U.S.-China Rare-Earth Deal Shows Beijing’s Dominance of Crucial Sector
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: China agrees to rare-earth deal with the United States,…
EU Set to Open Doors to Imported Carbon Credits Under 2040
(Bloomberg) — The European Union wants to allow limited imports of carbon credits under a planned 90% emissions…
Germany Risks Higher Power Prices If Green Goals Are Cut:
(Bloomberg) — Germany would see significantly higher electricity prices if it backtracks from its renewable energy expansion targets…
Why uranium mining is having a resurgence in the United States
From about the 1960s to the mid-1980s, the United States was a leader in uranium mining. But domestic…
EU Set to Allow More Flexible Natural Gas Storage Targets
Negotiators from the European Parliament and the EU member states have provisionally agreed to ease the bloc’s natural…
Germany’s SEFE Strikes 10-Year Deal for Gas From Azerbaijan
(Bloomberg) — Germany’s state-owned SEFE signed a 10-year deal to buy gas from Azerbaijan’s state-owned Socar. The agreement,…
The United States Needs a Nuclear Operation Warp Speed – Foreign Policy
A new Pew Research Center poll finds partisan polarization among Americans at its highest level in decades. As…
EU Will Work on Setting Water Use Caps for Thirsty Data
(Bloomberg) — The European Union will work on setting minimum performance standards to curb water usage in data…
Germany’s Red Tape Creates a Berlin-Sized Hole in Energy
(Bloomberg) — Nestled along the banks of the Neckar River in southwest Germany, the bucolic university town of…
US Commodities to Avoid Strict Checks Under EU Deforestation
(Bloomberg) — US commodity producers will likely avoid strict checks under the European Union’s rules to curb deforestation…