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Japan will make serious progress in decarbonisation

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JAPAN

This brings Japan into line with other countries ahead of the COP26 UN climate negotiations in November. Fully achieving decarbonisation targets will require fundamental…

Abu Dhabi's international expansion will increase

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ABU DHABI

The deal was the company’s fourth overseas gas deal as part of its international strategy to diversify its revenue streams from domestic oil production to equip it better to…

Germany’s hydrogen needs and production will increase

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GERMANY

The strategy doubles Germany’s domestic hydrogen production target, shifts its approach to low-carbon hydrogen and pledges other measures to establish a domestic hydrogen market…

Climate change to hit development in the global south

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INTERNATIONAL

In a scenario in which it becomes increasingly evident that carbon neutrality will not be reached by 2050, governments may switch the focus of spending from the energy transition…

Nuclear is no easy fix for Europe’s energy crisis

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EUROPE

For proponents, investment in nuclear energy will enable Europe simultaneously to become energy self-sufficient and reach climate change targets. However, sustained political and…

Trump's Paris moves reflect policy disruption risks

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US/INT

The Trump administration's repudiation of the pact's 'no backsliding' framework for global climate governance has been met with near-universal condemnation from other world…

Western Balkans might seek new relationship with EU

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BALKANS

Non-economic priorities such as nation-building and partisan political interests have often shaped large developmental projects in the Western Balkans, facilitated by…

Russia will seek to exploit common interests with Iran

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RUSSIA/IRAN

Points of convergence in Russia's relationship with Iran.

Central Europe is cutting dependence on Russian energy

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EASTERN EUROPE

The four Visegrad (V4) countries -- Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia and Poland -- have built up gas stocks to prepare for the winter. Once the EU states most dependent on Russian gas…

Trade will tighten Gulf-South Korea relations

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GULF STATES/SOUTH KOREA

Previously, in December 2023, South Korea signed a landmark free trade agreement (FTA) with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), only the bloc’s second with a major…