Policy and Affairs

Rinnovabili • Russian Gas Halted Through Ukraine: EU’s Prepared Response
Environmental policies
Russian Gas Transit via Ukraine Ends: EU Assures “No Cause for Concern”

The EU is prepared for the end of Russian gas transit through Ukraine, replacing volumes with LNG and alternative pipelines. No price hikes expected for consumers

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

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

Rinnovabili • Climate Aid: COP29's $300 Billion Pledge Marks a Milestone
Environmental policies
What COP29 Decided on Climate Finance:…

At COP29, industrialized nations pledged $300 billion annually for climate aid by…


Rinnovabili • repower
Policy and Affairs
The EU Court of Auditors rejects the Repower Eu plan

The main problem? Ursula von der Leyen talked about EUR 210 billion ready. But the Commission…

Rinnovabili • gas-from-nigeria
Policy and Affairs
Europe sets its sights on gas from Nigeria: “We double import”

In 2021, the EU imported 23 billion cubic meters of liquid natural gas from Nigeria. To…

Rinnovabili • cop27
Policy and Affairs
The dossier that the richest countries did not want to discuss at…

The "COP of the implementation" has risked not to have on the agenda one of the…

Rinnovabili • Eu Gas Plan
Policy and Affairs
New EU Gas Plan saves winter by cutting consumption by 15

The cuts will be voluntary, but can become mandatory for everyone in the event of a…

Rinnovabili • nuclear-power-plants
Policy and Affairs
Berlin rethinks: maybe it’s better to keep nuclear power plants on

The phase-out should be completed on 31 December this year. But the government, for the first…

Rinnovabili • climate-neutrality
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Climate neutrality: India finally announces new NDCs

In September, New Delhi will officially deposit its updated National Voluntary Contributions to the UNFCCC, which…

Rinnovabili • German renewables
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From Berlin the plan to bring German renewables to 80% of consumption

New targets for renewable energy sources and less bureaucratic constraints. The German government prepares to accelerate…

Rinnovabili • underwater mines
Policy and Affairs
Moratorium on deep sea mining, Palau and Fiji against underwater mines

The two island states join the IUCN, the largest conservation organization in the world, in calling…

Rinnovabili • paris-agreement
Policy and Affairs
Brazil’s Supreme Court: Paris Agreement Prevails over National Laws

Brazil is the first state in the world to recognize that the Paris agreement, being a…

Rinnovabili • state-of-emergency
Policy and Affairs
Ok to the state of emergency for the drought for Italy

A first tranche of 36.5 million of aid for the emergency will serve for the most…

Rinnovabili • climate-neutrality
Policy and Affairs
Climate neutrality, Beijing has a potential of 56,550 GW of wind and…

In this decade, China wants to reach 1,200 GW of installed wind and solar capacity to…

Rinnovabili • big-data
Policy and Affairs
Common Agricultural Policy and big data: little exploited potential

The European Court of Auditors believes that the European Commission uses tools that do not provide…