China Can’t Resist Iran’s Cheap Oil
The source of Iran’s relative independence in international affairs can be attributed to its oil and gas wealth. The country’s massive oil resources have contributed to a steady source of Continue Reading
China Plans to Ask U.S. to Roll Back Trump Policies in Alaska Meeting
Beijing plans to press Washington to reverse many of the policies targeting China introduced during the Trump presidency in the first face-to-face meeting of senior U.S. and China officials since Continue Reading
China dominates global wind industry after record installations
Record wind power installations in 2020 have secured China’s position at the top of the global industry despite waning subsidies from Beijing. The 52 gigawatts of new wind power added last Continue Reading
Why The West Is Worried About China’s Renewable Energy Dominance
Over the past decade, no major energy source has grown faster than solar power. According to the 2020 BP Statistical Review of World Energy, installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity has Continue Reading
Bolstered by allies, Biden officials take blunt message to first China talks
The United States will take an uncompromising stance in talks with China on Thursday in Alaska, officials have said, in the first face-to-face meetings between senior officials from the two Continue Reading
Von der Leyen signals possible emergency Covid vaccine controls
The European Commission’s president has warned that the EU is ready to introduce emergency controls on Covid-19 vaccine production and distribution if needed to deal with the “crisis of the Continue Reading
To save the summer tourist season, travel certificates are proposed in Europe.
The European Union hopes to restore the summer tourism market this year.Credit…Andrea Mantovani for The New York Times The European Union proposed a Covid-19 certificate on Wednesday that would allow Continue Reading
The Rock Standing in the Way of China’s Climate Ambitions: Coal
Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, has promoted an uplifting vision for growth increasingly freed from greenhouse gas pollution, but turning that plan into action is already proving contentious. The big Continue Reading
Are Analysts Underestimating Chinese Oil Demand?
China’s annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) last week set an annual economic growth target that – at ‘above 6 per cent’ – looks conservative to many and, Continue Reading
Pfizer to deliver 200 mln vaccine doses to EU in second quarter
The European Commission expects to receive about 200 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech (PFE.N), COVID-19 vaccine in the second quarter, it said for the first time on Tuesday. The EU is Continue Reading