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☆ Natural gas: Trump wants to scrap Biden’s ban on some exports. It won’t help America’s top buyer much
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Anna Cooban | Zachary Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

London/Washington, DC CNN —President-elect Donald Trump is set to overturn a ban on some US exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, in a boon for US energy producers. The final decision on additional LNG exports is “in the hands of the next administration,” Energy Sec. Europe’s energy makeoverBefore Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia was the European Union’s biggest supplier of natural gas. When they do, they will contribute to broader downward pressure on European natural gas prices. Natural gas prices soared in the wake of Russia’s invasion, which followed a rise in global demand for energy as economies reopened after Covid lockdowns.

Persons: Donald Trump, Biden, Jennifer Granholm, Arathy Somasekhar, Massimo Di Odoardo, Wood Mackenzie, Di Odoardo, Di Odoardo, Francisco Blanch, Covid lockdowns, Blanch, Mario Draghi, ”, Laura Paddison Organizations: DC CNN —, LNG, ” Bank of America, US Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy, European Union’s, US, EU, Reuters, CNN, Capital Economics, Bank of America, European Central Bank, Blanch Locations: London, Washington, Europe, Russia, United States, Australia, Qatar, what’s, Ukraine, European, Norway, United Kingdom, Turkey, Moscow, Brussels, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Freeport, Texas, Coast

☆ Trump is going after Canada now – but everyone else is next
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-18 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Donald Trump is stoking political mayhem in Canada by intensifying a crisis that threatens to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In a searing resignation letter, Freeland, a longtime Trudeau loyalist, effectively accused him of promoting frivolous policies that would leave Canada badly exposed to Trump. !”With Trump, trade is a win or lose gameThis is vindictive behavior from the leader of a great nation toward its biggest trading partner. Trump also shattered political unity north of the border that has been critical to Canada’s approach to relations with Washington in the past. Trump is likely to try his divide-and-rule strategy among European nations, seeking to mirror his success in creating discord inside Canada.

Persons: Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland, Freeland, ” Freeland, “, Trump, ”, Matthew Lebo, ” “, ” Trump, Doug Ford, ” Ford, CNN’s Erin Burnett, wouldn’t, It’s, he’s, Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz, Keir Starmer, can’t, Pierre Poilievre, ” Lebo Organizations: CNN, Liberal, Finance, Trudeau, Trump, McGill University, University of Western, Mar, Washington, Ontario, Progressive Conservative, European Union, British, Canadian Conservative, Canadians, Liberals Locations: Canada, France, Germany, South Korea, Ottawa, United States, “, Montreal, University of Western Ontario, Freeland, State, Ontario, Mexico, Mar, North America, China, Who’s

☆ EU opens probe into TikTok over suspected Romania election interference
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The European Commission opened formal proceedings Tuesday against social media firm TikTok over its suspected failure to limit election interference, notably in the Romanian presidential vote last month. Romania’s top court subsequently annulled the presidential election after accusations of Russian meddling and the victory of pro-Russia ultranationalist Calin Georgescu in the first round. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the new investigation followed serious indications that foreign actors interfered in the Romanian presidential election. Whenever we suspect such interference, especially during elections, we have to act swiftly and firmly,” she said in a statement. The Commission is conscious of the risk of interference in the German parliamentary election in February and the presidential election in Croatia starting on December 29.

Persons: Russia ultranationalist Calin Georgescu, China’s, TikTok, Ursula von der Leyen, “, ” Organizations: European Commission, Digital Services, TikTok Locations: Romanian, Europe, Russia, Croatia

☆ German chancellor faces confidence vote likely to lead to snap elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces a confidence vote on Monday he is expected to lose, paving the way for a snap election early next year . Scholz initially announced that he planned to hold a confidence vote on January 15, but he came under immediate pressure from the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party to hold them sooner. If a snap election is called, polls point to the conservative CDU, the party of former long-serving chancellor Angela Merkel, being on track to win. Germany’s economy shrank last year for the first time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Germany’s last snap election was in 2005.

