Policy and Affairs

Policy and Affairs
Trump eases auto tariffs: the 100-day move that could shake up U.S. carmakers
Auto tariffs Trump plan suspends duties on steel and aluminum, aiming to support U.S. supply chains and ease pressure on automakers.
Editorial Team•30 April 2025

Policy and Affairs
Is the EU weakening methane rules…
To boost US LNG imports and ease trade talks with Washington, the…
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

Policy and Affairs
The Franco-German locomotive starts again from hydrogen and geothermal
France and Germany prepare for "peace" after years of divergent views on the direction of European…
21 May 2024

Policy and Affairs
EU Commission: new directions to accelerate renewables
Brussels publishes new instruments for Member States to support ERF. From the update of the permitting…
14 May 2024

Policy and Affairs
Turin’s G7 Climate Energy, closes with a timid agreement on coal
Ministers sign the Venaria Charter promising to phase out current coal energy production in the first…
3 May 2024

Policy and Affairs
Perhaps the UN Plastic Treaty will not see the light of day…
After a week of negotiations on the UN Plastic Treaty, countries failed to consolidate a text…
30 April 2024

Policy and Affairs
In Turin, the G7 Environment, Energy and Climate aims for a farewell…
The two ministerial days dedicated to climate, environment and energy will open today in the Reggia…
29 April 2024

Pollution
Alaska drills compromise: only new projects stop
The White House has announced that no more permits will be issued for new mining projects…
24 April 2024

Policy and Affairs
Interior heating, new standards on consumption and repairability of appliances
The European Commission has adopted a Regulation laying down ecodesign specifications for the placing on the…
23 April 2024

Policy and Affairs
Climate crisis, not cloud seeding, behind Dubai flood
For days, a narrative has been growing according to which the record rains that flooded Dubai…
18 April 2024

Policy and Affairs
Born the European Solar Charter to support the photovoltaic made in EU
The act, drawn up by the European Commission, was signed on 15 April 2024 in Brussels…
17 April 2024

Policy and Affairs
Next 5 September falls on Plastic Overshoot Day 2024
The calculation of the Plastic overshoot day is the day when the world production of plastic…
13 April 2024

Policy and Affairs
For the first time, the United States sets limits on PFAS pollution…
The Biden administration introduced standards for 5 PFAS and gave 3 years to local authorities to…
12 April 2024

Policy and Affairs
200 NGOs call on EU to cancel CO2 removal certification scheme
The appeal to the European Parliament of the Real Zero Europe campaign: on 10 April vote…