Policy and Affairs

Rinnovabili • Gas from the US: EU may loosen methane rules to secure LNG trade
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

Rinnovabili • US tariffs: Meloni meets Trump at the White House to defend EU interests
Policy and Affairs
Meloni at the White House: high-stakes…

Meloni visits Trump at the White House to address US tariffs on…

Rinnovabili • EU strategy aims to steer energy-intensive industry through transition
Environmental policies
EU strategy aims to steer energy-intensive…

The EU backs a plan to support energy-intensive industry with reforms to…


Rinnovabili • greenhouse gas emissions
Policy and Affairs
From NASA, a new way to calculate national greenhouse gas emissions

Instead of starting from emissive sources, the US agency has developed a pilot project that can…

Rinnovabili • Joint gas purchases
Policy and Affairs
Joint gas purchases, interest for over 17billion m3 from 22 EU countries

Since the second meeting of the Steering Committee of the EU Energy Platform, European Commission Vice-President…

Rinnovabili • fossil phase-out
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EU sets target for Cop28 in Dubai: fossil phase-out in global agreement

In 2022 coal, gas and oil generated 36.8 Gt CO2 equivalent. So far the farewell to…

Rinnovabili • PM2.5 pollution
Policy and Affairs
PM2.5 pollution is everywhere: only 0.001% of the world’s population breathes clean…

Only 0.18% of the Earth’s surface has annual fine dust thresholds below WHO limits. For daily…

Rinnovabili • climate crisis
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105 countries support Vanuatu on the responsibility of states for the climate…

Born from an idea of the students of environmental law of Vanuatu, the request for an…

Rinnovabili • Coal power plants
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Coal power plants in China, boom again in 2022

There are 106 new GWs authorised last year. The highest figure since 2015. And plants under…

Rinnovabili • electric fuels
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Berlin wants endothermic electric fuels and hydrogen cars even after 2035

Last October, the EU approved the historic stop to diesel and petrol cars from 2035, flying…

Rinnovabili • plastic production
Policy and Affairs
Global agreement to cut plastic production? “It won’t be enough”

The first study to calculate the impact of the measures under discussion in the negotiations on…

Rinnovabili • renewables in Europe
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A year of war in Ukraine: renewables in Europe have saved us…

Thanks to new installed capacity and favorable weather conditions, in the last 12 months the generation…

Rinnovabili • Chinese photovoltaics
Policy and Affairs
Ready for a new Chinese photovoltaics record?

According to Chinese analysts, the Asian giant should add up to 120 GW of new photovoltaic…

Rinnovabili • climate diplomacy
Policy and Affairs
Nuclear hydrogen blows up EU understanding on climate diplomacy

Foreign Affairs Council failed to adopt new conclusions on Climate and Energy Diplomacy due to clashes…

Rinnovabili • coal cuts
Policy and Affairs
Are we asking for unrealistic coal cuts in China, India, South Africa?

Holding to the -75% of use of coal to total level within 2030 demanded from the…