Persons: Olaf Scholz, Scholz, Frank, Walter Steinmeier, Christian Lindner, Lawmaking, Angela Merkel, Friedrich Merz, Annegret Hilse, Germany’s, Gerhard Schröder, Merkel Organizations: CNN, Social Democrats, Green Party, Christian Democratic Union, CDU, Greens, Christian Social Union, CSU, European, European Commission Locations: Germany, Politpro, Bavarian, Thuringia

☆ Bosch layoffs: More than 8,000 job cuts planned by another top German manufacturer
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Thousands of jobs are on the chopping block at German industrial giant Bosch in yet another blow to the country’s beleaguered economy. A spokesperson for the company told CNN Wednesday that it plans to cut around 8,250 jobs globally over the coming years. It is important for us to remain competitive under these conditions,” Bosch said in a statement. A worker assembles heat pumps for residential buildings at a Bosch factory in April 2023 in Eschenburg, Germany. Last week, tens of thousands of workers at Volkswagen, Germany’s largest manufacturer, took part in strikes at plants across the country.

Persons: ” Bosch, Sascha Schuermann, Olesya Dmitracova Organizations: London CNN, Bosch, CNN, Volkswagen, European, European Commission Locations: Eschenburg, Germany, Ukraine, Asia

☆ The best countries for American expats in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Blane Bachelor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +30 min

Homicide rates are nearly four times as those in the United States, according to Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography. In the United States, you can apply at the Netherlands embassy in Washington or at the consulates-general in Miami, New York or San Francisco. In addition, as with Costa Rica, Panama also does not have a tax treaty with the United States. It’s also a long way away from the United States, which can be tricky for visits to see loved ones. Cons: As is the case in Mexico and other countries with large expat communities, there’s growing backlash against the influx of foreigners, especially Americans, and especially in Lisbon.

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☆ Airline passengers would get paid for major delays under rules considered by Biden administration
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Jay Blackman | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The Biden administration is considering new rules that would require airlines to pay passengers for significant delays within a carrier’s control. Other proposals include requiring airlines to rebook passengers at no additional cost on the next available flight, covering meals, overnight lodging and related transportation expenses for stranded passengers. It comes as over 60% of three-hour or longer domestic flight delays were “airline-caused” in 2022 and 2023, according to airline data submitted to DOT. The news release noted that the U.K., E.U., Canada and Brazil have consumer protections to compensate passengers and provide services of significant delays in place. “One study found that the European Union’s compensation and service requirements reduced the likelihood and duration of flight delays,” the DOT said in a news release said.

Persons: Biden Organizations: U.S . Department of Transportation, Office, DOT, Airlines, America, American Airlines, United, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Congress, Canada, Brazil, U.S, Delta

☆ Analysis: As France sinks into the political mire, Macron must be kicking himself
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Joseph Ataman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Macron ignored the left’s previous nomination for prime minister, and no far-right candidate appeared to be in the running. And now Emmanuel Macron plans to name a Macronist (prime minister) again. However the current political impasse is resolved, it surely provides only a poisoned chalice for the next prime minister. French Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivers a speech at the National Assembly in Paris on Wednesday. The far-right don’t seem willing to sully their political polling with genuine cooperation with Macron.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Michel Barnier, ”, Macron’s, Macron, Jordan Bardella, Marine Le Pen, –, There’s, ” Manuel Bompard, Le, Le Pen, Barnier sidled, appeasing Le Pen’s, Barnier, Pen, Sarah Meyssonnier, sully Organizations: Paris CNN, French, National Assembly, Macron Locations: France, –, Paris, Elysee, Belgium

☆ Northern Gaza: Former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —A highly decorated former Israeli defense minister has caused a firestorm by accusing Israel of carrying out ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in northern Gaza. The interviewer expressed surprise at Ya’alon’s use of the phrase “ethnic cleansing,” asking, “Is that what you think – that we’re on the way there?”“Why ‘on the way?’” he responded. The Israeli military has for two months been carrying out an intense and deadly operation in northern Gaza, targeting what it says are resurgent Hamas militants. Vanishingly few aid deliveries have been allowed into northern Gaza, according to the World Food Programme. “Under this title, ethnic cleansing is effectively being carried out; I don’t have another word for it.”The interviewer said that such a phrase evoked “dark periods” in history.

