News Articles of the Past Week - 22nd November 2022
Clean Energy and Climate Crisis
· Human's Capability to Adapt to Global Warming Isn’t Limitless
· COP27: Slow Progress Stokes Worry Over Final Deal
· Activists Aim to Ban Soy Oil After Palm Oil For Use In Biofuels
· COP27: Is Energy Security Compatible With Decarbonisation
· How Much Money Is Needed to Fight Climate Change
· How Pension Funds Can Solve Climate Puzzle
· US-China Resumption of Climate Talks Is a Good Step
· US National Security Strategy Says Climate Change Is Top Tier Threat
· Netherlands Commit €1.1bn to Cycling Infrastructure
· COP27: Strikes to Fund Climate Damages Leaves EU Disappointed
· UN Agrees on Climate Fund For Poorer Countries But Backs Down On End to Fossil Fuels
· Rainforest Restoration Creates Wildlife Corridors and Preserves Habitats In India
· Energy Security and Clean Energy Transition
· Who’s Most to Blame For Climate Change
Geopolitics
· Israeli Army Kills Palestinian Teenager in Occupied West Bank
· Israeli Air Strikes in Syria Kill Two Soldiers, Wound Three
· Azerbaijan Arrest Five People Accused of Spying For Japan
· Imran Khan No Longer Blames US For Being Ousted as PM
· Iran Rockets Hit Kurdish Party HQ and Kills One
· East African Block Announces Peace Talks for Eastern DRC
· Yellen Announces New US Sanctions on Russian Military Networks
· Putin Dominates G20 From Afar
· US Tries to Recruit Allies In Assault on Chinese Chip Industry
· Britain and Indonesia Sign Initial Agreement on Railway Project Partnership
· Germany's Attitude To Trading With China
· Global Population Hits 8 Billion
· Resource Hardship at 8 Billion
· India’s Population Growth Slows
· Where Ukraine Military Aid Comes From
· Xi: “Don’t Weaponize Food or Energy”
· Sunak: UK Could Send Weapons to Taiwan
· Xi Calls For French Respect and Cooperation in G20 Macron Meeting
· North Korea See More Use of Cell Phones and Wi-Fi
· Russia Ban Foreign Ships From Crossing Kerch Strait
· Western Disinformation in Iran
· Iran Blasts World In Silence Over Terrorist Attacks
· Russia, India, China, Iran – The Quad That Matters
· Putin’s Vision For Russia’s National Identity
· How Iran Threatens South Caucasus Peace and Security
· Can Europe Capitalize on Russia’s Fading Influence in Central Asia
· 5 Aircraft Carriers to Operate Together For NATO Exercise in Europe
· Ukraine Says Half of Energy Systems Crippled By Russian Attack and Kyiv Could Shutdown
· Prisoner Exchange Being Considered By Russia and US
· Hungary Committed to Values On Which EU Was Founded
· Powerful Explosions at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
· Turkish Jets Hit Targets in Syria and Iraq After Istanbul Blast
· NATO Address Polish Explosion
· Russian Aircraft Make Unsafe Flight Over NATO Vessels in Baltic Sea
· NATO: Strong Partnership With Israel
· NATO: Canadian Contributions to NATO
· Putin’s Ambitions After 9-Months in Ukraine
· Pakistan Welcomes Loss and Damage COP27 Deal
· Hong Kong Pushing For Stronger Ties With Asia-Pacific Countries
· Turkey’s Erdogan and Egypt’s Sisi Shake Hands at World Cup
· End of the Beginning In Ukraine
· Brazil Foreign Policy Under Lula?
