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
COP28 leaves the fossil record without climate finance
Beyond the approval of the Loss and Damage Fund, the conference in Dubai has not achieved…
18 December 2023

Scientific Reports
Global Coal Demand Record 2023
The IEA expects that this year we will reach the peak in world coal consumption. While…
18 December 2023

Policy and Affairs
Climate denial enters COP28 from the front door
An analysis of the Corporate Accountability campaign reconstructs the profiles of at least 160 people accredited…
14 December 2023

Policy and Affairs
Taxes on imported solar panels: Brazil says yes, the EU reflects
From 2024 to 2027, photovoltaic modules assembled in Brazil will be subject to an import tariff…
14 December 2023

Policy and Affairs
Energy Performance of Building Directive: there is an agreement
Agreement was reached on the revision text of the Directive on the energy performance of buildings…
12 December 2023

Policy and Affairs
COP28 climate summit: where are we on the farewell to fossils?
All the options considered in the new text under discussion mention the phase out. But the…
11 December 2023

Scientific Reports
Nature-negative finance flows: worth 7% of global GDP
According to the UN Environmental Protection Agency, finance that directly damages forests, wetlands and other ecosystems…
11 December 2023

Scientific Reports
No G20 country is in line with Paris Agreement commitments
Governments far removed from consistency with the Paris Accord. Climate Action Tracker analysis shows inconsistency of…
8 December 2023

Policy and Affairs
Cop28 Climate Summit, 1st draft final text includes fossil phase-out
Analysis of the 3 options on the phase-out of the fossils considered at the Cop28 climate…
7 December 2023

Policy and Affairs
Born Supercharger Battery Storage, to push the stationary accumulation
On the sidelines of the COP28 Dubai Conference, the CEM launched a new international initiative aimed…
7 December 2023

Policy and Affairs
Triple the nuclear, at COP28 alliance of 22 countries
The United States and France lead the coalition that wants to multiply by three the global…
5 December 2023

Policy and Affairs
The Stop fossil fuels “is not supported by science”: Cop28 throws the…
The words of the rotating president of the summit, who is also the head of the…