Persons: Israel, Moshe Ya’alon, ” Ya’alon, ’ ”, They’re, ”, Ya’alon, Giora, “, ’, Bezalel Smotrich, Josep Borrell, Jack Guez, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, ” Naftali Bennett, –, Ben Gvir, Daniela Weiss ” – Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Israel’s Democrat TV, Hamas, “, Gush, Israel TV, Kan, Haaretz, Rights Watch, Getty, IDF Locations: Gaza, There’s, Jabalya, Katif, Israel, ”, AFP

☆ Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Steel to lay off thousands of workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Thyssenkrupp Steel has announced plans to eliminate 11,000 jobs by the end of this decade — about 40% of its workforce — becoming the latest German industrial giant to opt for drastic action to prop up its fortunes. “Increasingly, (global) overcapacity and the resulting rise in cheap imports, particularly from Asia, are placing a considerable strain on competitiveness,” Thyssenkrupp Steel said in a statement. Thyssenkrupp, Germany’s largest steel producer, joins the country’s biggest manufacturer Volkswagen in setting out a major overhaul to cut costs and bolster competitiveness. The German automaker also plans to close at least three factories in its home country and lay off tens of thousands of staff. “Locational weaknesses” include high energy costs, onerous red tape, and outdated physical and digital infrastructure.

Persons: Steel, carmaker Ford Organizations: London CNN, Thyssenkrupp, European, European Commission, Volkswagen, Federation of German Industries, Boston Consulting Group, German Economic Institute Locations: Asia, Ukraine, German, Europe, Germany, United Kingdom, Thyssenkrupp

☆ Hungary's Orban breaks with neighbors to dismiss ICC's arrest warrant for Netanyahu
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban said Friday he would invite Benjamin Netanyahu to visit his country and that he would guarantee that an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against the Israeli prime minister would "not be observed." Ireland's prime minister Simon Harris said Friday that his country would be prepared to arrest the Israeli prime minister if he came to the country. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The ICC issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Netanyahu and his former defense chief Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza conflict. Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Viktor Orban at the parliament in Budapest, Hungary, on July 18, 2017.

Persons: Viktor Orban, Benjamin Netanyahu, Simon Harris, Yoav Gallant, ” Harris, Netanyahu, Harris, Mohammed Deif, Orban, Israel’s, ” Orban, Karoly Arvai, Josep Borrell, Petr Fiala, ” Organizations: Israeli, Getty, RTE, International Law, ICC, Fidesz, Czech Foreign Ministry Locations: Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Rome, Gaza, Hungary, “, Budapest, Czech Republic, Czech, Prague

☆ COP29: Azerbaijan’s leader takes a wrecking ball to climate talks as calls mount for a total ‘overhaul’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Angela Dewan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —From the moment the US election results rolled in, climate leaders knew Donald Trump would be a blow to the COP29 talks in Baku. Amid the chaos, prominent global climate leaders on Friday issued an open letter calling for a “fundamental overhaul” of the entire UN climate process. COP29 marks the third year in a row that the climate talks have been held in either a petrostate, or economy that relies heavily on oil and gas. World leaders and delegates pose for a "family photo" on day two of the COP29 talks. Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesThe geopolitical chaos comes as global climate leaders scramble to find ways to Trump-proof progress so far, as the president-elect has vowed to again pull the US out of the Paris Agreement.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ilham Aliyev, Sandrine Dixson, —, ”, Alex Scott, they’re, ” Aliyev, Aliyev, Agnès, Joseph Borrell, Azerbaijan’s COP29, Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Ursula von der Leyen didn't, Sean Gallup, Trump, Gerardo Werthein, “, Javier Milei’s Organizations: CNN, The, of Rome, United Arab, Getty, New York Times Locations: Baku, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Italy, Paris, France, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Azerbaijan, Armenia

