Backlash against key green policies has further to run

26th February 2026

While President Trump’s repeal of the “endangerment finding” could have a long-lasting impact on US emissions, the broader rollback of climate policy under Trump already appears to be weighing on clean energy investment. Elsewhere, Italy’s decision to effectively scrap carbon pricing for its own energy producers shatters the notion of EU cohesion on climate policy and could prove to be the thin end of the wedge.

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