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McNamara MP Josh Burns says Palestinians are not being ‘collectively punished’ as Ed Husic argued earlier this week. Follow the day’s news liveIsrael-Hamas war: live coverageGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAbbot…
Advisers say government should cover cost of replacing gas boilers with pumps in more than 2m homesMore than 2 million low-income households should be given a free electric heat pump to replace their gas boiler if the UK hopes to meet its legally bindi…
Sober assessment of UK failings from body set up by a Conservative chancellor poses ideological problem for governmentUK infrastructure needs much more investment, say advisersThe cost of upgrading the UK’s infrastructure to make it fit for the future …
National Infrastructure Commission says public transport, home heating and water networks all in need of renewalThe £30bn question: will Tories embrace NIC report or stick with rhetoric?The UK’s infrastructure needs a big cash injection, with public tr…
India is getting more uncomfortable using China’s Yuan to buy Russian oil, sources told Reuters. At least seven oil shipments from Russia have not been paid by IndiaAlthough Russian firms are continuing to deliver crude supply, seven cargoes have yet to be paid for, as India’s state-owned refiners seek yuan alternatives, the report said.Part of the reason stems from increased costs that come with
Climate activist taken away by Met police after protesters denounce meeting of fossil fuel executives and ministersGreta Thunberg was arrested after joining hundreds of protesters who gathered at a five-star hotel in London on Tuesday morning to denoun…
Investment needs to double to more than $600bn a year by 2030 after ‘decade of stagnation’, says agencyMinisters have been urged to “open their eyes” to the need to build a vast network of new electricity grids to allow countries to hit climate goals, …
Tesla is perhaps not known well enough for shutting down high speed rail in CA with a “hyper loop” pipe dream that never delivered anything. They threw fiction into PR cycles using scam and propaganda methods because they couldn’t han…
Energy department says program will achieve climate goals, but climate advocates are skeptical it will reduce emissionsThe Department of Energy has selected seven projects for a $7bn program to launch the development and production of hydrogen fuel, th…
This note offers links to recent commentaries and reports from international think tanks on the State of the Union and related issues. Topical papers on the war on Ukraine can be found in a recent edition of What Think Tanks are Thinking.