☆ ChatGPT can be tricked into telling people how to commit crimes, a tech firm finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —ChatGPT can be duped into providing detailed advice on how to commit crimes ranging from money laundering to the export of weapons to sanctioned countries, a tech startup found, raising questions over the chatbot’s safeguards against its use to aid illegal activity. Norwegian firm Strise ran experiments asking ChatGPT for tips on committing specific crimes. And in another experiment, run earlier this month, ChatGPT produced lists of methods to help businesses evade sanctions, such as those against Russia, including bans on certain cross-border payments and the sale of arms. Strise sells software that helps banks and other companies combat money laundering, identify sanctioned individuals and tackle other risks. “It’s like having a corrupt financial adviser on your desktop,” Rødevand said on the company’s podcast last month, describing the money laundering experiment.

Persons: London CNN —, Strise, ChatGPT, Handelsbanken, Marit Rødevand, Strise’s, ”, OpenAI, “, Rødevand, “ We’re, Europol, Olesya Dmitracova Organizations: London CNN, Strise, CNN, Russia Locations: Russia, Nordic, Norway

☆ Israel’s ties with Europe strained by wars in Gaza and Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Adding impetus to their effort is the fact Israeli military strikes are now hitting UN peacekeeping bases in southern Lebanon, which house European troops. European reproach of Israel reached new levels when Israeli military strikes began hitting posts of the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon. The UN has said Israel’s military has fired on its peacekeepers multiple times in recent weeks, injuring more than a dozen. ‘We have blocked everything’Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also condemned Israel’s actions in Lebanon, including an Israeli military strike that hit a UN peacekeeping base where around 1,100 Italian troops are stationed. In an earlier move that protested Israel’s war in Gaza, Spain, Ireland and Norway formally recognized Palestinian statehood in May.

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☆ Italy’s hard-right government set to send sea migrants to Albania in bid to curb arrivals
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

However, the court’s decision is non-binding and Italy and Albania are not prohibited by the ruling from going forward with the plans. That’s all, very normal variations during construction.”A general view of the reception center for migrants in Shengjin, Albania, on June 4, 2024. If they do not qualify for asylum, they will be deported to “safe” countries, according to the agreement between Italy and Albania. The cost comes to around 7.5% of what Italy currently spends on its migrant reception centers, Meloni said in June, speaking alongside Rama. Other listed “safe countries” include Egypt, Tunisia and the Ivory Coast, citizens of which make up a large portion of arrivals.

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☆ Black-colored plastic used for kitchen utensils and toys linked to banned toxic flame retardants
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“That particular product had up to 22,800 parts per million of total flame retardants — that’s almost 3% by weight,” Liu said. That chemical is a member of the polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDE, class of flame retardants. “I would recommend not using black plastic for food contact materials or buying toys with black plastic pieces,” said Birnbaum, who was not involved in the study. What consumers can doExperts say there are ways that consumers can reduce their risk from flame retardants. “Replace your plastic kitchen utensils with stainless steel options or choose plastic free items to help reduce your overall exposure to harmful additives and plastic,” Liu said.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Megan Liu, ” Liu, Liu, DecaBDE, decaBDE, toxicologist Linda Birnbaum, “, Birnbaum, ” Erich Shea, ” Shea, that’s, hadn’t, Leonardo Trasande, “ I’m, Trasande, vacuuming, ” Birnbaum Organizations: CNN, Toxic, US Environmental Protection Agency, National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, National Toxicology, Chemistry, ” Manufacturers, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Flame, Alliance, Amsterdam Institute for Life, Vrije Universiteit, “, NYU Langone Health Locations: United States, sofas, Vrije, Amsterdam, New York City

