As a result of the US and Israeli attack on Iran on 28 February, the world has learned that in addition to oil, there are four other commodities that play a critical role in the global economy: LNG, Urea, Sulfur and Helium.
Sustainability
ICCT: Growing momentum: Global overview of government targets for phasing out sales of new internal combustion engine vehicles
In four years Norway will stop selling internal combustion engine vehicles. Others in 2030. The EU is not terribly encouraging, but then Germany is in charge. Read here
EU politics
France 24: UN calls for probe into ‘excessive’ force by French police at Yellow Vest protests
Odd that this did not come from the EU. The UN human rights chief called Wednesday for a “full investigation” into the possible excessive use of force by French police during the “yellow vest” demonstrations. […]
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck, Friederike Spiecker: The inflation that was no inflation is over
New data from the German Federal Statistical Office make it clear to even the last doubter: the short phase of high price increases is a thing of the past and the complete normalisation of the […]
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