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
New sanctions on Russia, the EU will say enough to Moscow crude…
Stop oil within 6 months, 8 months for derivative products. Also hit the 1st Russian bank,…
5 May 2022
Policy and Affairs
How the energy transition can reduce the risk of future crises
The adoption of low-carbon technologies can improve energy security and accessibility by strengthening resilience to future…
2 May 2022
Policy and Affairs
ARERA: ok to emergency measures to encourage the filling of gas storage
Defined criteria for the "two-way contract" to be associated with gas storage capacity and some measures…
29 April 2022
Policy and Affairs
New EU rules on gas storage coming soon to share costs
Debate in Brussels this week on how to share out Twenty-seven. Original news It remains the…
27 April 2022
Policy and Affairs
Update of the Energy Performance Buildings Directive: EESC green light
Greenlight on EU Energy Performance Buildings Directive to combat energy poverty, decarbonize by 2025 and ensure…
22 April 2022
Policy and Affairs
Coal-fired power plants, the emissions in Europe rise for the first time…
All top 10 emission plants are anthracite and lignite and concentrated in Poland and Germany. The…
22 April 2022
Policy and Affairs
Oil sanctions on Russia, Opec leaves the match in the hands of…
OPEC says it will not increase crude oil production to fill the gap left by Russian…
20 April 2022
Policy and Affairs
Global Warming, COP26 commitments lead us to +2.6% C
If all the promises made in Glasgow are fulfilled, for the first time, being able to…
15 April 2022
Policy and Affairs
Food emergency, “war” agriculture rips apart the new CAP
Today the Commission is publishing the EU response to the food emergency on the horizon due…
14 April 2022
Policy and Affairs
Industrial Emissions: Brussels amends directive but displeases environmentalists
The European Commission has presented a proposal for a revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).…
13 April 2022
Policy and Affairs
Ukraine, Brussels to raise EU targets on renewables
Timmermans announces: in May, the EU executive will present in detail the measures of the EU…
12 April 2022
Policy and Affairs
Climate misinformation: facebook still feeds the fakenews
An experiment by Global Witness reveals all the flaws of the social network algorithm. Zuckerberg promised…
11 April 2022
Environmental policies
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