Tag: RISK
Hegseth’s Blacklists Target Academia & Cleantech, Not National Security Threats
Last week, I started writing about blacklists from the US Military that were posted and retracted multiple times or leaked. As they did not stay official, it was a bit of a stop-start, and I was reluctant to finish the article. Like terrorism, these lists are likely intended to create … [continued]
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From Courtroom to Capital Markets: Why US Tariff Instability Matters
The Supreme Court’s decision limiting presidential tariff authority should have reduced uncertainty. Instead, it introduced a new layer of it. The Court narrowed the use of one statute for imposing broad tariffs. The response from the administration was immediate. Tariffs would continue under other authorities, and tariffs already collected would … [continued]
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Taxing Fossil Fuel Profits
A fair and effective tool for Europe’s energy transition Fossil fuels still account for around 70% of the EU’s energy consumption, leaving it heavily dependent on imports and exposed to price shocks. In 2024 alone, the EU spent more than €375 billion on fossil fuel imports, while fossil fuel companies made €180 billion … [continued]
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Locked Out of Green Finance: What’s Holding Truckmakers Back?
European truckmakers pledge a zero-emission future, yet green finance remains marginal in funding the sector’s transition. The European truck industry faces growing competitive pressure. Chinese manufacturers are scaling up electric truck production rapidly and expanding in the global market. European truckmakers commit to battery-electric vehicles, but production expands too slowly to win … [continued]
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Donald Trump Tears Down Another Key Public Health Safeguard
Washington, D.C. — Today, Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency dismantled a bedrock environmental and public health standard that protects Americans from mercury and other dangerous toxic air pollutants, such as arsenic, lead, and chromium. Rolling back the new and more protective Mercury and Air Toxics Standards will allow coal- and oil-fired power … [continued]
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