Donald Trump would gut Joe Biden’s landmark IRA climate law if elected | Former president plans to scrap clean energy rules and expand drilling to boost fossil fuels, say advisers (www.ft.com)
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Labour would force renewables projects on to councils, says Keir Starmer (www.ft.com)
A Labour government would not only lift the de facto ban on onshore wind farms in England but also force councils to “proactively identify” areas suitable for renewable generation, leader Sir Keir Starmer has announced....
Cheap solar gives desalination its moment in the sun (www.ft.com)
Cheap solar gives desalination its moment in the sun...
Two UK water companies lack complete maps of sewage networks (www.ft.com)
Can you guess which ones?
Only 14% of US voters say Joe Biden has made them better off (www.ft.com)
Study casts doubt on ‘wokeness’ of US university courses (www.ft.com)
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Joe Biden calls out ‘extreme’ elements within Israel’s government (www.ft.com)
Russia plotting sabotage across Europe, intelligence agencies warn (www.ft.com)
Game over? Industry suffers slowdown after decades-long winning streak (www.ft.com)
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Chinese borrowers default in record numbers as economic crisis deepens (www.ft.com)
"Defaults by Chinese borrowers have surged to a record high since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, highlighting the depth of the country’s economic downturn and the obstacles to a full recovery,” the Financial Times reports.
Biden administration signals it will support push to hit ICC with sanctions (www.ft.com)
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Euroclear, which holds 191bn of 260bn in frozen Russian assets, warns against G7 plan to backstop Ukraine debt with Russian assets (www.ft.com)
We tried to run a social media site and it was awful (www.ft.com)
Extinction looms for FTAV’s Mastodon presence
China to export deflation to the world as economy stumbles (www.ft.com)
The world is warming faster than scientists expected | Fossil fuel groups and investors cannot afford to ignore the warnings (www.ft.com)
‘They are among us’: Russia’s terrifyingly effective poisoning operation (www.ft.com)
Any Russian critical of President Putin is now a potential enemy of the state...
South Korea’s birth rate has become a national emergency (www.ft.com)
South Korea has beaten its own record once again. The country has registered a new low in its already faltering birth rate. The rate for 2023 was just 0.72. This is an unprecedented number in the global community (the average for OECD countries was 1.58 in 2021)....
How China’s military is slowly squeezing Taiwan (www.ft.com)
For all the focus on a potential invasion, some in Taipei fear a Chinese pressure campaign that gradually changes the status quo Alt Link: archive.ph/NuiWR
Forget boomers vs millennials, the next conflict is millennials vs each other (www.ft.com)
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UK nuclear plant hit by new multiyear delay and could cost up to £35bn | Latest overrun to Hinkley Point C a blow to UK energy plans and French constructor EDF (www.ft.com)
“We have definitely lost the battle in the Global South,” said one senior G7 diplomat. "Forget about rules, forget about world order. They won’t ever listen to us again.” (www.ft.com)
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Did Israel bomb a civilian evacuation route in Gaza? | Financial Times (www.ft.com)
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Global sperm counts are falling. This scientist believes she knows why (www.ft.com)
Shanna Swan has been investigating the impact of chemicals on human fertility for decades
you guys, OpenAI and Facebook have *totally* invented your plastic pal who's fun to be with *this* time (www.ft.com)
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