Carbon
BUSINESS
Sweden and Finland Champion Bioenergy: New Measures Amid Climate Pressures
Sweden and Finland boost bioenergy with €3B CO₂ capture, biofuel targets and forest safeguards despite strict EU climate rules.
EUROPE
Putting Out the Fires in Europe: Climate’s North-South Gap
Fires engulf forests from Greece to Spain with a important signal for Europe splitting along climate lines.
BUSINESS
Neocolonialism in the Twenty-First Century, EU Climate Policy
EU’s carbon border tax sparks backlash in Africa, with critics calling it climate colonialism that threatens $25B in exports by 2030.
BUSINESS
Forecast: Tech Trends in 2025
Explore 2025's top tech trends: Agent AI, post-quantum security, biometrics, and zero-carbon innovation reshaping industries and society.
Popular
France Returns Colonial Art, and Nazi-Looted Works Too
France confronts two legacies of stolen art as new restitution laws ease colonial returns and the Musée d’Orsay spotlights Nazi-looted works still awaiting heirs.
Syrian Reconstruction Era: Abu Dhabi’s First-Mover Advantage
As foreign funds return to Damascus, the UAE has eagerly secured prime real estate with preemptive speed.
UAE Classrooms Reopen After a Week of War
UAE schools have returned to in-person learning after a second week of remote classes triggered by Iranian attacks, testing a system that has now been forced to switch modes twice in less than two months.
EU Development Finance Bankrolls China’s African Expansion
Brussels funds hundreds of buses for Dakar, a Chinese state firm bids at half the European price and wins the contract.
Populist Divorce: Meloni and the MAGA Civil War
A public break with Trump over Iran and the Pope lifts Meloni's domestic standing, saving her political skin.
