Policy and Affairs

Policy and Affairs
Trump signs 15% tariffs into law, no rollback in EU deal
The White House confirms 15% tariffs on EU goods starting August 7. Brussels welcomes the cap, while China criticizes the protectionist turn.
Paolo Travisi•1 August 2025

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Global coal demand stalls at record…
After years of post-COVID growth, coal demand hits a plateau in 2025,…
Alessandro Petrone•30 July 2025

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Trump and von der Leyen set…
Two days after the US-EU trade deal announcement, the European Commission confirms…
Paolo Travisi•30 July 2025

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From the G7 Russian oil price cap to the EU gas tightening…
While the Finance Forum approves the Russian oil price cap, the first rumors circulate about the…
6 September 2022

Policy and Affairs
Fires in the Amazon, in August never so many since 2010
The data from the Brazilian Space Research Agency (Inpe) certify a deterioration of 12.3% compared to…
6 September 2022

Policy and Affairs
Russia closes North Stream 1, zero deliveries
From 3 am on 31 August, the flows in the German entry points of the pipeline…
3 September 2022

Policy and Affairs
Cross-border renewable projects, here is the first EU list
From the hybrid wind farm between Estonia and Latvia to the shared district heating between Germany…
1 September 2022

Policy and Affairs
EU Commission at work on electricity market reform and emergency measures
This is revealed by President Ursula von der Leyen announcing: "we must prepare for a potential…
31 August 2022

Policy and Affairs
Canadian green hydrogen for Germany: the 2 countries sign the Alliance
Habeck: "We want to build specifically a transatlantic supply chain for green hydrogen"
25 August 2022

Policy and Affairs
COP27 on climate: EU calls for more ambitious targets
This is what transpired from the draft of his negotiating mandate, previewed by Reuters
25 August 2022

Policy and Affairs
Inflation Reduction Act, US climate law comes in
he provision would have to donate at least 369 billion dollars to the field of the…
24 August 2022

Policy and Affairs
Improving the urban climate for better living: the 20 best projects in…
C40 Cities and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the names of the 20 cities finalists for the award…
22 August 2022

Policy and Affairs
The European photovoltaic 2022: +39 GW for a saving of 4.6 billion…
Solarpower Europe presents the new estimates for the EU solar market, revising the previous projections upwards.…
19 August 2022

Policy and Affairs
Large companies, cut the carbon intensity by 10% per year or we…
In the latest update of the Net Zero Tracker, the US financial services provider confirms the…
17 August 2022

Tech innovations and Startups
Biomethane in Europe, could supply 41billion m3 of gas to 2030
Gas for Climate updates its forecasts on the potential contribution of biomethane to the 2030 energy…