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
Less Russian oil on markets in 2023: Russia responds to price cap
The vice-premier Alexander Novak communicates that to beginning new year Moscow will reduce the output of…
27 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
The EU methane regulation does not disturb the oil & gas industry
The Twenty-seven want fewer controls and more time dilated in order not to weigh too much…
23 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
Japan extends the life of nuclear power plants: the 60-year limit falls
By 2030, Tokyo wants to cut emissions by 46% compared to 2013. To do this, it…
22 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
The European ETS reform passes: all the news
the new system covers also the emissions of the ships, increases the speed of the withdrawal…
19 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
The CO2 tax at the border for hydrogen
This is the first time in the world that such a measure has been adopted. The…
17 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
World record for global coal consumption: more than 8 billion tonnes in…
The IEA records the highest value ever but confirms that 2022 is the peak of coal.…
16 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
WBA: only 5% of enterprises are attentive to the environmental impacts
The index on the environmental impacts of business activities developed by the World Benchmarking Alliance’s (WBA),…
13 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
London will open its 1st coal mine in 30 years
After months of multi-level assessments and protests, the government gave the green light to the project…
12 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
Biden’s IRA can trigger US-EU trade war
The American Inflation Reduction Act provides subsidies and tax advantages for those who buy American and…
7 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
Agreement on the Oil price cap to 60 $, but remains the…
To work, the price cap must be below the Ural market price but not too much,…
6 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
Bolsonaro’s legacy: Record-breaking deforestation in Brazil since 2019
The last year recorded a relatively positive figure, with deforestation falling by 11%. But the balance…
2 December 2022
Policy and Affairs
Renewable energy, France will pay dearly for its delay
The country is the only one in the bloc not to have achieved its 2020 targets…
30 November 2022
Environmental policies
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