Washington, Feb 1 (PTI) India and the United States have elevated their strategic partnership with the launch of the initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology or iCET, the White House said as National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met his US counterpart Jake Sullivan here. “We are committed to fostering anContinue Reading
Recommendations for Digital Transformation with Africa initiative The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, through its U.S.-Africa Business Center Digital Economy Task Force, welcomes the opportunity to support the White House’s new Digital Transformation with Africa initiative, announced by President Biden during the 2022 U.S.-Africa Business Forum. This is a pivotal momentContinue Reading
As stakeholders embrace ESG considerations, risks, opportunities and challenges to integration remain ESG, sustainability, climate change adaptation and mitigation, social impact investing and related themes have become ubiquitous concepts that seem to be top of mind for every board director, financier and investor. While there is no universal consensus onContinue Reading
The GBA boasts a significant number of innovative, growing and profitable private enterprises which together comprise what is sometimes referred to as the “Factory of the World” and present significant investment potential China aiming to close the gap in advanced technologies will boost GBA as a high-tech region Investcorp andContinue Reading
Bali, Indonesia, 15-16 November 2022 1. Fourteen years ago, the Leaders of the G20 met for the first time, facing the most severe financial crisis in our generation. We recognized, as large global economies, that collectively we carry responsibilities and that our cooperation was necessary to global economic recovery, toContinue Reading
Louisiana communities containing industrial plants and high percentages of Black residents experienced 7 to 21 times more toxic air emissions than similar locations with higher percentages of White residents, according to a new study by researchers with the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic. Those findings include the 184-mile stretch of theContinue Reading
Illustration by Radia Durrani Decades ago in 1975, the villagers of Kot Behlan in the district of Sheikhupura in Sindh were surprised to see a white crow flying the village skies. They hadn’t seen anything but the grey-necked crow commonly seen in Pakistan. “This white crow was beyond our imagination,”Continue Reading
The Biden administration is touting the final release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve of the 180 million barrels it announced in March. Meanwhile, the Interior Department is announcing its first West Coast offshore wind lease sale, and a new analysis has found most waterways it surveyed containing “forever chemicals.” ThisContinue Reading
Takeaways The Biden Administration published a Fact Sheet providing steps it and various executive agencies plan to take in addressing the six key objectives outlined in the president’s March 9, 2022 Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets (EO). The Fact Sheet addresses digital assets from the perspectiveContinue Reading
Comment on this story Comment Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202! Today we’re back in your inbox after a week-long break. A lot happened while we were off, including personnel changes in the White House climate office. But first: Exclusive: Top Democrats urge Biden administration to amp upContinue Reading
