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
COP27, US and EU want global standards on methane emissions
Brussels and Washington will present in Sharm el-Sheikh another initiative against the CH4, a kind of…
11 November 2022
Pollution
Off-track buildings emissions: reached the historical maximum of 10GtCO2
Investments in efficiency increase and the intensity of emissions decreases, but the built surface also grows.…
9 November 2022
Policy and Affairs
Climate summit, COP27 argues on the most important agenda item
Between Saturday night and Sunday morning, some national delegates tried to delete the item on Loss…
8 November 2022
Policy and Affairs
Euro 7 Regulation leaks new disappointing rumors
The proposal of the Euro 7 Regulation should be published on 9 November 2022 (sustainabilityenvironment.com) -…
8 November 2022
Policy and Affairs
COP27 in Egypt will succeed if it dissolves climate finance
The positions among states are still distant both on the post-2025 target for climate finance, and…
5 November 2022
Policy and Affairs
Final agreement in the EU to ban endothermic cars in 2035
Council and Parliament have given final approval to the measure that will make it almost impossible…
3 November 2022
Policy and Affairs
What do Europeans, US and Chinese think about global action against the…
Almost 9 out of 10 Italians think that we are heading towards a catastrophe of global…
2 November 2022
Policy and Affairs
Global emission gap condemns us to a 2.8°C warmer world
Unep publishes the 2022 Emission gap report. The 2030 gap with the Paris thresholds is 15…
31 October 2022
Policy and Affairs
Not only coal: Beijing begins to finance fewer fossil power plants abroad
Of the 113 GW of electricity generation already installed abroad, 34% consists of coal-fired power plants.…
28 October 2022
Policy and Affairs
IEA: we are in the “first real global energy crisis”
Head of the International Energy Agency takes the floor at Singapore International Energy Week accusing OPEC+…
28 October 2022
Policy and Affairs
In 2021, the G20 climate commitment is eclipsed
It was not a clean 2021, that of the G20 under the Italian presidency. Last year,…
26 October 2022
Policy and Affairs
Stop fossil fuel, the only way for the 1,5°C is to give…
An IISD report analyzes the 26 "feasible" emissive scenarios that respect 1.5 degrees. In all, it…
25 October 2022
Environmental policies
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