Chinese military forces are conducting drills around Taiwan for a third day. Remembering the fall of a statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad 20 years on. And understanding why some animals are more susceptible to cancer than others. Link to the radio interview on the BBC
The commission’s industrial policy debate has been singularly lacking in bottom-up public participation ADAM TOOZE In response to America’s Inflation Reduction Act, Europe is scrambling to accelerate its own green industrial policy. Some, like Pascal Lamy, former director-general of the World Trade Organization and associate of Emmanuel Macron, would like to see Europe leading a […]
29 de marzo de 202310:40 Más que la guerra en Ucrania, las discrepancias sobre el clima serán los grandes factores de polarización del mundo, alertan los exfuncionarios Pascal Lamy y Ángel Gurría, con motivo del relevo al frente del Foro de París sobre la Paz. « Hay urgencias como terminar con el conflicto en Ucrania, la […]
Sous la pression des opinions, l’UE cherche à inclure dans ses accords de libre-échange des clauses sévères sur l’environnement et les droits humains. Mais les pays en développement y voient une forme d’impérialisme réglementaire, au moment où l’Union veut diversifier débouchés et approvisionnements. Par Karl De Meyer Publié le 22 mars 2023 à 16:33Mis à jour […]
Another thing to fear about climate change is how much scientists still don’t know. BY KARL MATHIESEN AND ZIA WEISE MARCH 20, 2023 3:30 PM CET But a sprawling assessment of tens of thousands of scientific papers on the state of the planet, released Monday, pointed to another unsettling truth: Scientists still don’t have answers to many of the questions that […]
Brussels is ditching its free-market beliefs to compete with China and the US in a clean energy arms race. Here’s a new bumper sticker idea for European Union officials: Don’t burn fossil fuels, set fire to your principles instead. The European Commission is preparing to ditch a raft of long-held free-market ideals in order to […]
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