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China's contradictions on climate
News, Published on 20/09/2025
» One typically hears two stories about China and climate change. The first is that China leads the world in greenhouse gas emissions as it continues to build more coal-fired power stations.
Who's more right, Greta Thunberg or Bill Gates?
Oped, Published on 06/05/2021
» Some people say that to avoid the threat of catastrophic harm to human welfare posed by global warming, we must radically change our behaviour -- cease flying, use bicycles, and give up red meat. Others believe that new technologies can deliver carbon-free growth. So, who is right: Greta Thunberg, who advocates the former course, or Bill Gates, who just wrote a book advocating the latter?
Fasten your seatbelts
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 28/10/2013
» Although the global economic outlook for next year is improving as the United States and Europe recover, capital markets will remain volatile as the US Federal Reserve tapers its quantitative easing measures, likely by the end of the first quarter or early second quarter, say top regional analysts.