The most sweeping effort yet to regulate artificial intelligence, a California bill that could have informed laws around the world, is going back to the drawing board. 1047 provided necessary guardrails, and they urged California policymakers to reject intense pressure from software giants against the bill. Smaller tech companies also pushed back, worried that A.I. While governments around the world (and A.I. Act, which focuses on the riskiest use of the technology but also includes transparency requirements for the largest models.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, ” Newsom, Geoffrey Hinton, Elon Musk, Nancy Pelosi, Newsom’s, Sam Altman, OpenAI Organizations: Gov, Hollywood, Street, Google Locations: California, Silicon, S.B

☆ Far right wins close Austria election, a boost for Putin
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Projections from ORF public television based on exit polls suggest that the pro-Russia, anti-immigration Freedom Party, or FPÖ, has finished first, with 29.1% of the vote. It appears to have knocked the ruling conservative Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP), or Austrian People’s Party, into second place, with 26.2% of the vote. But it has fallen far short of an absolute majority in the tight election and will need help to form a stable government. But even if the party fails to form a coalition government, the result will serve as a symbolic victory for the far right. Chancellor and ÖVP leader Karl Nehammer has so far ruled out any coalition that includes Kickl.

Persons: Österreichische, Herbert Kickl, ”, Adolf Hitler, Kickl, Vladimir Putin —, Karl Nehammer Organizations: Party, Austrian People’s Party, Social Democratic Party of Austria, ÖVP, NATO Locations: Russia, Europe, Austria, East, North Africa, Ukraine, Germany, France, Netherlands

☆ Around 48 migrants missing, nine found dead, after boat sinks off Canary Islands
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Nine people, one of them a child, have been confirmed as dead after their boat sank in the early hours of Saturday morning, emergency and rescue services said. “After what happened yesterday and if the forecast for the arrival of the migrant boats happens, then it will be the biggest humanitarian crisis to happen to the Canary Islands in 30 years,” Candelaria Delgado of the Canary Islands government, told reporters on Sunday. Three of those rescued suffered from hypothermia and dehydration, rescue services said on Sunday. As hopes of finding more survivors diminished, police installed a morgue on El Hierro, authorities said. Three other boats reached the Canary Islands during the night, carrying 208 migrants.

Persons: El, Frontex, ” Candelaria Delgado Organizations: Spain Reuters — Patrol, Rescuers, Spanish coastguard, Reuters, Channel, Canary Locations: El Hierro, Spain, Africa, Canary, Spanish, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, West Africa, Turkey, Greece, Britain, Lanzarote

☆ Neurable’s BCI ‘brain-reading’ headphones could stop you burning out
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The MW75 Neuro comes in four colors, including silver. NeurableThe concept, says Alcaide, is to help users “build discipline and good habits” through rewarding good cognitive hygiene. Blackrock NeurotechThe MW75 Neuro is a "non-invasive" BCI. CNN’s Anna Stewart tries an early iteration of Neurable’s MW75 Neuro headphones with Deena Al Jassasi (right) at Healthspan Digital, a longevity clinic in Dubai. As more people wear the headphones, Alcaide says users can opt-in to share their anonymized data which can help improve functionality for new software features.

Persons: Ramses Alcaide, Woojin Lee, Neurable, Alcaide, you’re, ”, Miguel Nicolelis, Adam Molnar, ” Miguel Nicolelis, Neurobiologist, Duke University Nicolelis, Deena Al Jassasi, CNN’s Anna Stewart Organizations: CNN, University of Michigan’s, Interface, Dynamics, Duke University, Neurable, BCI, Blackrock, DCI Network, Institute of Neuroethics, Healthspan Locations: Boston, Alcaide, Blackrock Neurotech's Utah, Dubai

☆ Europe cuts interest rates again as economic recovery falters
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —The European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates Thursday, lowering borrowing costs for the second time in recent months as inflation slows and Europe’s economy stumbles. The ECB cut rates for the first time in five years in June, but kept them unchanged at its last meeting in July. However, it marginally downgraded the outlook for economic growth in the eurozone to 0.8%, from 0.9% projected in June. “Financing conditions remain restrictive, and economic activity is still subdued, reflecting weak private consumption and investment,” the ECB said. Earlier this week, former ECB chief Mario Draghi said in a report that slowing economic growth and productivity present an “existential challenge” to Europe.