· Increased Russian Defence at Sevastopol and Novorossiysk
· UK Supreme Court Rules On Scottish Independence Regulation
Business
· EU Car Manufacturing Regions to Collaborate in Move to EVs
· US Trails China In Phone Manufacturing
· Hong Kong Need to Engage International Stakeholders to Return to World Stage
· Chaos Theory – How Tankers Thrive Amid Energy Crisis and War
Commodities
· Gold Groups Grapple With Uncertain Outlook For Prices and Costs
· EV Makers Burning Cash Due to Sky-High Costs
· EV Battery Makers Race to Develop Cheaper Cell Materials, Avoiding China
Financial Markets
· Hunt Given Warning of £70bn Rise in UK Government Borrowing
· UK’s Levelling Up Plan Running Into Trouble For Left Behind Areas
· Northern Trust Told by UK Regulators to Improve Following Pension Troubles
· Polish Inflation to Return to Target Range in 2025 Says Central Bank
· Bed Bath and Beyond Stock Falls As They Issue Shares to Pay Off Debt
· Keynesian Policies Have Left Big Debt, High Inflation, and Weak Growth
· Goldman Says FED Inflation Target Hike Is Inevitable
· Morgan Stanley 2023 Outlook: Growth Cools, Bonds Rule
· Missing Factor In UK Economic Recovery Plan
· EURUSD Back Above Parity, For Now
· HSBC Eye Expansion in Singapore
· Alibaba Set For Steady Q3 Growth
· Berkshire Discloses $4.1bn Taiwan Semiconductor Stake
· Japanese Economy Shrinks in Q3
· Dutch Economy Down 0.2% in Q3
· Spain's YoY Inflation is Down to 7.3%, From 8.9% in September
· Jobless Rate Rises in the UK
· FedEx Dumps 40 Flights as Shipping Demand Wanes
· US Imports From China Falling Faster Than From Other Countries
· Lebanon Needs Outside Help to Fix Economic Crisis
· UK Capital Gains Tax Change a Big Blow For Investors
· Elizabeth Holmes Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison
· Jeremy Hunt’s Fiscal Rules Mimic EU’s
· European Industry Pivots to US
· Eurozone Edges Away From Risk of Deep Winter Recession
· Santander Boss Hits Out at Bank Windfall Taxes
· Qatar Hopes For Tourism Boom
· Black Friday Will Be a Key Indicator of Consumer Confidence and Spending
· US-EU Trade and Tech Council
Food and Agriculture
· Bill Gates Buys 2100 Acres of Farmland
· Food Inflation In Africa Is Shrinking Portions
· Do Indonesia Food Estates Solve Their Food Crisis
· Chocolate Market Faces Turbulence As Ivory Coast and Ghana Throw Gauntlet On Cocoa Price
Water
· Americans Running Out of Water – Icebergs A Solution
· Strengthening National Security Through Global Water Security
Politics
· Slovenia Elect First Female President
· Pelosi: 2024 Donald Would Be Bad
· Malaysia Election Ends In Hung Parliament
· UK Health Minister Admits Longer NHS Waiting Lists
· What A Republican House Will Push For
· Gun Sales Skyrocket After Oregon Passes Measure Restricting Gun Rights
Real Estate
· Chinese Property Stocks Soar On Hopes of Turning Point In Sector
· Chinese Property Rescue Package
· Singapore Home Sales Hit 2.5-Year Low
· US Mortgage Applications Up 2.7% Last Week After Weeks of Drops
Energy
· Indonesia, ABD Launch First Coal Power Plant Retirement Deal
· British Ship Brings First Gas Exports From Mozambique to Europe
· Germany Emergency Plans to Cope in Blackout
· France Facing A High Risk of a Power Supply Squeeze in January
· US to Triple LNG Exports by 2033
· Current Energy Crisis Unlike Anything
· European Refiners Have Too Much Oil
· Freeport LNG Full Restart In March 2023
· Chinese Diesel Exports Soaring
· Germany's Exit From Energy Charter Treaty
· Luxembourg Exit From Energy Charter Treaty
· UK Regulator Accused of Shifting Energy Costs to Consumers
· Colombia Rethinking Pledge to Curb Oil and Gas Exploration
Innovation
· AI Giving Insurers Godlike Power
· Stellantis Strike Deal With Infineon to Secure Silicon Carbide Chips
· World’s Largest Floating Wind Warm Produces First Power
· X-37B Space Plane Lands After Secret 908-Day Orbital Mission
· New Solar Harvesting System Breaks Records
· Wind Megaprojects Coming Online Across The Globe
· Meta Takes New AI System Offline
· Why AI Infrastructure Is Important For Building More Trustworthy, Explainable AI
· France Pledge €20bn to Tech and Energy Innovation Before 2024
· NASA Prepares for First “Powered Flyby Burn” Around the Moon
· What’s Wrong With Einstein’s Theory of Gravity
Technology
· Musk Tells G20 He Has Too Much Work After Buying Twitter
· Bezos To Give Away Most of Fortune
· Zuckerberg Apologizes For $211bn Layoffs
· Trump and Many Others Reinstated To Twitter
· Trump Snubs Twitter, Elon Posts Memes In Response
· CBS To Stop Posting on Twitter
· Why Meta’s Latest Large Language Model Only Lasted Three Days
· Russia Compromise Bill On Crypto Regulation Submitted to Duma
Other
· Three Dead, Two Injured in University of Virginia Campus Shooting