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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 • fossil investments
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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…

Rinnovabili • stop coal
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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…

Rinnovabili • International trade:
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International trade: EU wants sanctions for climate partners

The measure presented by the Commission will be used only as a last resort, but will…

Rinnovabili • Energy Charter Treaty
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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…

Rinnovabili • offshore wind
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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…

Rinnovabili • fukushima
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Supreme Court acquits Japanese state for Fukushima disaster

The first sentence of the second degree only condemns Tepco. In the lower grades the courts…

Rinnovabili • cooling technologies
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Zero emissions cooling technologies, the key aspects

The European Commission publishes four new studies examining more closely the decarbonisation of the heating and…

Rinnovabili • climate-conference
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Bad news at Bonn climate conference

The technical pre-conference that must prepare the field at the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh next November…

Rinnovabili • Energy policies
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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…

Rinnovabili • energy-crisis
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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…

Rinnovabili • Methane-emissions
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Methane emissions from mines, Australia’s Achilles heel

Coal mines account for 68% of all methane emissions in the country: a larger contribution from…

Rinnovabili • cop27
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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…