Climate Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/climate/ Independent research and policy analysis on fiscal, monetary, and regulatory issues in Europe Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:56:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/IREF-LinkedIn-Profile-DarkBlue-scaled.png Climate Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/climate/ 32 32 Climate change: follow (all) the science and do not forget the economy https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/climate-change-follow-all-the-science-and-do-not-forget-the-economy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-change-follow-all-the-science-and-do-not-forget-the-economy https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/climate-change-follow-all-the-science-and-do-not-forget-the-economy/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:56:09 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35594 “Shocking data”: according to the Corriere della Sera, the main Italian newspaper, “the cold has disappeared” as a result of climate change and last year, the Guardian tells us, heatwaves…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/climate-change-follow-all-the-science-and-do-not-forget-the-economy/feed/ 0 EU Carbon Border Tax: A Misguided Approach to Climate Action https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/eu-carbon-border-tax-a-misguided-approach-to-climate-action/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eu-carbon-border-tax-a-misguided-approach-to-climate-action https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/eu-carbon-border-tax-a-misguided-approach-to-climate-action/#respond Wed, 08 May 2024 03:53:03 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35472 On October 1st, 2023, the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) began its transitional phase, with reporting requirements starting in October 2023 and full charges scheduled for implementation by 2026. The CBAM…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/eu-carbon-border-tax-a-misguided-approach-to-climate-action/feed/ 0 KlimaSeniorinnen and climate change https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/klimaseniorinnen-and-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=klimaseniorinnen-and-climate-change https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/klimaseniorinnen-and-climate-change/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 08:52:28 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35463 The European Court of Human Rights found the Swiss government guilty for not doing enough to protect the Swiss from climate change and, particularly, from heat waves that affect, above all, the elderly.…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/klimaseniorinnen-and-climate-change/feed/ 0 Green Protectionism in Disguise: The Hidden Facets of the Inflation Reduction Act https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/green-protectionism-in-disguise-the-hidden-facets-of-the-inflation-reduction-act/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=green-protectionism-in-disguise-the-hidden-facets-of-the-inflation-reduction-act https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/green-protectionism-in-disguise-the-hidden-facets-of-the-inflation-reduction-act/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2024 03:44:03 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35418 In August 2022, US President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which promises massive investment by the US government in US-built green infrastructure and industry. The IRA will provide $400bn-$1trn over…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/green-protectionism-in-disguise-the-hidden-facets-of-the-inflation-reduction-act/feed/ 1 The same air quality doesn’t fit all https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-same-air-quality-doesnt-fit-all/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-same-air-quality-doesnt-fit-all https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-same-air-quality-doesnt-fit-all/#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2024 05:49:52 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35385 Is there an air pollution emergency in Northern Italy? That’s what you might have thought if you had read the news or watched tv a couple of weeks ago. A…

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