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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.
Editorial Team•9 January 2025
Environmental policies
Russian Gas Transit via Ukraine Ends:…
The EU is prepared for the end of Russian gas transit through…
Editorial Team•3 January 2025
Environmental policies
USB-C Charging: The Universal Standard Takes…
The EU mandates USB-C charging ports for all electronic devices, reducing e-waste…
Editorial Team•1 January 2025
Policy and Affairs
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…
28 April 2023
Policy and Affairs
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…
27 April 2023
Policy and Affairs
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…
22 April 2023
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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…
21 April 2023
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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…
20 April 2023
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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…
18 April 2023
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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…
14 April 2023
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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…
14 April 2023
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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.…
12 April 2023
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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…
11 April 2023
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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…
7 April 2023
Policy and Affairs
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.…