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Italian biofuel cartel: appeals move to Italy’s highest court
The legal battle over Italy’s €936 million biofuel cartel decision is entering its next phase.
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EU targets construction chemicals cartel
The European Commission has stepped up its crackdown on alleged cartels by issuing a Statement of Objections to ten construction chemicals manufacturers and three national trade associations over suspected price-fixing.
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Did the EU Ban Textile Waste—or Simply Export It?
The EU has banned the destruction of unsold clothing. From now on, large fashion companies can no longer incinerate or landfill new, unsold garments.
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Dow demands €1.1 billion over EU ethylene cartel
The legal fallout from Europe’s ethylene cartel is far from over.
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PPWR: The Quiet Demotion of Compostable Plastics
For years, compostable plastics were presented as one of the key solutions to Europe’s packaging waste problem. Policymakers, industry associations and manufacturers promoted them as an important pillar of the transition towards a circular economy. The European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), however, tells a different story.
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Is Italy’s Waste Management System Collapsing?
Italy managed to convince EU officials that its waste management system was a best-in-class example. Watch the video
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Who Killed ENI founder? Insider Points to the Mafia
Benito Li Vigni (often spelled Benito Livigni in English-language references, but correctly Li Vigni) was a close collaborator of Enrico Mattei, founder and president of ENI. Over the years, he made a number of claims about ENI, Mattei’s death, and Italian politics.
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Novamont Lost €70 Million in 2025
According to Eni’s 2025 Annual Report, Novamont recorded a net loss of approximately €70 million in 2025. That’s a €110 million loss in two years
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NL Prosecutors open criminal inquiry into Sabic PFAS pollution
Dutch prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into plastics manufacturer Sabic over the suspected illegal discharge of the PFAS chemical PFBS into the Westerschelde estuary in the Netherlands. According to the Public Prosecution Service (OM), Sabic’s plant in Bergen op Zoom is suspected of releasing PFBS—a so-called “forever chemical”—into the Westerschelde and the nearby Theodorushaven…
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Pakistan is one of the biggest polluter on the planet
Here’s an interesting video on waste management in Pakistan.
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EU Basic Chemicals Production is collapsing
What are basic Chemicals Basic chemicals (also called commodity chemicals, upstream petrochemicals or building-block chemicals) are the fundamental molecules from which thousands of other chemicals and plastics are made. Basic chemical Used to make Ethylene Polyethylene (PE), PVC, antifreeze, detergents Propylene Polypropylene (PP), acrylics, solvents Butadiene Synthetic rubber (tires) Benzene Polystyrene, nylon, detergents Chlorine PVC,…
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EU agricultural subsidies for Royal UAE family
Talking about misallocation of EU funding.
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Facing 2 years of prison for cleaning a UK river
An environmental lawyer and campaigner in the UK is facing up to two years in prison and could potentially lose his job for the “crime” of… cleaning up a highly polluted local river.
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The Fall of Rome and the EU
I’m a big fan of Roman history, and one question has always fascinated me: How was it possible for the Roman Empire to collapse? I think I found an answer.
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ENI Versalis plastic plant burns down
A fire broke out in a plastics warehouse owned by Versalis in the industrial area of Mantua.
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The Free Movement of Goods: EU and US Perspectives
The EU often promotes the free movement of goods as one of the cornerstones of European integration. Yet, when you look at the United States, it seems that the “Made in USA” label carries far more weight than the unrestricted flow of products across state lines.
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Chinese insights on whether oil is a fossil ressource
One of the most persistent conspiracy theories surrounding the fossil oil industry is the claim that oil isn’t a fossil resource at all. Now, China appears to be jumping on that bandwagon.
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EU Justice Fairy Tale
The EU promotes the rule of law and the protection of citizens’ rights. Unfortunately, my personal experience has been very different from what is being marketed.
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EU China PBAT Anti dumping Investigation
The European Commission on June 4 opened an anti-dumping investigation into Chinese imports of polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) and related copolyesters, following a complaint from EU producers led by BASF.
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Infringement by DG JUST – Failure to Respond Regarding ENI SLAPP Case
I wrote to the DG JUST Anti-SLAPP Expert Group on 21 April 2026 regarding my ENI SLAPP case. As I have not yet received a response, I am sending this reminder.
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Exxon warns for increasing oil prices
Exxon warns oil inventories will hit dangerously low levels in weeks, forcing prices to shoot higher
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US Policy to reduce microplastics
The US policy to reduce microplastics seem better than the usual EU bullshit.
