World Environment Day’s Focus on Plastics Pollution: ‘If You Can’t Reuse It, Refuse It’
5 June was marked by the United Nations as World Environment Day. The day was established in 1974 to promote …
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Geopolitics of Oil: China Turns Off Its Oil Taps to North Koreaa
China did not export any oil products to North Korea last month, thus going above and beyond the sanctions …
Expert Analysis: Electrifying the Developing World as EU’s Development Goal
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), 1.2 billion people are currently living without access to electricity. This situation …
Expert Analysis: Water-Energy-Food Nexus Towards Achieving and Managing Sustainability
Security in energy, food, and water is inseparably connected with human, economic and environmental sustainability, and this link is …
Northeast Asian Flashpoint: China Limits Oil Trade with North Korea
China has decided to curb its oil exports to North Korea on top of stopping its textiles imports from …
EU and OECD Decrease Coal Subsidies
The European Union and eight OECD countries have committed themselves to decreasing state aid for coal-fired power stations in …
IMF Favors Higher but Smarter Energy Taxes
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said last week that energy taxes are, in most parts of the world, lower …
Stop Africa Bashing : Shifting the Focus of the UNFCCC Agenda
The German city of Bonn has recently hosted an international conference on climate (4-15 June) during which Achim Steiner, …