Renewable energy firms hope Taro Kono becomes Japan's next PM
Sep 27, 2021 23:37 pm UTC| Politics Economy Nature
Renewable energy companies in Japan are hoping that Taro Kono becomes the countrys next prime minister to enable more market access and a fairer playing field in the industry. Kono has long championed renewable...
Tweets, emails or hand-written notes? What gets politicians to speak up on climate
Sep 27, 2021 23:37 pm UTC| Politics
With the United Nations-led climate negotiations set to occur in November, citizens around the world have reason to despair at their governments efforts to tackle climate change. Existing national policies put the planet...
German election sees centre-left eke out a slim victory over Angela Merkel's party
Sep 27, 2021 23:36 pm UTC| Politics
The best part of every German election actually occurs after the election. Results are tabulated very quickly once polls close at 6 p.m. local time. By 8:15 p.m., following the evening news on ARD Channel 1, the...
How Sen. Joe Manchin's support for natural gas could derail Biden's US climate plan
Sep 27, 2021 23:36 pm UTC| Politics
President Joe Biden has a goal for all U.S. electricity to come from zero-carbon sources by 2035. To get there, hes counting on Congress to approve an ambitious package of incentives and penalties designed to encourage...
Sep 27, 2021 23:34 pm UTC| Politics Law
Homicides in the U.S. spiked by almost 30% in 2020. That was the main takeaway from figures released on Sept. 27, 2021, by the FBI that showed almost uniform increases across America in the murder rate. The fact that...
Joe Biden criticizes treatment of Haitian migrants by Border Patrol agents
Sep 27, 2021 10:07 am UTC| Politics
US President Joe Biden is also tackling the immigration situation at the border, with thousands of migrants looking to enter the country following his inauguration as the new US leader. Following the recent images and...
Joe Biden will not invoke executive privilege on behalf of Donald Trump over Jan. 6 documents
Sep 27, 2021 09:49 am UTC| Politics
US President Joe Biden has largely stayed away from getting involved in the investigations related to the Capitol insurrection last January 6. However, as of late, Biden may be considering assisting in the probe as White...
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