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Trump’s latest move deals a blow to solar and wind energy
A new directive from the Department of the Interior raises federal scrutiny for renewable energy projects, threatening solar and wind development nationwide.
Erminia Voccia•29 July 2025
Environmental policies
Tariffs: EU seeks deal with Trump…
The EU aims to avoid tariffs with a Trump deal, as tensions…
Editorial Team•9 July 2025
Environmental policies
U.S. tariffs, tense hours for Europe…
U.S. tariffs raise concern in Europe as the August 1 deadline nears,…
Editorial Team•8 July 2025
Policy and Affairs
The gap in investment needed in the EU for the green transition…
Europe will manage to find, between public finances and markets, only 1/3 of the resources needed…
Editorial Team•18 July 2024
Policy and Affairs
Climate crisis, wars and instability: The recipe for dealing with the polycrisis…
A polycrisis is a period in which crises of a different nature overlap, intertwine and reinforce…
Editorial Team•17 July 2024
Policy and Affairs
PNIEC France, finally the target renewables: only 41.3% by 2030
Paris has set the share of renewables in gross final energy consumption to 570 TWh (out…
Editorial Team•15 July 2024
Policy and Affairs
France also adopts its CCUS strategy: 8.5 Mt per year by 2030
Paris has put into public consultation the new strategy for the capture, storage and industrial use…
Editorial Team•9 July 2024
Policy and Affairs
France will no longer develop its technology for Small Modular Reactors
EDF has announced a stop to work at Nuward, its subsidiary that has been developing an…
Editorial Team•4 July 2024
Policy and Affairs
Climate and Environment Priorities in the EU Strategic Agenda 2024-2029
On 27 June, the Heads of State or Government approved the strategy paper for EU policies…
Editorial Team•30 June 2024
Policy and Affairs
Carbon removals market, $100 billion potential within 10 years
A report by the consulting firm Oliver Wyman calculates the possible development trajectory of the carbon…
Editorial Team•28 June 2024
Policy and Affairs
The EU will impose up to 38% duties on Chinese electric cars
The anti-dumping measure comes at a time when the Commission is still investigating the illegal subsidies…
12 June 2024
Policy and Affairs
Renewable electricity in Europe has cut fossil fuels by 22%
The four-year Green Deal record. From 2019 to the end of 2023, wind energy grew by…
4 June 2024
Policy and Affairs
We can say immediately stop new fossil projects without undermining global energy…
A study by UCL and IISD estimates that the fossil deposits already in production and the…
31 May 2024
Pollution
Greenhouse gas emissions “pollute the marine environment”: Itlos ruling
The advisory opinion of the independent UN body does not legally oblige states to reduce their…
29 May 2024
Policy and Affairs
What is the impact of the Green Deal on Europe’s emissions?
On the eve of the European elections on 6-9 June, Climate Action Tracker calculates how much…
28 May 2024
Environmental policies
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