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A Productivity Strategy For Europe Starts With Cheap Electricity
Europe is running out of workers while still debating how long to preserve machines that burn imported fuel. That is an odd starting point for a competitiveness strategy. Europe’s central economic problem is not electricity prices alone. Mario Draghi’s competitiveness diagnosis is broader: weak productivity, fragmented markets, difficulty turning research … [continued]
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Analysis: China’s CO2 Emissions Fall in Q2 2026 Due to Plummeting Oil Use
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the strait of Hormuz crisis. The country’s use of oil fell by 9% overall and by 16% for transport, after the disruptions to supply from the Gulf through the strait. China’s total … [continued]
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Why Tough Methane Cuts Are Crucial For Keeping Warming “Well Below” 2°C
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide (CO2). Methane traps heat in the atmosphere more efficiently than CO2, but has a significantly shorter lifespan, fading after just a few decades. Therefore, reducing emissions of methane — a gas primarily produced by agriculture, fossil … [continued]
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Access to Finance “Strengthens Climate Resilience” Among Sub-Saharan Women
Empowering women through greater access to finance could “strengthen” households’ resilience to “climate shocks,” according to a new study. Published in Climate Risk Management, it analyses the impact of financial access on “women-headed households” in sub-Saharan Africa. The study finds that where women had formal financial access — such as … [continued]
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Climate Change Exposes 580 Million Children to 20 Extra “Heat-Stress Days” Every Year
By Ayesha Tandon More than 40% of children under the age of 10 globally are already experiencing at least 20 additional “heat-stress days” due to climate change. This is according to a new attribution study, published in Science Advances, which combines climate models with demographic data to assess the age groups and regions … [continued]
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