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Major methane deal at climate summit – without China

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Countries on Tuesday (2 November) issued a landmark pledge to slash their methane emissions this decade, with US President Joe Biden chiding China’s leader for skipping the make-or-break COP26 climate summit

The global arms control regime is disintegrating. To reverse this trend, Europe and the United States will have to find a way to engage both Russia and China.

The West Cannot Rescue Arms Control Alone

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Combating climate change is now at the top of the agenda for most governments

Some experts believe that there’s unlikely to be swift relief from supply chain disruptions.

What longer delivery times say about global supply chains

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Lockdowns, labor shortages and disruptions to logistics networks have all lead to a significant disruption to global supply chains

Despite earlier cheers about the Kyoto Protocol and the tears of joy over the Paris Agreement, the results over three decades are disconcerting: the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere is still steadily rising.

30 years of climate circus: zero effect on CO2 concentration!

By: N. Peter Kramer | Friday, October 29, 2021

The 26th UN climate summit starts on Sunday in Glasgow

"Throughout the pandemic, Taiwan government agencies and private companies have closely followed anti-pandemic policies to prevent cluster infections".

Combating cybercrime in the post-pandemic era: Taiwan can help

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 26, 2021

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged much of the globe. In mid-May 2021, the Republic of China (Taiwan) saw a sudden rise in case numbers

"Taiwan has established long-term reduction targets and is planning a practical path to attain 2050 net-zero emissions".

Cooperating with the world to achieve a net-zero future

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 26, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages the world, carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere keep setting record highs

“It is considered that between 15 million and 18 million hectares of forests, an area the size of Belgium, is destroyed every year.”

Deforestation continues unabated ahead of COP26

By: EBR | Monday, October 25, 2021

An average of 2,400 trees is cut down every minute, leading to an area the size of Belgium being deforested each year, according to the Latin America regional director for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), who was speaking ahead of the COP26 climate summit

"In September 2021, the Harmonised Consumer Price Index rose by 6.2 percent in the United States and by 3.6 percent in the EU."

This is how inflation rates are increasing around the world

By: EBR | Monday, October 25, 2021

Strong economic recovery following the lockdown era of the coronavirus pandemic has caused the price of goods and services to rise since the start of 2021 in many developed nations

"The world may be seen as three spheres that vie with each other. One turns around the United States (this includes Europe and others). Another turns around China. And a third turns around all things digital."

Wars of the Three Spheres: The West, the East and the Metaverse

By: EBR | Friday, October 15, 2021

Are we really capable of negotiating our collective future?

The exhibition is linked to this year’s bicentennial of the Greek Revolution. It runs from 30 September 2021 to 7 February 2022.

Athens "sous le ciel de Paris"

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 13, 2021

"Paris-Athenes: Naissance de la Grece moderne 1675-1919" in the the Louvre Museum

"The people of Turkey take elections seriously and many now doubt the benefits of a super-presidential system."

The High Cost of An Unpredictable Turkey

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 12, 2021

With twenty months left until Turkey’s legislative and presidential elections, the political debate will be fierce. The West may choose to sit it out rather than see its relationship with Ankara deteriorate even further

‘Taiwan will ensure regional peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and seeks to work with other like-minded democracies’.

President Tsai makes President Xi angry

By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, October 11, 2021

China has reacted with fury to a speech by the President of Taiwan, a country considered by the communist regime as a renegade province

“This is an essential step to ensure continued monitoring, through a dedicated and independent expert, and to help prevent a further deterioration of the human rights situation in Afghanistan,” said Lotte Knudsen, the EU’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva.

On EU initiative, UN rights council creates Afghanistan rapporteur

By: EBR | Friday, October 8, 2021

The European Union on Thursday (7 October) won its battle at the UN Human Rights Council to create a new special rapporteur on Afghanistan, despite opposition from China, Russia and Pakistan

“Of course not everyone and not everywhere is pleased at Taiwan’s progress, and I do note that Taiwan is challenged on an almost daily basis by its giant neighbour,” Abbott said.

Taiwan seeks international support after Chinese incursions

By: EBR | Thursday, October 7, 2021

Taiwan will ensure regional peace and stability and seeks to work with other like-minded democracies, President Tsai Ing-wen told senior French and Australian dignitaries on Thursday (7 October), days after a dramatic spike in tensions with China

“I’ve spoken with Xi about Taiwan. We agree … we’ll abide by the Taiwan agreement,” he said. “We made it clear that I don’t think he should be doing anything other than abiding by the agreement.”

Biden says he and China’s Xi agree to abide by Taiwan agreement

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 6, 2021

US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday (5 October) that he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about Taiwan and they agreed to abide by the Taiwan agreement, as tensions have ratcheted up between Taipei and Beijing

“For aviation, net zero is a bold, audacious commitment. But it is also a necessity,” Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), told top airline executives meeting in Boston.

World airlines commit to ‘net zero’ CO2 emissions by 2050

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 5, 2021

The world’s airlines made a joint pledge Monday (4 October) to reach “net zero” carbon emissions by 2050, as the aviation industry ramps up efforts to curb its contribution to global warming

"Demand for gas is soaring as electricity producers shift away from coal."

Lessons for the energy transition from the 2021 energy crisis

By: EBR | Monday, October 4, 2021

As we head into the final quarter of 2021, a global energy crisis is sending shockwaves through economies and industry sectors around the world

"Trade policy needs to evolve to meet growing global challenges."

We must reform trade to build a sustainable, inclusive global recovery

By: EBR | Monday, October 4, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened inequalities in and across countries. Recent record heatwaves remind us that we must address the climate crisis before it’s too late

"The 2021 index has found that innovation is still blossoming in some sectors despite the global economic slowdown and coronavirus pandemic."

The world’s most innovative countries

By: EBR | Thursday, September 30, 2021

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has released its 2021 Global Innovation Index

"The AUKUS strategic agreement is a not an escalation. It is a reality check to deal the Chinese exercise of its increasing power."

AUKUS Deal: Europe’s Global Strategy Falls Short

By: EBR | Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Europe needs to make clear proposals to the U.S. in its Indo-Pacific strategy to set a common approach to China

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