Policy and Affairs

Policy and Affairs
Is the EU weakening methane rules to favor gas from the US?
To boost US LNG imports and ease trade talks with Washington, the European Commission is reportedly considering a more flexible approach to its new methane emissions regulation
Editorial Team•23 April 2025

Policy and Affairs
Meloni at the White House: high-stakes…
Meloni visits Trump at the White House to address US tariffs on…
Editorial Team•18 April 2025

Environmental policies
EU strategy aims to steer energy-intensive…
The EU backs a plan to support energy-intensive industry with reforms to…
Editorial Team•7 April 2025

Policy and Affairs
Hydrogen level cost, green H2 will beat blue already in 2028
In 2035, 90% of global markets will need to build a new plant to produce renewable…
31 July 2023

Policy and Affairs
The new president of the IPCC: “Impossible not to exceed the threshold…
British scientist Jim Skea was elected to chair the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on July…
29 July 2023

Policy and Affairs
Heat increases energy consumption in Italy and Spain
The high temperatures recorded during the third week of July caused a record energy demand in…
26 July 2023

Policy and Affairs
Mines on the ocean floor: at this time no to the deep…
The dreaded green light to the exploitation of the "offshore" mines has not been there. But…
25 July 2023

Policy and Affairs
European Union and Uruguay: closer on RES, efficiency and renewable hydrogen
Von der Leyen: "We are aligned on the need for a global hydrogen market based on…
19 July 2023

Policy and Affairs
What are the Climate crisis hotspots and why they are important
Global warming does not run at the same speed at all latitudes. The differences between region…
19 July 2023

Policy and Affairs
Cop28 on climate, Europe calls for an end to fossils “well before…
At the Dubai Summit, the EU will propose three interconnected global commitments: a global target for…
17 July 2023

Policy and Affairs
Weights and Dimensions Directive, boosted the use of Green heavy-duty vehicles incentives
European Commission publishes proposal for revision of Directive 96/53/EC to provide more incentives for lorries and…
12 July 2023

Policy and Affairs
The environmental benefits of floating wind throughout the life cycle
Through the analysis of a floating plant off the coast of Sicily, a polymer team evaluated…
11 July 2023

Pollution
The IAEA ensures that the release of Fukushima contaminated water into the…
The final report of the two-year monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency promotes Japan across…
4 July 2023

Policy and Affairs
Geoengineering, the USA opens to experimentation in the Solar radiation management
A White House report recommends launching an ad hoc research program. Even with outdoor experiments
3 July 2023

Policy and Affairs
The EU: Global governance of geoengineering needed to avoid global security risks
The Commission communication on the link between climate change and security includes a proposal on geoengineering,…