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Eni and Versalis — The Crescentino Bioethanol and the R&D Credit Grey Zone
The Crescentino Question: Versalis, Proesa® and the Grey Zone of Italy’s R&D Tax Credits
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To Solve the conflict in Ukraine
Europe is drifting without a clear roadmap for peace, locked into a cycle of escalation, rhetoric, and reconstruction promises that never quite arrive. This essay challenges that trajectory and asks a difficult question: what would a realistic path toward de-escalation and long-term stability actually look like for Ukraine, Russia, and Europe itself?
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My Statement Regarding the Legal Dispute Involving Me, Eni, Novamont, and the European Commission
Please read my statement regarding the legal dispute involving me, Eni, Novamont, and the European Commission.
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ENI and The European Commission vs Axel Barrett
Freedom of Speech: ENI and The European Commission vs Axel Barrett
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The Governance Risk Inside ENI’s Versalis Strategy and the Novamont Deal
ENI, Versalis and the Governance Questions Behind the Novamont Deal
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Marco Astorri, the Golden Boy of Bioplastics
Marco Astorri had it all: groundbreaking technology, growing markets, and a strong corporate structure. Contracts were pouring in, and Bio-on seemed years ahead of the competition in the race to commercialize PHA bioplastics.
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The Curious Economics of Novamont’s €195 Million Loan
A Loss-Making Novamont Borrowed at 2.46% During Europe’s Rate Shock
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The Bioplastics News UFOFiles
From everything I’ve seen on Instagram, these are what I personally consider to be the best AI generated UFO images released so far. Otherwise, find also my final message on … my personal epithome for the one and only …. Bioplastics news … one of the most independent media in Europe …
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The Versalis–Eni Governance Question: When Auditor Rotation Isn’t Really Rotation
The Versalis Case and the Failure of Europe’s Audit Rotation Rules
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Five Article 2446 Triggers at Versalis Raise Questions About ENI’s Disclosure Practices
Five Article 2446 Triggers at Versalis Raise Questions About ENI’s Disclosure Practices
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Who should pay for the removal of microplastics?
Who should pay for the removal of microplastics?
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Free advertising for US Bioplastics Companies
I would like to support American bioplastics companies. These are challenging times, and if I can contribute in any meaningful way, I’m happy to do so.
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Essay on US Oil Diplomacy and Influence Channels in Europe
A Hypothetical Examination of US Oil Diplomacy and Channels of Influence in Europe
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EU Freedom of Speech Advertising
A satirical look at EU freedom of speech, where expressing your opinion is simple—once you’ve consulted 12,000 pages of terms, 27 interpretations, and possibly a hotline. This article explores how “freedom” becomes a carefully curated experience with footnotes, appendices, and emergency sarcasm kits included for safety.
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Why Is ENI Receiving Major EU Financing Amid Legal and Antitrust Scrutiny? (Updated)
The €1.2 Billion Question: Why Is ENI Receiving Major EU Financing Amid Legal and Antitrust Scrutiny?
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ENI vs Microsoft: Does the EU Apply a Double Standard in Competition Law?
Microsoft vs ENI in EU competition enforcement. A comparative analysis of enforcement approaches in digital and energy markets. Hard enforcement versus negotiated remedies in EU antitrust cases.
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Belgian MEP calls out European Parliament for failing its mandate
Belgian MEP calls out European Parliament for failing its mandate
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Greenpeace blames US companies for sabotaging EU plastic law
McDonald’s and Coca-Cola caught trying to gut Europe’s landmark plastics law months before it takes effect
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UK’s inconvenient plastic waste management
Household rubbish weighing 30,000 tonnes (mostly plastics) has been dumped at a protected site and covered with soil. The same is happening overall in Europe.
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The Novamont Takeover: How Losses, Litigation and Strategic Control Ended in Eni’s Hands
The Novamont Takeover: How Losses, Litigation and Strategic Control Ended in Eni’s Hands
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The Fall of Versalis? How €7 Billion in Losses Came Before a €2 Billion Rescue
Eni says Europe’s chemicals sector is in “structural and irreversible decline.” Investors now face a fresh €2 billion turnaround gamble.
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EU to Phase Out Soy-based Biofuels
European Union to Phase Out the Use of Soy-based Biofuels
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The Strait of Hormuz Blockade and American Strategic Interests
The recurring instability in the Strait of Hormuz often appears to harm global markets, but it can also create strategic advantages for the United States. As one of the world’s most important oil chokepoints, any tension in the region immediately raises energy prices, increases uncertainty, and reminds allies of the importance of maritime security. In…
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European Economic and Social Committee in the middle of corruption scandal
The secretary general has been accused of misappropriating public funds and channeling contracts to her friends and family.
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Germany is loosing patience with the European Commission
One of the proposed measure includes “cutting staff numbers in the European institutions.”
