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1 – 10 of 76The government regards joining the OECD as a national objective. Having opened accession negotiations in January 2022 and received its roadmap that June, the publication last…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286221
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This sector has grown substantially with the rise in recent years of the world gold price, contributing to the rapid deforestation of the rainforest in the north of the country…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283617
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Norway’s importance as Western Europe’s only significant hydrocarbons exporter has increased in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Its contribution might be good for Europe’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281931
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Water has in recent years become a major issue in Iran, provoking frequent anti-government protests, as available resources have fallen to below 1,600 cubic metres per person from…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280096
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Accelerating climate change threatens vast human and economic loss. In response, developed-country governments are legislating to force businesses to change while also seeking to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280025
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The suit is one of several being brought against well-known firms under a 2017 French corporate law that imposes an environmental duty of care on large companies. As climate…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275595
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Libya’s water and electricity infrastructure has endured years of neglect, mismanagement and sabotage, resulting in precarious or erratic supplies. This has prompted public…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273883
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Monitoring detected an improvement in air quality, allowing the emergency measure against smog to be withdrawn. However, atmospheric pollution is a chronic problem in the Western…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274991
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The International Maritime Organisation's Polar Code.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB209865
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Rising output from the Gulf of Mexico, which accounts for about 16% of total US production, will help offset some of the falling output from onshore shale projects, although…