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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
PNIEC Italy: the 2030 targets on renewables and emissions
The National Plan Energy Climate (PNIEC) of Italy acquires its definitive size. Among the 2030 targets,…
Editorial Team•20 July 2024
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European electricity demand rises due to heat (including prices)
In the second week of July 2024, prices in the main European electricity markets increased, driven…
Editorial Team•19 July 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Environmental policies
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