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AssessmentsApr 22, 2024 | 09:00 GMT
2024 Elections: The European Union
2024 Elections: The European Union
Opinion polls suggest the June 9 European Parliament election will see right-wing and far-right parties make significant gains across several EU countries at the expense of center-left and green parties, with potentially significant policy implications for the bloc.
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AssessmentsApr 12, 2024 | 15:25 GMT
Glass-like molecules float against a green and purple background.
Europe's Green Hydrogen Future, Part 2: Charting the Path
Despite an uncertain outlook amid structural limitations and recent economic headwinds, green hydrogen may help accelerate the European Union's decarbonization and strengthen its energy security while bringing profound global economic and geopolitical implications. In recent years, a global energy crisis, supply chain disruptions, high inflation and rising borrowing costs have driven up costs for new green hydrogen projects and reduced the impact of government support, while a recent fall in natural gas prices has widened the cost gap between green and fossil fuels-based hydrogen. Meanwhile, there is still some degree of regulatory uncertainty in Europe and North America, resulting in lengthy time lags between the announcement of support schemes and the actual disbursement of funds to project developers. As a result, only a fraction of newly announced green hydrogen initiatives currently reach a final investment decision. Moreover, most government action has so far focused on supporting production rather than increasing
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AssessmentsApr 4, 2024 | 18:33 GMT
Chinese car manufacturer BYD's stacked electric vehicles wait to be loaded onto a ship at the international container terminal of Taicang Port at Suzhou Port in China's eastern Jiangsu province on Sept. 11, 2023.
Chinese Electric Vehicles Prepare to Hit the Great Wall of Western Tariffs
The United States, the European Union and other Western countries will likely restrict the sale of Chinese cars and auto supplies in their domestic markets to reduce national security and economic risks. Over the last six months, the automotive industry -- particularly electric and connected vehicles -- has become the latest front between China and the West over strategic competition as Western governments look to restrict China's role in the sector. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China on April 3 for five days of face-to-face discussions with Chinese officials over several issues, including U.S. concerns about Chinese subsidies contributing to growing EV production capacity that could flood global markets. Yellen's visit comes after the Commerce Department on Feb. 29 began formulating new rules that aim to safeguard the information and communications technology and services supply chain for connected vehicles; the rules would broadly define connected vehicles and squarely
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AssessmentsApr 3, 2024 | 18:16 GMT
A glass-like hydrogen molecule is superimposed over a green background.
Europe's Green Hydrogen Future, Part 1: Hopes and Constraints
The European Union is betting on green hydrogen to help reach its 2050 net-zero targets while maintaining industrial and economic competitiveness thanks to the fuel's potential to decarbonize hard-to-abate productive sectors of the economy, but significant constraints cast doubt over this strategy's viability. The European Union considers green hydrogen, which is hydrogen produced entirely using renewable energy resources, a pivotal element of its decarbonization strategy. This is primarily because green hydrogen could significantly reduce the carbon emissions of so-called hard-to-abate sectors like heavy industries (such as cement, steel and chemicals) and activities like heavy-duty transport (such as trucking, shipping and aviation). For this reason, in 2020 the European Union adopted its hydrogen strategy, which aims to scale up and decarbonize hydrogen production in the bloc with the ultimate ambitious goal of producing 10 million tons of green hydrogen by 2030. In 2022, in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,
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AssessmentsFeb 27, 2024 | 16:49 GMT
Olympic rings in front of the Hotel de Ville in Paris, France, on May 22, 2023.
Paris' Threat Outlook Amid the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, Part 1
The 2024 Summer Olympic Games will increase many types of risk in Paris, including opportunistic crime that threatens visitors and potentially some form of protest activity that could create a variety of disruptions. Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games between July 26 and Aug. 11. The event will draw the world's attention as well as millions of visitors to the French capital, posing significant security challenges that include opportunistic crime against newcomers and a variety of possible protest activities, especially on the back of recent political instability in France. While these risks will intensify during particularly high-profile events, like the opening ceremony, they will remain elevated throughout the Games across Paris and beyond, including in areas not necessarily in proximity to sporting venues. As a result, visitors and Parisians alike will face increased risks of theft, violence and transportation disruptions in the weeks surrounding and during the Games.
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AssessmentsFeb 20, 2024 | 21:06 GMT
European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders (left) and European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton (right) give a joint press conference on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence draft law at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 23, 2022.
The Window Is Closing for the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Law
The window of opportunity for the European Union to approve a due diligence directive that would increase costs, paperwork and liability risks for large companies operating in the bloc is quickly closing, which means the plan could be severely watered down or abandoned completely. A plan to implement a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD, or CS3D) in the European Union is generating significant controversy, as it would require large companies in the bloc to screen their supply chains for environmental and human rights violations. EU member states were supposed to vote on the directive on Feb. 9, but the meeting was postponed after the German government announced it would abstain. Negotiators from EU member states and the European Parliament had reached a preliminary agreement on the CS3D on Dec. 14, but Berlin withdrew its support after the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP), part of Germany's coalition government, criticized the plan
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AssessmentsFeb 15, 2024 | 21:24 GMT
Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with scientists during a visit to the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia in Korolyov, outside Moscow, on Oct. 26, 2023.
Russian Nuclear Capabilities in Space Could Threaten the World's Satellites
If confirmed, rumors that Russia intends to use nuclear weapons against satellites would force the West, China and commercial companies to come up with protective measures, while Washington and Beijing would also need to adapt their deterrence strategies vis-a-vis Moscow. The chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee, Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio, said on Feb. 14 that he and other members of Congress had received new intelligence from the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden regarding a ''serious national security threat.'' While he declined to provide more information, he called on the Biden administration to declassify the intelligence to enable Washington to better coordinate with its allies on the matter. According to subsequent reporting by several U.S. media outlets, the threat appears to be related to Russia's development of nuclear anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons. However, reporting on the device's type is inconsistent, as at least one reputable U.S. media
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AssessmentsFeb 13, 2024 | 20:38 GMT
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Feb. 6, 2024.
What To Make of the EU's New Green Industrial Strategy
The European Union's green industrial plan will give it greater flexibility to promote investment in green technologies and support local manufacturing, but the plan will likely fail to significantly enhance the bloc's industrial competitiveness vis-a-vis the United States and China. On Feb. 6, the European Parliament and the European Council reached a provisional agreement on a series of measures to strengthen the European Union's green technologies manufacturing ecosystem under a framework known as the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA). The plan sets a target for the European Union to produce 40% of its own demand for green technology products (like solar panels and electric vehicle batteries) by 2030, by accelerating permitting procedures and access to funding, improving labor skills and enhancing the overall global competitiveness of EU companies. Moreover, the agreement between the European Parliament and European Council broadened the scope of the European Commission's original proposal to also include third-
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