Policy and Affairs

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
China had to stop coal-fired power plants abroad. This year it built…
A year ago, President Xi Jinping promised from the UN stage to stop funding for coal-fired…
26 September 2022

Policy and Affairs
Goodbye HFC: even the US says enough to hydrofluorocarbons, powerful greenhouse gases
By 2036, the United States will avoid releasing the equivalent of 900 Mt of CO2 into…
23 September 2022

Policy and Affairs
Low emission cars: California, stop new diesel and petrol cars from 2035
The California Air Resources Board approved the first regulation for low emission cars, setting a roadmap…
22 September 2022

Policy and Affairs
Launched the 1st global fossil fuels registry
Counting the proven reserves, the remaining fossil sources would emit 3,500 Gt of CO2e into the…
21 September 2022

Policy and Affairs
COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh: Global investors call for more climate ambition
A group of global investors worth $39 trillion are making new demands on states ahead of…
21 September 2022

Policy and Affairs
All the measures of the new EU Energy Plan: price cap, cuts…
The cap on the price of electricity on the infra-margins and the solidarity contribution demanded of…
16 September 2022

Policy and Affairs
Energy plan UK, the GBC to Truss: for concrete results are not…
We need to increase the efficiency of the building stock, eliminate waste and focus on integrated…
13 September 2022

Policy and Affairs
UK energy bills: government freezes them for 2 years
Prime Minister Truss announces the entry into force from 1 October of a new "Energy Price…
13 September 2022

Policy and Affairs
Gas and climate finance dominate the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh
African countries reach a common position to hold at the November climate summit: no to promises…
12 September 2022

Policy and Affairs
Yes to the fossils of the North Sea and fracking, the agenda…
The first act of the new British Prime Minister is about extraordinary measures to combat the…
8 September 2022

Policy and Affairs
There have never been so many climate litigations. But governments do not…
Since 2005 there have been 80 major proceedings. Of these, 30 date back to 2021. Not…
8 September 2022

Policy and Affairs
From the G7 Russian oil price cap to the EU gas tightening…
While the Finance Forum approves the Russian oil price cap, the first rumors circulate about the…