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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
Common Agricultural Policy and big data: little exploited potential
The European Court of Auditors believes that the European Commission uses tools that do not provide…
1 July 2022
Policy and Affairs
Italy and Germany want to cancel G7 promises to stop fossil investments
Italy: there are "short-term needs" dictated by the war in Ukraine and the lower flow of…
29 June 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Environmental policies
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