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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
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
Policy and Affairs
Introduced the first report on the legislations against the greenwashing
In Circonomia, the festival of circular economy and ecological transition presented the dossier on the anti-greenwashing…
31 May 2022
Policy and Affairs
The wind farm of the future? Will it have turbines more than…
Higher wind turbines, bigger designs but lower prices. This is the 2035 painting by over 140…
30 May 2022
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The G7 has decided: there is the farewell to coal
The coal phase-out remains in the final communiqué of G7. Commitments also for biodiversity and against…
27 May 2022
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Shipping emission: agreement at IMO, comes a price of carbon
Original news Al last reunion of the marine International Organization tied to the Un, for the…
26 May 2022
Policy and Affairs
Hydrogen Renewable energy in Europe, here are the EU regulatory proposals
The European Commission has put in consultation the two new delegated acts clarifying the Community rules…
25 May 2022
Policy and Affairs
UN: 5 actions to accelerate renewables before “burning the planet”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres proposes a five-point plan to restart the energy transition, which he called…
24 May 2022
Policy and Affairs
Emissions Trading System, all the news for ETS, ETS 2 and ESR…
It holds up the agreement (on the downside) on the parallel Emissions Trading System ETS for…
20 May 2022
Policy and Affairs
State of Climate 2021: all climate change records according to the OMM
Four key climate change indicators set new records last year. A clear sign that man’s contribution…
19 May 2022
Policy and Affairs
Energy efficiency: What does the 210 billion REpower EU maxi plan provide?
Raise the 2030 targets for renewables (from 40 to 45%) and energy efficiency (from 9 to…
19 May 2022
Policy and Affairs
Clean hydrogen, EU prepares 20 million tons of H2 plan
European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans spoke at the World Summit on Hydrogen to reiterate the EU’s…
16 May 2022
Environmental policies
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