Tag: taxonomy
Germany launches its own green taxonomy for export credits – EURACTIV.com
Germany wants to ramp up export credits for climate-friendly technologies while cutting back support for polluting ones, but without phasing out public funding for fossil fuels entirely, prompting criticism by environmentalists.
Like many other countries, Germany helps its exporters mitigate the risks of payment defaults by granting public guarantees for export credits. This means the government compensates exporters in case of non-payments, with a particular focus on countries with higher political risks, such as developing and emerging economies.
The government
A Complete Guide To Site Taxonomy for SEO
For those who have been in SEO for some time, you may have heard of site taxonomy as it refers to the website.
When you refer to a website’s structure and how easy it is for users to navigate, you are referring to the site’s taxonomy.
Attention to your site taxonomy is a critical skill for SEO professionals to master.
That’s because a site’s taxonomy not only influences its overall organizational structure but also influences how it’s perceived on Google
A wonk’s guide to the Czech EU presidency policy agenda – POLITICO
This article is part of POLITICO’s Guide to the Czech EU Presidency special report.
The Czech presidency needs to carry the EU through an energy crisis, galloping inflation and a war in Ukraine — all on a shoestring budget.
Call it the crisis presidency.
In the midst of a war and a gathering economic crisis, the small Central European country will be tasked with making sure the EU secures a lasting supply of energy while not letting go of its
A Taxonomy of Republicans’ Coded Language
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The first time I witnessed the birth of a right-wing talking point, I was sitting in a crowded ballroom at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, in National Harbor, Maryland. This was the 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, and I was listening to Sebastian Gorka deliver remarks that fell somewhere on the spectrum from venting to fomenting.
There he was in his three-piece suit, voice booming: “They want to
An EU taxonomy fairytale – EURACTIV.com
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Once upon a time, in a strange land named Brussels, the great leaders of the European Commission came together to decide what investments should be made to save their world from the great monster Climate Change.
Led by the High Queen of 27 lands, they worked long and hard to
Who wants to kill the EU taxonomy? – EURACTIV.com
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The deadline for EU countries to provide feedback on the European Commission’s proposal to include nuclear energy and fossil gas in the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy expired on Friday (21 January).
And, while Germany’s contribution attracted much attention for its overtly pro-gas stance, officials at the European Commission are likely
The Green Brief, powered by Goldman Sachs – A ‘cloak and dagger’ taxonomy – EURACTIV.com
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As Europe waited to welcome 2022, those in the energy policy bubble suddenly found themselves drawn away from the myriad of fireworks by buzzing phones.
At five minutes to midnight on New Year’s Eve, the news broke that the European Commission had sent out its draft rules for whether gas and
‘Here is my proposal to find the right compromise on gas and nuclear in the taxonomy’ – EURACTIV.com
With proper safeguards in place, gas and nuclear power can be included in the “transition” category of the EU’s green finance taxonomy, says Pascal Canfin, a leading lawmaker in the European Parliament.
Pascal Canfin is a French MEP for the centrist Renew Europe group in the European Parliament, where he chairs the assembly’s environment committee (ENVI). He spoke to EURACTIV’s energy and environment editor, Frédéric Simon.
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Gas, nuclear and the EU taxonomy saga – EURACTIV.com
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The European Union is moving closer to integrating nuclear power and natural gas in the bloc’s sustainable finance taxonomy – a set of rules designed to provide investors with a common definition of what is green and what is not in order to channel more capital into sustainable businesses.
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