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Cement sector decarbonisation will accelerate

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INTERNATIONAL

Cement production generates greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions both from the use of large energy inputs, typically supplied by fossil fuels, and from the chemical processes inherent…

Policy is key to managing existential risk of AI

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A particularly sensitive strand of this debate focuses on ‘existential’ risks. This concern was voiced in a terse but influential recent statement by Center for AI Safety (CAIS)…

Carbon capture and storage will surge in the 2030s

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However, the projects currently in operation, construction or in advanced or early development do not put the world on track to meet the 2030 targets that are essential for…

US policy in Syria may prove paradoxical

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SYRIA

This came after pro-Damascus troops yesterday attacked the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed, Kurdish-led outfit that has taken much of the territory east of the…

Supply will not match demand for high-purity phosphate

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INTERNATIONAL

Prices stayed in the USD100-200 per tonne range in the 2010s, before rising due to China’s imposition of export tariffs, Moscow’s export ban and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The…

Hydrogen’s climate impact will favour local use

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INTERNATIONAL

The shortcomings of hydrogen as a green energy source.

Israel’s Syria strike may precede a new US operation

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SYRIA

Initial reports blamed the United States, which had been expected to react strongly to allegations of a devastating chemical attack on the last rebel outpost in Eastern Ghouta…

Germany is close to entering a recession

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GERMANY

Berlin believes that supply via the pipeline will decline significantly or end completely after the maintenance work. Consumer confidence in July reached an historic low…

US-led air strikes will embolden Damascus and Moscow

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SYRIA

The attack was a coordinated response to the April 7 suspected chlorine gas attack on a besieged zone of Douma. As they were well signposted in advance and had predictable…

Russia's central bank will anticipate sanction risks

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RUSSIA

Because the risk of sanctions was priced into Russian bond prices and the ruble exchange rate, the market reaction to the measures announced on April 15 was muted. US investors…