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Germany's cabinet has agreed principles for a new heat-network law that combines investment recovery with price disclosure, oversight, customer adjustment rights, and dispute resolution. The tariff is becoming part of infrastructure reform.
Read analysisSpain's draft decree would tie large data-center grid access to hourly renewable matching, water and energy efficiency, and EU control of operational data. The proposal turns infrastructure admission into an enforceable bargain.
Read analysisIndonesia has launched a 100 GWp solar program with 14 initial projects totaling about 5.3 GWp. Its credibility now rests on translating very different sites into financeable, connected, maintainable electricity services.
Read analysisPoland’s cabinet-backed permit bill removes a preliminary review after new EU best-available-technique conclusions, replaces it with a 60-day notice, reallocates permits for nuclear and LNG support installations, and extends inspection authority offshore.
Read analysisChina stopped accepting new-chemical filings on 15 August and now requires qualifying manufacturers and importers to obtain approval before market activity.
Read analysisFrance’s new ultra-fast-fashion malus can add up to 50 per cent to a garment’s price from 1 September. Its real test is whether a measurable commercial definition changes product strategy rather than merely labeling a disliked business model.
Read analysisJapan has opened consultation on rules for a streamlined environmental-assessment document for replacement infrastructure. The proposal relies on evidence from existing operations when a new facility remains sufficiently similar in type, location and scale.
Read analysisCanada’s 2026 Chemicals Management Plan notices require manufacturers, importers and users to report on 200 priority substances in two phases. The design turns commercial records into the evidence base for later risk and control decisions.
Read analysisEngland has restructured national planning policy around clearer plan-making and decision rules, a presumption for suitably located development and a Housing Delivery Test tied to completed homes.
Read analysisClearing 22,105 tonnes from an illegal Oxfordshire dump gives England a visible result. The harder task is preventing another site through intelligence, permit control, sanctions, asset recovery and prosecution.
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