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IBL // 4 August 2023
The Italian minister of economic affairs, Giancarlo Giorgetti, has warned that radicalisation of environmental policies could result in a political “crisis of rejection” of …
Bradley Burke // 6 December 2022
The EU has legislated a zero-emissions sales mandate for new cars and vans from 2035, the first of an array of green laws the …
6 October 2022
As energy prices soar this year, policymakers in the European Union and the United Kingdom have proposed various measures aimed at limiting energy inflation. …
Tom Dustow // 8 September 2022
In early September, Gazprom announced an indefinite shutdown of the key Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which normally accounts for one-third of Russian gas imports …
Cécile Philippe // 13 July 2022
President Macron announced in February 2022 that he wanted to ‘restart the construction of nuclear reactors’ with six new reactors after the definitive closure …
Manuel Fernández Ordóñez // 1 July 2022
Humans are currently faced with an energy transition in response to a challenge of unprecedented magnitude. In order to combat global warming, nations have …
Robbie Raeside // 31 May 2022
In many states across Europe, fracking is banned due to nimbyism (reluctance to be the site of fracking themselves) and pressure from green groups, …
Monika Patriarchea // 16 June 2021
Historically the EU has subsidised certain industries, especially those in the agricultural sector. EU fisheries are no exception, with the European Maritime and Fisheries …
Monika Patriarchea // 2 June 2021
Most countries are not on track to meet their promises made under the Paris Agreement, as impactful climate action is often hindered by the …
Alexander Hammond // 8 April 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying lockdowns reduced global CO2 emissions by 7 percent last year. Some environmentalists, such as the University College London …
2 February 2021
With the Clean Energy for All Europeans package, the European Union has committed to being carbon-neutral by 2050. In order to achieve this goal, …
Martin Vlachynský // 29 January 2020
The Slovak government has been providing subsidies for electric cars. However, if it had bought emission permits instead and thrown them on the fire, …
Loïc Frémond // 27 January 2020
On 2nd December 2019, delegations from the United Nations convened in Madrid for COP25, the 25th annual Climate Change Conference. They gathered to discuss …
Professor Philip Booth // 8 October 2019
When it comes to environmental problems in general and global warming in particular, I empathise with those who take the issue seriously. I like …
Diego Zuluaga // 10.12 .2015 Earlier this week, I wrote about NYU Professor William Easterly’s notion of searchers vs. planners and how it is …
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