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China’s Carbon Market Expands Into Heavy Industry As USA Regresses

China’s Carbon Market Expands Into Heavy Industry As USA Regresses
11 min read

China’s national carbon market has reached another expansion point, and the signal is larger than it first appears. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment has extended mandatory carbon reporting beyond the original heavy sectors to include petrochemicals, chemicals, flat glass, copper smelting, papermaking, and civil aviation. That move does not … [continued]

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America’s New Maritime Plan Is Competing for the Wrong Century

America’s New Maritime Plan Is Competing for the Wrong Century
10 min read

The new U.S. Maritime Action Plan, available from the White House Maritime Insights page, is serious policy work. It acknowledges that American commercial shipbuilding has withered to less than 1% of global output and that only a handful of domestic yards can build large oceangoing vessels. It recognizes workforce shortages, … [continued]

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