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Environmental policies

Rinnovabili • Climate Risk Insurance: Toward a Unified European System?
Environmental policies
Towards a European Climate Risk Insurance System: The BCE-EIOPA Proposal

Discover how the European Central Bank (ECB) and EIOPA are paving the way for a robust climate risk insurance system in the EU, addressing natural disaster costs…

Rinnovabili • EU Deforestation Regulation: Postponed to December 30, 2025
Policy and Affairs
The EU deforestation law has been…

An informal political agreement has been reached between the EU Council and…

Rinnovabili • EU-Mercosur Agreement: Green Light After 25 Years
Environmental policies
After 25 years, yes to the…

The final text includes guarantees on sustainability, deforestation, and climate commitments. However,…


Rinnovabili • Carbon removals market
Policy and Affairs
Carbon removals market, $100 billion potential within 10 years

A report by the consulting firm Oliver Wyman calculates the possible development trajectory of the carbon…

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Policy and Affairs
The EU will impose up to 38% duties on Chinese electric cars

The anti-dumping measure comes at a time when the Commission is still investigating the illegal subsidies…

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Policy and Affairs
Renewable electricity in Europe has cut fossil fuels by 22%

The four-year Green Deal record. From 2019 to the end of 2023, wind energy grew by…

Rinnovabili • new fossil projects
Policy and Affairs
We can say immediately stop new fossil projects without undermining global energy…

A study by UCL and IISD estimates that the fossil deposits already in production and the…

Rinnovabili • Greenhouse gas emissions
Pollution
Greenhouse gas emissions “pollute the marine environment”: Itlos ruling

The advisory opinion of the independent UN body does not legally oblige states to reduce their…

Rinnovabili • Impact of the Green Deal
Policy and Affairs
What is the impact of the Green Deal on Europe’s emissions?

On the eve of the European elections on 6-9 June, Climate Action Tracker calculates how much…

Rinnovabili • submarine mines
Policy and Affairs
Norway must turn back on the submarine mines

In January, Oslo formally gave the green light to deep sea mining to recover copper, zinc,…

Rinnovabili • Energy policy
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…

Rinnovabili • accelerate renewables
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…

Rinnovabili • G7 Climate Energy
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…

Rinnovabili • UN Plastic Treaty
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…

Rinnovabili • G7 Environment, Energy and Climate
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…