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Energy Citizenship – A new dimension in Energy Policy Making
Now is the right time to re-design the way we assess energy progress. Bringing together people from all layers of the energy ecosystem is...
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Can eating organic help prevent Parkinson’s Disease?
Agricultural workers in the United States currently use more than 400 different pesticides on their crops to ensure “higher yields and improved product quality.” These pesticides,...
Analysis
Can Erdogan survive an economic crisis of his own design?
Turkey was once seen as something of an economic miracle at the dawn of the millennium. Millions of Turks were lifted into the middle...
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Poland’s deep divide
On December 13, 1981, martial law was imposed in Poland and the first independent trade union in Communist Eastern Europe, Solidarity (Solidarnosc), with over...
Archive
The Digital Services Act is important for Europe’s large companies and SMEs
We want to make Europe a digital global leader. American and Asian digital companies are taking the lead in the digital field, whereas European...
Analysis
Why China cannot invade Taiwan
China’s recent aerial incursion in Taiwan air defense zone and President Xi Jinping’s confrontational remarks re-prompted a debate on whether or not Beijing is...
Analysis
New rules covering the rights of Platform Economy workers
With the European Commission set to adopt their proposal for a Directive on improving working conditions in platform work on December 8, the issue...
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Why poorer nations aren’t falling for green-washed imperialism
Fighting global warming is not just about providing a path to net-zero carbon emissions for all countries. It is also about figuring out how...
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Safer Gambling Week 2021: 5 highlights from a record-breaking event
Problem gambling is a serious issue around the world. Studies suggest that as many as 1 in 12 people gamble at risky levels that...
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On Putin’s red lines
A classic definition of the difference between a politician and a statesman is that, in disagreements with other nations, the latter can understand the...
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Sustainability and critical raw materials: What can the EU and Germany do?
Europe needs raw materials for the transition to a climate-neutral economy. This fact was also acknowledged in the newly negotiated German coalition treaty.As Greens,...
Energy
“Green, blue and circular” v. “black” economy for the Mediterranean?
“Heading towards a Greener Mediterranean” is the promotional slogan of the kick-off meeting for the launch of the INTERREG EURO-MED 2021-2027 program, to be...
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The big industry that COP26 failed to tackle
The impact of agriculture on climate change is significant. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the agriculture sector is responsible for 10 percent of...
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Don’t blame government benefits for inflation—Blame the modern economy
Headlines are screaming that inflation is here to stay. Consumer prices have risen by an average of 6.2 percent in the past year, the sharpest increase since 1991....
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Nuclear technology towards peaceful pursuits has significantly expanded
The New Nuclear Watch Institute (NNWI) have published the October edition of their ‘Yes to Nuclear’ Perspectives initiative. In the previous month we explored...
Africa
The case for peace and reconciliation in Ethiopia
Civil war has been raging in Ethiopia for over a year now, between the National Defence Forces of the Ethiopian Government, and rebel militia...
Croatia
What happens when due diligence cannot or will not be applied?
When due diligence and a basic compliance process is not followed bad things happen. On October 21, 2021, an investigative journalist centre published a...
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COP26: Climate pledges don’t match up with policies or consumer behavior
After more than two weeks of negotiations during the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, diplomats from almost 200 nations finally agreed...
Economy & Business
Ireland’s climate action plan must look beyond de-growth led by the state
The Republic of Ireland has committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2050, after the coalition government of Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Greens...
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New railway agreements reveal the contours of Central Asia’s rapid integration
The information war is so intense nowadays that unsung melodies are often more alluring that the sung ones. The lines from English poet Shelley’s...
Analysis
Which role for electrification in the European green deal?
Electrification is the most cost-effective and reliable way to decarbonize the EU economy in less than three decades. Realizing it now would allow Europe...
Africa
Protests against the UN escalate in the Central African Republic
The mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission MINUSCA in the Central African Republic ends on 15 November so it is appropriate to evaluate its...
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Should humans try to modify the amount of sunlight the Earth receives?
Desperate times call for desperate measures, as the saying goes. As scientists, policymakers and politicians keep one increasingly startled eye on climate change’s ticking...
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My learned trend: The legal firm turning to AI for answers
Tech experts in Cyprus have come up with ‘revolutionary’ new software that should save lawyers time – and potentially cut costs to those seeking...
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Nuclear energy – Driving economic and human potential
The New Nuclear Watch Institute (NNWI) has published the September edition of their ‘Yes to Nuclear’ perspectives initiative. In the previous month, we looked...
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