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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
Industrial Emissions: Brussels amends directive but displeases environmentalists
The European Commission has presented a proposal for a revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).…
13 April 2022
Policy and Affairs
Ukraine, Brussels to raise EU targets on renewables
Timmermans announces: in May, the EU executive will present in detail the measures of the EU…
12 April 2022
Policy and Affairs
Climate misinformation: facebook still feeds the fakenews
An experiment by Global Witness reveals all the flaws of the social network algorithm. Zuckerberg promised…
11 April 2022
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Innovation Fund: EUR 1.1 billion for climate-saving projects
The European Commission has signed seven grant agreements with as many large-scale technology projects: from the…
7 April 2022
Policy and Affairs
World energy transition outlook 2022, the four priorities according to Irena
For the International Renewable Energy company, on a global level we are not respecting the transition…
5 April 2022
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Green communities: where will they be born and what are they?
The Italian regions Piedmont, Emilia Romagna and Abruzzo will host the first three pilot projects of…
4 April 2022
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A new method to calculate global warming rewrites records
The researchers of the CICERO institute have developed a way of evaluating global warming that is…
1 April 2022
Policy and Affairs
The Iberian exception: cap on electricity prices for Spain and Portugal
The European Council and the Commission are granting the two countries special treatment because of the…
30 March 2022
Policy and Affairs
Germany’s plan to cut energy dependence on Russia
Today Berlin imports from Moscow 55% of fossil gas, 52% of anthracite and 34% of oil.…
27 March 2022
Policy and Affairs
EU, joint gas purchases and crisis storage obligations
The Commission has analysed a series of proposals to address the rise in gas prices in…
24 March 2022
Policy and Affairs
Can Europe manage if Russian oil and coal are cut off?
If well managed, the stop to Russian oil and coal will cause only temporary problems for…
22 March 2022
Policy and Affairs
Reinsurance market, world’s second biggest reinsurer says no more oil and gas
Swiss Re announces its new reinsurance policy: From this year, no more insurance policies for companies…
19 March 2022
Environmental policies
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