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Italy's offshore wind push languishes, putting climate goals at risk 18/12/2025
Italy's offshore wind push languishes, putting climate goals at risk Italian plans to harness offshore wind energy are grinding to a halt, putting the country's climate goals at risk and hitting firms that have invested in the sector, analysts say. ...more
Swedish greenhouse gas emissions on rise again after government relaxes fuels policy, data shows 18/12/2025
Swedish greenhouse gas emissions on rise again after government relaxes fuels policy, data shows Sweden's greenhouse gas emissions rose 7% in 2024, reversing a downtrend in recent years, after the government eased rules on mixing biofuels in petrol and diesel, data showed on Tuesday. ...more
New Climate Policy Database maps mitigation policies across the 60 IFCMA countries 18/12/2025
New Climate Policy Database maps mitigation policies across the 60 IFCMA countries The Inclusive Forum on Carbon Mitigation Approaches (IFCMA) has released the first edition of its Climate Policy Database, providing unprecedented detail on how governments are tackling climate change through policy action. ...more
Arctic endured year of record heat as climate scientists warn of ‘winter being redefined’ 18/12/2025
Arctic endured year of record heat as climate scientists warn of ‘winter being redefined’ Region known as ‘world’s refrigerator’ is heating up as much as four times as quickly as global average, Noaa experts say. ...more
‘No water, no life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in danger of disappearing 17/12/2025
‘No water, no life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in danger of disappearing Unless urgent action is taken life will be fundamentally altered for the ancient communities who live on its banks. ...more
EU weighs scheme to allow combustion-engine vehicles after 2035, Handelsblatt reports 17/12/2025
EU weighs scheme to allow combustion-engine vehicles after 2035, Handelsblatt reports The European Commission is weighing a new compensation scheme that could allow car makers to sell combustion-engine vehicles beyond 2035, Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing senior Commission sources. ...more
Gas-loving Trump cedes electric car market to China 17/12/2025
Gas-loving Trump cedes electric car market to China When US President Donald Trump recently announced the rollback of vehicle fuel efficiency regulations, he called it the end of the "green new scam." ...more
Global insured catastrophe losses set to hit $107 billion in 2025, report shows 17/12/2025
Global insured catastrophe losses set to hit $107 billion in 2025, report shows Annual global insured losses from natural catastrophes are expected to hit $107 billion in 2025, driven by the Los Angeles wildfires and severe convective storms in parts of the United States, a Swiss Re Institute study showed on Tuesday. ...more
Hypertropical climate in the Amazon could trigger mass tree die-offs 17/12/2025
Hypertropical climate in the Amazon could trigger mass tree die-offs The Amazon rainforest may be developing a climate unseen on Earth for tens of millions of years. ...more
Innovation Center for Electric Vehicles Inaugurated in Saudi Arabia 16/12/2025
Innovation Center for Electric Vehicles Inaugurated in Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and Lucid Group, the manufacturer of some of the world’s most advanced electric vehicles, announced on Sunday the inauguration of the first Electric Vehicle Innovation Center in the Middle East, located in Saudi Arabia. ...more
 
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