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
Berlin rethinks: maybe it’s better to keep nuclear power plants on
The phase-out should be completed on 31 December this year. But the government, for the first…
20 July 2022

Policy and Affairs
Climate neutrality: India finally announces new NDCs
In September, New Delhi will officially deposit its updated National Voluntary Contributions to the UNFCCC, which…
15 July 2022

Policy and Affairs
From Berlin the plan to bring German renewables to 80% of consumption
New targets for renewable energy sources and less bureaucratic constraints. The German government prepares to accelerate…
13 July 2022

Policy and Affairs
Moratorium on deep sea mining, Palau and Fiji against underwater mines
The two island states join the IUCN, the largest conservation organization in the world, in calling…
12 July 2022

Policy and Affairs
Brazil’s Supreme Court: Paris Agreement Prevails over National Laws
Brazil is the first state in the world to recognize that the Paris agreement, being a…
8 July 2022

Policy and Affairs
Ok to the state of emergency for the drought for Italy
A first tranche of 36.5 million of aid for the emergency will serve for the most…
5 July 2022

Policy and Affairs
Climate neutrality, Beijing has a potential of 56,550 GW of wind and…
In this decade, China wants to reach 1,200 GW of installed wind and solar capacity to…
5 July 2022

Policy and Affairs
Common Agricultural Policy and big data: little exploited potential
The European Court of Auditors believes that the European Commission uses tools that do not provide…
1 July 2022

Policy and Affairs
Italy and Germany want to cancel G7 promises to stop fossil investments
Italy: there are "short-term needs" dictated by the war in Ukraine and the lower flow of…
29 June 2022

Policy and Affairs
Will Colombia be the next country to stop coal and oil?
In his election program, Petro promised a gradual reduction in economic dependence on hydrocarbons. Starting from…
29 June 2022

Policy and Affairs
International trade: EU wants sanctions for climate partners
The measure presented by the Commission will be used only as a last resort, but will…
27 June 2022

Policy and Affairs
The EU must leave the Energy Charter Treaty: “Violated our human rights”
Thanks to ECT, it is estimated that energy companies can ask states for as much as…