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Environmental policies
Hawaii raises visitor tax to fund environmental protection and climate resilience
Hawaii raises its visitor tax to 11% to protect nature and address climate risks, with total lodging taxes nearing 19% from 2026
Editorial Team•29 May 2025

Policy and Affairs
EU opens consultations on new ecodesign…
The European Commission launches four calls for evidence on ecodesign and labeling…
Editorial Team•27 May 2025

Policy and Affairs
Beyond the Omnibus: will the EU…
The EU may ease energy bureaucracy rules to support businesses and improve…
Editorial Team•12 May 2025

Policy and Affairs
The peak of all fossil fuels is leading us into an unprecedented…
The International Energy Agency updates its forecasts for 2030. The peak of fossil fuels within this…
Editorial Team•16 October 2024

Environmental policies
The peak of energy sector emissions will be reached in 2024
Solar power and batteries are bringing forward the peak of global energy sector emissions. However, slow…
Editorial Team•11 October 2024

Environmental policies
Postponement confirmed: The EU deforestation law will come into effect in 2026
The EU Commission has announced a 12-month delay. The EUDR regulation will apply from December 30,…
Editorial Team•4 October 2024

Policy and Affairs
The ban on diesel and petrol in 2035 is “necessary and achievable”:…
The Industry for 2035 platform is calling for the dossier not to be reopened (as Italy,…
Editorial Team•1 October 2024

Environmental policies
The UN approves the Pact for the Future
Global commitment to 56 actions divided into 5 thematic chapters, including the fight against the climate…
Editorial Team•24 September 2024

Policy and Affairs
All the names of the new EU Commission: who will oversee energy…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has presented the team for the next 5 years.…
Editorial Team•17 September 2024

Environmental policies
Draghi, EU Competitiveness Report: The Decarbonization Chapter
More coordinated policies that connect ambitious climate goals with coherent plans to achieve them. This is…
Editorial Team•11 September 2024

Policy and Affairs
Draghi Report: The Energy Chapter
The report on the future of EU competitiveness, presented this morning by Mario Draghi, offers a…
Editorial Team•11 September 2024

Environmental policies
State of the Energy Union: Challenges Remain, a Change of Pace is…
State of the Energy Union: The Commission Publishes the 2024 Energy Union Report Highlighting Progress and…
Editorial Team•11 September 2024

Policy and Affairs
EU to Introduce New Protectionist Criteria for Upcoming Hydrogen Auction
The announcement comes from newly appointed Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, who stated that the goal in…
Editorial Team•4 September 2024

Environmental policies
Hidden Fossil Fuel Subsidies Cost $30 Billion: A Growing Burden
Between CO2 capture and hydrogen production from fossil sources, North America and Europe have spent tens…
Editorial Team•1 September 2024

Environmental policies
Air quality improves in the EU, but in cities, pollutants exceed the…
The air quality in the EU is improving. Yet, despite the gradual reduction of emissions, the…