Policy and Affairs
Policy and Affairs
With Trump’s science cuts, Europe seeks research independence
Trump’s budget cuts to key U.S. science agencies are pushing Europe to develop its own climate and weather data infrastructure, fearing loss of access.
Erminia Voccia•4 August 2025
Policy and Affairs
Trump signs 15% tariffs into law,…
The White House confirms 15% tariffs on EU goods starting August 7.…
Paolo Travisi•1 August 2025
Policy and Affairs
Global coal demand stalls at record…
After years of post-COVID growth, coal demand hits a plateau in 2025,…
Alessandro Petrone•30 July 2025
Policy and Affairs
Reducing emissions, India will put a roof on petrochemical, steel, cement and…
This is informally announced by government officials at the Reuters Agency. The targets should be unveiled…
27 September 2023
Policy and Affairs
Stop Endothermic cars 2035: e-fuel will only be 100% carbon neutral
In the draft new measure, rewritten on pressure from Germany to make room for electric fuels,…
26 September 2023
Policy and Affairs
At the start of the biggest climate process in history
Six young Portuguese have turned to the European Court of Human Rights accusing the policies in…
25 September 2023
Policy and Affairs
Energy Efficiency Directive 2023, in force in 20 days: the news
The measure establishing the common framework of measures to promote energy efficiency in the Union has…
21 September 2023
Policy and Affairs
The EU takes a decisive step towards the anti-greenwashing directive
It will be forbidden to promote products with planned obsolescence and lie about sustainability. Here are…
21 September 2023
Policy and Affairs
Stop fossil fuels, 43 Ngo: “The EU thinks about phase out by…
The weekend saw the global event to abandon gas, oil and coal just days before the…
19 September 2023
Policy and Affairs
EU Renewable growth pits Putin gas
Electricity generation from wind and sun, in August, grew by 9 TWh compared to the same…
19 September 2023
Policy and Affairs
“Global moratorium on geoengineering needed”: appeal from 12 global climate leaders
The report of the Climate Overshoot Commission curbs on the management of solar radiation, the most…
14 September 2023
Policy and Affairs
Africa at COP28 will not demand fossil phase out
The Nairobi Declaration includes measures to secure more resources for climate finance, ease the burden of…
11 September 2023
Policy and Affairs
Published 1°Global Stocktake: we are out of the way to comply with…
It serves the phase out of all fossil and subsidies. Cut emissions by 60% by 2035…
11 September 2023
Policy and Affairs
US Photovoltaics, expected record of 32 GW added in 2023
The policies of the Inflation Reduction Act are hitting home. Wood Mackenzie and SEIA preview an…
8 September 2023
Policy and Affairs
Dredging the seabed, the alarm: every year we extract 6 mld t…
Over-exploitation endangers both the marine ecosystem and coastal communities which are particularly dependent on it. The…
7 September 2023
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