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Tariffs: EU seeks deal with Trump as U.S. letter sets deadline
The EU aims to avoid tariffs with a Trump deal, as tensions with China rise and new U.S. tariffs on pharmaceuticals loom
Editorial Team•9 July 2025
Environmental policies
U.S. tariffs, tense hours for Europe…
U.S. tariffs raise concern in Europe as the August 1 deadline nears,…
Editorial Team•8 July 2025
Policy and Affairs
USA and China reach a deal…
Beijing appears to have confirmed a formal agreement with Washington on the…
Editorial Team•30 June 2025
Policy and Affairs
Europe sets its sights on gas from Nigeria: “We double import”
In 2021, the EU imported 23 billion cubic meters of liquid natural gas from Nigeria. To…
27 July 2022
Policy and Affairs
New EU Gas Plan saves winter by cutting consumption by 15
The cuts will be voluntary, but can become mandatory for everyone in the event of a…
22 July 2022
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
Environmental policies
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