Policy and Affairs
Policy and Affairs
U.S. diesel export ban puts Europe at risk as Trump targets fuel prices
Europe faces a new energy supply threat as President Donald Trump considers restricting U.S. diesel exports, a move aimed at lowering domestic fuel prices that could further…
Erminia Voccia•6 October 2026
Environmental policies
Trump-Xi summit: China’s rare earth export…
Washington and Beijing have extended their trade truce through January 2027, preserving…
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
Policy and Affairs
Turin’s G7 Climate Energy, closes with a timid agreement on coal
Ministers sign the Venaria Charter promising to phase out current coal energy production in the first…
3 May 2024
Policy and Affairs
Perhaps the UN Plastic Treaty will not see the light of day…
After a week of negotiations on the UN Plastic Treaty, countries failed to consolidate a text…
30 April 2024
Policy and Affairs
In Turin, the G7 Environment, Energy and Climate aims for a farewell…
The two ministerial days dedicated to climate, environment and energy will open today in the Reggia…
29 April 2024
Pollution
Alaska drills compromise: only new projects stop
The White House has announced that no more permits will be issued for new mining projects…
24 April 2024
Policy and Affairs
Interior heating, new standards on consumption and repairability of appliances
The European Commission has adopted a Regulation laying down ecodesign specifications for the placing on the…
23 April 2024
Policy and Affairs
Climate crisis, not cloud seeding, behind Dubai flood
For days, a narrative has been growing according to which the record rains that flooded Dubai…
18 April 2024
Policy and Affairs
Born the European Solar Charter to support the photovoltaic made in EU
The act, drawn up by the European Commission, was signed on 15 April 2024 in Brussels…
17 April 2024
Policy and Affairs
Next 5 September falls on Plastic Overshoot Day 2024
The calculation of the Plastic overshoot day is the day when the world production of plastic…
13 April 2024
Policy and Affairs
For the first time, the United States sets limits on PFAS pollution…
The Biden administration introduced standards for 5 PFAS and gave 3 years to local authorities to…
12 April 2024
Policy and Affairs
200 NGOs call on EU to cancel CO2 removal certification scheme
The appeal to the European Parliament of the Real Zero Europe campaign: on 10 April vote…
10 April 2024
Policy and Affairs
Record CO2, CH4 and NOx in 2023: never so high the concentration…
There is no sign that efforts to contain emissions are slowing the accumulation of greenhouse gases…
9 April 2024
Policy and Affairs
Photovoltaic roofs in Europe, which country is more committed?
CAN Europe and eco-union publish an update of the Rooftop Solar PV Comparison launched in 2022
5 April 2024
Environmental policies
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