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
Beating Trump with Denial: what says Ron DeSantis on climate
Although Florida is investing millions of dollars in adaptation projects, such as rising sea levels, Trump’s…
30 May 2023

Policy and Affairs
Italy and Germany the best in the EU for energy saving measures
An EEB dossier warns that the energy situation during the coming winter could be complex without…
29 May 2023

Policy and Affairs
“Change the president of COP28”: 100 US and EU MPs against the…
In a joint letter to Biden, von der Leyen and Guterres, Members of Congress and Strasbourg…
25 May 2023

Policy and Affairs
Germany: 4billion per year in energy subsidies to protect German industry and…
The new incentive, still under definition, could limit electricity prices to 6 cents per kilowatt hour.…
23 May 2023

Policy and Affairs
Italy and 6 other EU countries against the new Euro 7 standards
Rome signs joint document with France, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia opposing the…
23 May 2023

Policy and Affairs
Hiroshima G7 says yes to new fossil gas investments
The turn-around on gas motivated by the war in Ukraine and the need to release from…
23 May 2023

Policy and Affairs
The largest European solar photovoltaic gigafactory? It will be born in France
Holosolis announced the project for a giant solar photovoltaic module factory in the French department of…
20 May 2023

Policy and Affairs
Floating wind, in Europe active 176 MW but runs to 4 GW
While the pipeline grows the field is prepared to the new challenges: to invest in harbour…
19 May 2023

Policy and Affairs
The EastMed pipeline will not, in its place a virtual pipeline with…
The Cypriot Minister for Energy is splitting the original idea of an underwater pipeline from Israel…
17 May 2023

Policy and Affairs
SHJ solar cells: 26.81% efficiency and ready for production
Silicon heterojunction solar cells increase performance by 1.5% by improving the "gap contact layer". Almost immediately…
16 May 2023

Policy and Affairs
Biden guillotine emissions from coal and gas plants
The EPA has approved the new emission limits for fossil installations. A very substantial cut: 617…
12 May 2023

Policy and Affairs
For 3 months British wind power beat the gas
From January to March 2023, UK renewables provided 42% of electricity used in the country