As the deadline for submitting updated carbon reduction targets passed on Monday, the majority of nations – including major emitters such as China, India, and the EU – missed the cut-off point, reflecting the ongoing difficulties of international cooperation regarding climate change. The United Nations’ deadline for submitting updated carbon reduction targets passed on 10…
China has created a new specialist committee on artificial intelligence (AI), as part of the country’s vision for the development and governance of the technology, amid simmering tensions between Beijing and Washington. The AI Experts Committee will help spearhead efforts to promote the country’s perspective on how the fast-growing technology should be governed, according to…
Donald Trump’s election to a second term in the White House has signalled a break in multilateralism from Washington, if not the end of it. Expectations are the United States will prioritise trade wars over tariff reduction, fossil fuel development over renewable energy, and isolationism over unshrinking support for allies in conflicts. Still, there are…
Highlights of some of the Green Initiatives, that cover over 8000 kilometres, via the Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. Highlights of some of the Green Initiatives, that cover over 8000 kilometres, via the Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy of the Ministry of Ecology and…
Afghanistan’s Islamic State group is staging a growing number of bloody international attacks, presenting a rare but complicated opportunity for foreign cooperation with the Taliban government to counter the jihadists. Taliban’s battle with IS opens door to foreign cooperation Since winning their own insurgency in defiance of the international community three years ago, the Taliban…