Policy and Affairs
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
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
Environmental policies
What COP29 Decided on Climate Finance:…
At COP29, industrialized nations pledged $300 billion annually for climate aid by…
Editorial Team•28 December 2024
Policy and Affairs
Italy and Germany want to cancel G7 promises to stop fossil investments
Italy: there are "short-term needs" dictated by the war in Ukraine and the lower flow of…
29 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
Will Colombia be the next country to stop coal and oil?
In his election program, Petro promised a gradual reduction in economic dependence on hydrocarbons. Starting from…
29 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
International trade: EU wants sanctions for climate partners
The measure presented by the Commission will be used only as a last resort, but will…
27 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
The EU must leave the Energy Charter Treaty: “Violated our human rights”
Thanks to ECT, it is estimated that energy companies can ask states for as much as…
24 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
Norway: 30GW of offshore wind to 2040 to become a renewable superpower
The Norwegian government has launched a plan of investments on large scale face to assign marine…
22 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
Supreme Court acquits Japanese state for Fukushima disaster
The first sentence of the second degree only condemns Tepco. In the lower grades the courts…
21 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
Zero emissions cooling technologies, the key aspects
The European Commission publishes four new studies examining more closely the decarbonisation of the heating and…
20 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
Bad news at Bonn climate conference
The technical pre-conference that must prepare the field at the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh next November…
17 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
Off gas from energy policies of common interest: 4 NGOs denounce the…
The EU has 22 weeks to demonstrate that 13 billion gas-related projects, benefiting from simplified and…
15 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
The global response to the energy crisis? Italy, Germany, Netherlands among the…
Together with Germany, Holland and Greece, Italy plans "a plethora of new gas projects", many of…
13 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
Methane emissions from mines, Australia’s Achilles heel
Coal mines account for 68% of all methane emissions in the country: a larger contribution from…
10 June 2022
Policy and Affairs
Towards the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, the preparatory meetings begin
At the meeting in Bonn, the Subsidiary Bodies will begin to define the agenda of the…