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Policy and Affairs
Meloni at the White House: high-stakes meeting with Trump on EU tariffs
Meloni visits Trump at the White House to address US tariffs on EU goods. Italy seeks zero duties and stronger transatlantic relations
Editorial Team•18 April 2025

Environmental policies
EU strategy aims to steer energy-intensive…
The EU backs a plan to support energy-intensive industry with reforms to…
Editorial Team•7 April 2025

Environmental policies
EU hydrogen targets at risk: cost,…
EU hydrogen targets face major challenges in cost, dependency, and project delays,…
Editorial Team•6 April 2025

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…
Editorial Team•28 June 2024

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…
12 June 2024

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…
4 June 2024

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…
31 May 2024

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…
29 May 2024

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…
28 May 2024

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,…
27 May 2024

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…