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BASF to increase prices for additives in plastic applications
Source BASF to further increase prices for additives in plastic applications
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Why the Italian Court Upheld the Antitrust Ruling Against Novamont and Eni
The Italian administrative court TAR Lazio has upheld the decision of the Italian antitrust authority, confirming that Novamont engaged in an abuse of dominant position and that Eni can be held liable as the parent company.
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Regional Administrative Court rejects Novamont’s appeal against the AGCM fine
The company and its parent company, ENI, were found guilty by the antitrust authority of abusing their dominant position in bioplastics for produce bags. An appeal to the Council of State has been announced.
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EU plastic trends: prepare for the worse
What briefing should you give to your corporate EU affairs department?
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Biden’s stake in the Russian Ukraine conflict (Video Doc)
Watch View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kapitol.ai (@kapitolai) Personal Remarks Some politicians from the old guard, such as Joe Biden, seemed comfortable returning to a Cold War–style geopolitical framework. For them, it was familiar territory — almost a kind of comfort zone. It also shifted attention away from difficult domestic issues,…
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Canada wins the prestigious plastics circus award
Canada wins the prestigious plastics circus award
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Environmental life insurance for China
An exploration of how China’s 2018 waste import ban revealed the hidden realities of global waste exports and forced a reconsideration of who is truly responsible for environmental pollution, while also considering how greater transparency and proactive communication could help reduce China’s risk of being scapegoated in future environmental and circular economy disputes.
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Public Money for Big Oil? EIB Responds to ENI Financing questions
Earlier this month, Bioplastics News published a series of questions addressed to the European Investment Bank (EIB) regarding its financing relationship with the Italian energy company Eni S.p.A. and its subsidiaries, particularly in connection with bio-refinery and biofuel projects in Italy.
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An Essay in US oil Diplomacy
This essay examines U.S. oil diplomacy in the current context of tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, exploring how energy logistics, supply security, and strategic infrastructure could shape geopolitical influence in a period of maritime instability.
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ENI Slapp Video Diary (Latest videos)
Here are all the video diaries about the ENI SLAPP lawsuit. Please feel free to share them to help raise awareness.
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Public Money for Big Oil? Questions Sent to the EIB About Its Financing of ENI
Public Money for Big Oil? Questions Sent to the European Investment Bank About Its Financing of ENI
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EU is losing the global competition by betting on Bio-economy
Here’s a summary of global competition based on McKinsey insights.
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The dark side of ENI’s biofuel promise
Italian state-owned oil giant Eni presents its Kenyan biofuel project as a model for sustainable air travel. Many small farmers say it’s failed them.
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Lebanon expelled Iranian Ambassador manu militari (Video)
Here’s the video of Iranian Ambassador been dragged outside his embassy and being hit by Lebanese officials.
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EU policies have destroyed french sugar industry
Source Sorry, the social media post is in French. EU policies have effectively dismantled France’s last family-owned sugar company. By allowing tariff-free Ukrainian sugar imports to support the war effort, the EU has favored massive agro-industrial corporations over small-scale family players. Our politicians are complicit in this destruction of the European food supply. View this…
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Trump Slams unhelpful UK Leadership
Trump Slams unhelpful UK Leadership . Watch the social media post
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New Website and Newsletter rules
As you may have noticed, the website layout changed overnight. My apologies for the inconvenience. The truth is, I replaced the engine parts while the car was still driving. In technical terms: there was no staging site — all changes were made directly on the production site… for those who speak that language.
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EU PPWR Guidance
Personal Remarks Lobbyists have done a great job. The European Commission is once again avoiding taking the bull by the horns and addressing the real, fundamental issues. Congratulations to the lobbyists. In the end, it’s just another legal document that doesn’t truly change anything. That said, I believe the PPWR will eventually lead to significant…
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European Commission Releases Videos to Prepare for Energy Crisis
The European Commission has released several videos to help EU citizens prepare for the upcoming energy crisis.
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Belgian Green Leader is against oil companies and wants a Trump Tax
New Belgian Green Leader is anti oil companies and wants a Trump Tax.
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Which countries are hit by the Strait of Hormuz blockade ?
Based on reports from March 2026, the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz—the world’s most critical energy artery carrying roughly 20%–31% of seaborne crude and 20% of LNG—has created the largest energy supply disruption in history. The hardest-hit countries are concentrated in Asia, which receives the majority of exports passing through this checkpoint, and…
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Vioneo Bioplastics says no to EU hundred millions subsidy
Vioneo would rather be sent to the moon than having to deal with communist European Commission 😂
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PLA Disrupts Fetal Development in Mice
Eco-Friendly Plastic Byproducts Disrupt Fetal Development in Mice, Study Finds
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Biodegradable plastics Contribute to Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Aquatic Environments
Study Finds Both Biodegradable and Conventional Plastics Contribute to Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Aquatic Environments
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Toxic effects of PLA nanoplastics on developing zebrafish
PLA creates micro and nanoplastics and is highly toxic for human and nature.
