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Rinnovabili • Global Shipping Emissions Tax Backed by Liberia and Panama
Environmental policies
Liberia and Panama Support Global Shipping Emissions Tax, Covering 66% of Fleet

Liberia and Panama back the global shipping emissions tax, representing 66% of the global fleet. Learn how this tax could reduce CO2 emissions and fund green innovations.

Rinnovabili • Russian Gas Halted Through Ukraine: EU’s Prepared Response
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Russian Gas Transit via Ukraine Ends:…

The EU is prepared for the end of Russian gas transit through…

Rinnovabili • USB-C Charging: The Universal Standard Takes Over, Marking a Loss for Apple
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USB-C Charging: The Universal Standard Takes…

The EU mandates USB-C charging ports for all electronic devices, reducing e-waste…


Rinnovabili • Floating wind
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Floating wind, in Europe active 176 MW but runs to 4 GW

While the pipeline grows the field is prepared to the new challenges: to invest in harbour…

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The EastMed pipeline will not, in its place a virtual pipeline with…

The Cypriot Minister for Energy is splitting the original idea of an underwater pipeline from Israel…

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SHJ solar cells: 26.81% efficiency and ready for production

Silicon heterojunction solar cells increase performance by 1.5% by improving the "gap contact layer". Almost immediately…

Rinnovabili • emissions from coal and gas plants
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Biden guillotine emissions from coal and gas plants

The EPA has approved the new emission limits for fossil installations. A very substantial cut: 617…

Rinnovabili • wind power
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For 3 months British wind power beat the gas

From January to March 2023, UK renewables provided 42% of electricity used in the country

Rinnovabili • methane regulation
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Strasbourg yes to EU on methane regulation: clampdown on imported gas

The European Parliament approves the measure that will oblige EU countries from 2025 to set 2030…

Rinnovabili • Methane emissions
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Methane emissions, Turkmenistan’s bad record

According to Kayrros data, the western and eastern gas basins had methane leaks of at least…

Rinnovabili • Germany’s photovoltaic strategy
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Germany’s photovoltaic strategy targets 215 GW solar to 2030

New simplifications for the systems to hold giving priority to the configurations agrivoltaiche, but also facilitations…

Rinnovabili • Farewell to gas boilers
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Farewell to gas boilers by 2029: for NGOs and environmentalists is still…

European environmentalists and NGOs argue that if we anticipate the stop of gas boilers to 2025,…

Rinnovabili • heat-pumps
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EU: how to install at least 40 million new heat pumps by…

The European Commission is gathering the views of citizens and businesses on obstacles to the deployment…

Rinnovabili • waste, chemicals and pesticides
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Geneva begins COP on waste, chemicals and pesticides

The summit of three UN Conventions - Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm - to reduce the impact…

Rinnovabili • coal subsidies
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So coal subsidies burn Asia’s development

Carbon price and cutting subsidies to the most polluting fossil source, which in Asia still has…