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In the summer of 2023, Vasileios Tsianos, the vice president of corporate development at Neo Performance Materials, started getting calls from government officials on both sides of the Atlantic. Within the …
2 obscure clean energy metals are caught in the crosshairs of the US-China trade war Read More
Iran, a country with the world’s second-largest proven natural gas reserves, is facing a growing energy crisis. Despite its immense resources, the country is grappling with frequent power outages and a …
Can renewable energy solve Iran’s power crisis? Read More
As Chevron and ExxonMobil on Friday reported tens of billions in 2024 profits, campaigners intensified their demand for Big Oil to pay for the catastrophic levels of destruction caused by recent fires …
Calls for Big Oil to Cover LA Fire Damage as Chevron, Exxon Report Tens of Billions in 2024 Profits Read More
Brazil has emerged as a champion of tech regulation among emerging economies. It enacted an Internet Bill of Rights in 2014, which established protections on net neutrality, freedom of expression, …
Brazil’s push for comprehensive AI regulation Read More
The world’s major shipping companies say they won’t be sending vessels back to the Red Sea any time soon despite a pledge by Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen not to attack them …
Red Sea crisis: supply chain issues set to continue despite Gaza ceasefire Read More
BERLIN, Feb 2 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday said it was important not to divide the world with new trade barriers, as everyone benefits from globalisation, after …
Germany’s Scholz on tariffs: important not to divide the world Read More
Vietnam police say they have arrested five people and smashed a money laundering ring that brought $1.2bn of criminal cash into the country from abroad. Between 2022 and 2024, members …
Vietnam police announce dismantling of $1.2bn money laundering ring Read More
When Donald Trump Jr. landed in Greenland last week — flying in aboard “Trump Force One,” with two of his father’s top advisors, plus right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, in tow — he claimed that he’d come …
Trump’s Greenland Problem Read More
Responding to the news that chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering approving airport expansions including Heathrow, the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has found that expanding the UK’s airports won’t deliver serious economic …
Expanding UK airports won’t deliver economic growth Read More
In 2024, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported alarming new records in global greenhouse gas levels, alongside unprecedented rises in air and sea surface temperatures. These escalating climate crisis indicators have triggered …
Solar geoengineering is no longer conspiracy theory – and the rich and powerful want in Read More