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Week in Insights: California ‘Road Charge’ Is Sensible, if Flawed
Bloomberg Law· 5 days agoCalifornia has announced a pilot program that would replace the state gas tax with what amounts to a vehicle miles traveled tax—a promising initiative that can be improved with minor tweaks.
Is Saudi Arabia Becoming The Swing Producer?
Forbes· 4 days agoAfter the Iranian Revolution and Oil Crisis, Saudi Arabia agreed to stabilize oil markets and prices by being the ‘swing producer,’ that is, letting...
EU Ratifies Pioneering Artificial Intelligence Legislation | JD Supra
JD Supra· 4 days agoThe AI Act regulates “AI systems”, defined broadly but generally along the lines of the definition in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Principles ...
Early childhood education was largely missing from the budget, undermining other education spending
The Conversation· 2 days agoDespite a NZ$1 billion increase in spending on education in the 2024 budget, there was a noticeable absence of any substantial investment in early childhood education (ECE). This contrasts starkly ...
Swiss biotech ecosystem recuperates from global financial instability
Pharmaceutical Technology via Yahoo Finance· 7 days agoThe Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reports that Switzerland has a...
West African nations call for firms to be able to offset carbon
Reuters· 2 days agoA group of 10 West African countries has weighed into a debate over whether companies around the...
Africa could help 'decarbonise' global economy, Kenyan president tells AFP
AFP via Yahoo News· 2 days agoKenyan President William Ruto told AFP on Wednesday that Africa could help decarbonise the global...
EMEA Morning Briefing: Shares Set to Gain Ahead of ECB Decision
Morningstar· 2 days agoMARKET WRAPS Watch For: Services PMI data for eurozone, Germany, France, Italy, UK; EU PPI; France industrial production index; trading updates from Inditex, B&M European Value Retail Opening Call: Shares are off to a strong start in
Who Pays for Climate Action?
Foreign Policy Magazine· 3 days agoIf average global temperature rises are to be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels (in line with the 2015 Paris Agreement), climate...
South Korea approves huge offshore oil and gas exploration initiative
Offshore Technology via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoA government official later that said KNOC will lead the drilling and exploration process, with up...
