
Europe sets its sights on gas from Nigeria: “We double import”
In 2021, the EU imported 23 billion cubic meters of liquid natural gas from Nigeria. To…
27 July 2022
Policy and Affairs
New EU Gas Plan saves winter by cutting consumption by 15
The cuts will be voluntary, but can become mandatory for everyone in the event of a…
22 July 2022
Policy and Affairs
Berlin rethinks: maybe it’s better to keep nuclear power plants on
The phase-out should be completed on 31 December this year. But the government, for the first…
20 July 2022
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Climate neutrality: India finally announces new NDCs
In September, New Delhi will officially deposit its updated National Voluntary Contributions to the UNFCCC, which…
15 July 2022
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From Berlin the plan to bring German renewables to 80% of consumption
New targets for renewable energy sources and less bureaucratic constraints. The German government prepares to accelerate…
13 July 2022
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Moratorium on deep sea mining, Palau and Fiji against underwater mines
The two island states join the IUCN, the largest conservation organization in the world, in calling…
12 July 2022
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Brazil’s Supreme Court: Paris Agreement Prevails over National Laws
Brazil is the first state in the world to recognize that the Paris agreement, being a…
8 July 2022
Policy and Affairs
Ok to the state of emergency for the drought for Italy
A first tranche of 36.5 million of aid for the emergency will serve for the most…
5 July 2022
Policy and Affairs
Climate neutrality, Beijing has a potential of 56,550 GW of wind and…
In this decade, China wants to reach 1,200 GW of installed wind and solar capacity to…
5 July 2022
Environmental policies
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