Persons: Bert Colijn, Christine Lagarde’s, Mario Draghi, Draghi Organizations: London CNN, European Central Bank, ECB, Olympic, Paralympic Games, P Global, Hamburg Commercial Bank, “, ING Locations: Germany, Paris, Europe, United States, China, EU

☆ European travelers will have to pay to enter the UK in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —European travelers visiting the UK without a visa will soon be required to pay a £10 (around $13) waiver fee. This will be extended to include most other nationals, including those from the US but excluding Europeans, in November. By next spring, the program will be expanded again to incorporate European nationals. Jordanian nationals can no longer apply for an ETA to enter the UK, according to the UK government website. Meanwhile, the roll out of the European Union’s ETIAS, valid for three years, which will cost travelers 7 euros (about $7.50,) has been postponed to 2025.

Persons: Yvette Cooper, ” Cooper Organizations: CNN, Qatar, European Union, UK, United Locations: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States

☆ The world just endured the hottest summer on record
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: 1 min

The summer of 2024 was the hottest on record, according to the European Union’s climate monitor, extending an alarming run of temperature records that has put the planet firmly on course to notch its hottest year in human history. The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Friday that the global average temperature for the boreal summer, which refers to the Northern Hemisphere’s June through August period, was the highest on record. The summer months were found to be 0.69 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average for the June-August period. It surpasses the previous record from June-August last year, which was 0.66 degrees Celsius above the average baseline. Samantha Burgess, deputy director of C3S, said the world had experienced the hottest June and August, the hottest day on record and the hottest boreal summer on record in the space of just three months.

Persons: Samantha Burgess, C3S Organizations: Northern

☆ The United States and Europe need China for clean energy. They will pay a price to break free
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

London CNN —The United States and Europe are racing to narrow China’s commanding lead in clean energy technologies, throwing subsidies at local manufacturers and hiking tariffs on Chinese imports in a strikingly protectionist turn. Without China’s electric vehicles (EVs), solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries, reducing planet-heating pollution could take longer and ultimately increase costs for businesses and consumers. Beijing’s virtual monopoly on the processing of some critical minerals comes with particular risks for the global green transition. Zhu Haipeng/VCG/APAny delay in switching to clean energy will exact a heavy toll on the planet. Birol at the IEA also advocates for trade policies that diversify supply chains while reducing the risk of delays to the clean energy transition.

Persons: “, Margrethe Vestager, ”, ” Fatih Birol, David G, Victor, Michael R, Davidson, ” Victor, Pierre, Olivier Gourinchas, Zhu Haipeng, Victor of, Birol, don’t Organizations: London CNN, Russia, Getty, ”, International Energy Agency, Global, University of California, CNN, Monetary Fund, McKinsey Global Institute, Victor of University of California, IEA Locations: United States, Europe, China, Lianyungang, Washington, Netherlands, Japan, Beijing, of Taicang, Suzhou, Brookings, University of California San Diego, Fuzhou, Victor of University of California San Diego

☆ Europe was on the brink of a night train revolution. Here’s what actually happened
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Ben Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Prior to the company’s demise, it had looked like Europe was poised for something of a night train revolution. Despite this demand, the hurdles for startups like Midnight Train trying to enter the market to meet it remain virtually insurmountable. Formidable obstaclesEuropean Sleeper is one of the few new night train operators to begin services, but the company has struggled to find rolling stock. “Politicians must be clear: the night train market will be effectively closed for a very long time,” he says. With the honorable exception of Nightjet, which plans to expand rapidly over the next five years, European night train services have yet to match the hype.

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