Policy and Affairs

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 • new wind farms
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EasyPermits simplifies the approval process for new wind farms

Amazon Web Services, Accenture and WindEurope have developed a digital licensing platform to streamline the permitting…

Rinnovabili • Climate status
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Climate status, the Omm: for glaciers “the game is already lost”

In conjunction with World Earth Day, the UN agency takes stock of the main indicators of…

Rinnovabili • earth Day 2023
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World Earth Day 2023, April 22 invest in our Planet

Over 150,000 organizations in more than 190 countries around the world on April 22 network to…

Rinnovabili • heat pumps
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USA: 332 million to accelerate the production of solar panels and heat…

The United States Department of Energy has announced new resources to strengthen the American solar supply…

Rinnovabili • cut emissions
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USA: new rules to cut emissions of cars and turn on electric

The US environmental agency is proposing new emission standards for light and heavy vehicles. Objective: to…

Rinnovabili • peak of emissions in electricity generation
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Already this year we will reach the peak of emissions in electricity…

An Ember report predicts that in 2023 renewables will absorb the entire global increase in electricity…

Rinnovabili • Critical raw materials
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Critical raw materials: demand +3000% in 2050

Lithium, nickel, cobalt and other critical raw materials will see growth difficult to manage as electric…

Rinnovabili • Amazon deforestation
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Lula fails to reverse Amazon deforestation: in March +14%

Inpe data indicate a significant increase in deforestation in the green lung of the Planet compared…

Rinnovabili • Nuclear power plant in
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Nuclear power plant in Germany: farewell in 3 days

The two plants in Neckarwestheim in Baden-Württemberg and Isar 2 in Bavaria will be shut down.…

Rinnovabili • Heat pumps
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Heat pumps, boom in Europe but hybrid wins

Italy together with France and Germany accounted for almost half of all new heat pump sales…

Rinnovabili • Gas from Russia
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Gas from Russia: in the last year, Europe has imported 38% of…

In a memo on the gas import situation, the European Commission minimizes the rise of LNG…

Rinnovabili • Coal phase out
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Coal power plants, we have to close them 4.5 times faster

Net of the Chinese boom, coal power plant withdrawals travel too slow to meet climate targets.…