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EU politicians have no brains according to Putin (Video)
Putin is right on this one. Europe has no shortage of politicians, yet we still seem to take every possible wrong turn. From a geopolitical and geostrategic perspective, the consequences have been disastrous for Europe.
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Greta Thunberg asks to stop oil embargo on Cuba
In March 2026, Greta Thunberg publicly demanded that the United States end its oil blockade and economic embargo on Cuba. She characterized the U.S. policy as a “brutal act of collective punishment” and “sanctions on steroids” that is depriving the Cuban people of basic survival needs. Source Google AI mode Watch Personal Remarks The world of…
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TotalEnergies CEO causes oil market crash
Watch the clip Satirical Note Relax, it’s a joke. In the middle of the ongoing energy crisis — fueled by geopolitical tensions, wars, sanctions, and the general sense that the global oil market runs on caffeine and panic — the financial world briefly believed it had just received the mother of all insider signals. The…
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European Commission tried to hide controversial pesticide documents
The European Commission should have granted an NGO access to documents on pesticide approvals, an EU court ruled — the latest setback for the institution in a string of transparency battles. Personal Remarks It is one thing to face a lack of transparency regarding general agricultural chemicals, but the deliberate concealment of data on controversial pesticides is…
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BlackRock CEO warns of global recession if oil price hits $150
Personal Remarks A spike to $300 per barrel would trigger an immediate and total collapse of the EU. Europe is in a downward spiral, and Germany bears a fair share of the blame. Ursula von der Leyen’s aggressive push for the Green Deal, her crusade to cut off Russian gas, and her inability to connect…
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Shell CEO: Energy shortage to hit EU in April
Personal Remarks EU citizens are about to foot the bill for the bloc’s ‘masterclass’ in geopolitics. Source Energy shortages in Europe could hit by next month, warns Shell CEO
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Nestlé committed the largest-ever greenwashing ecocide
I wouldn’t believe it without the video. This is a masterpiece of greenwashing evil. Who conceived this, and why aren’t they in jail?
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Has the largest US oil refinery been sabotaged?
Personal Remarks What a bloody coincidence? Meanwhile, EU “care bear” politicians are busy meeting, consulting, drafting regulations, raising taxes, and giving interviews… Wait—hold on. Ursula is on TV making another speech… who cares? Honestly, nobody’s watching. I’ve often wondered how the Roman Empire actually collapsed. Maybe the answer is simple: the politicians were looking somewhere…
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Ukraine bombs oil and gas infrastructure supplying Europe
The port of Primorsk is Russia’s largest oil export terminal on the Baltic Sea, acting as the endpoint for the Baltic Pipeline System (BPS), which transports oil from West Siberia and northern Russia, as of March 2026. Due to recent drone attacks, export operations were suspended in March 2026, creating significant shipping bottlenecks for crude…
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The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws
According to this quote, the EU is becoming more and more corrupt.
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Von der Leyen unveils ultimate solution to energy crisis
The Commission president floated a €30 billion “ETS investment booster” to help industry decarbonize. Personal remarks If you still haven’t realized Ursula is pulling a fast one on us… you must be the brightest bulb in a blackout. Source Von der Leyen promises ETS tweaks in ‘days’
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Oil wealth: Saudi Arabia vs Australia
How Oil-Rich Western Countries Failed Their Own Citizens
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Cuban man finds solution to EU energy crisis
A Cuban man has single-handedly solved the EU energy crisis, and the European Commission should pay him €10 million for his invention.
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Damage Caused by Net Zero Policies in the UK
The Net Zero agenda is being used to undermine Europe’s industrial capacity.
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EU PPWR is a complete failure
The European Circular Economy: Now Circulating Mostly Microplastics The European Commission has launched yet another consultation on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Citizens, stakeholders, industry representatives and lobbyists are invited to provide feedback on how Europe should manage packaging waste. The same stakeholders who helped design the system that produced Europe’s packaging waste…
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Energy Countdown has started for Belgium
Damage to a major gas production facility could take five years to repair, QatarEnergy’s CEO told Reuters. Europe’s insistence that it doesn’t face an energy supply crisis took a blow Thursday when Qatar warned it would have to scrap contracts with Italy and Belgium following a massive Iranian attack. Personal Remarks Satirical Game Scenario: “Poker…
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