Fossil fuel companies have access to an obscure legal tool that could jeopardize worldwide efforts to protect the climate, and they're starting to use it. The result could cost countries that press ahead with those efforts ...
Environment
May 9, 2022
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Large-scale land acquisitions by foreign investors, intended to improve global food security, had little to no benefit, increasing crop production in some areas while simultaneously threatening local food security in others, ...
Environment
Jan 19, 2021
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For the first time, researchers point to areas in Africa where foreign agricultural companies' choice of crops and management of fresh water are partly responsible for the increased water shortages and greater competition ...
Environment
Sep 28, 2016
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A unique thermosolar power station in southern Spain can shrug off cloudy days: energy stored when the sun shines lets it produce electricity even during the night.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 18, 2012
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China will no longer be the world's most populous nation. India's population will overtake it this year at an estimated population of 1.42 billion.
Economics & Business
May 11, 2023
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Housing markets are preferred destinations for foreign investors looking for yields, vacation homes or safe havens, or for those dodging tax restraints and corruption crackdowns in their home countries. But demand for U.S. ...
Economics & Business
Sep 15, 2020
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Empty homes tax has the potential to generate income for local governments, reduce demand from foreign investors and increase housing affordability, a study suggests.
Social Sciences
Feb 13, 2019
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"Coal is dead."
Environment
Jan 18, 2019
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Environment
Dec 19, 2018
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China has issued new guidelines on transferring intellectual property rights from Chinese firms or individuals to foreign investors, as global tensions rise over technology theft.
Business
Mar 30, 2018
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