Via McKinsey, a report on how – with momentum for sustainability building – Africa’s oil and gas producing nations have a unique opportunity to embark on an inclusive energy transition and chart a course toward a sustainable future: African’s oil and gas industry is entering a new era. As the world looks to accelerate its […]
Read more »Via Week In China, an article on China’s plans to build a new railway through Kyrgyzstan: When a new railway line through Kyrgyzstan last came up for serious discussion five years ago, the plan was an ambitious one. The idea was to connect Kashgar in China with Tashkent in Uzbekistan, traversing high altitudes via nearly 50 […]
Read more »Via Deutsche Welle, a report on Egypt’s plan to build the world’s sixth-largest rail network, with tracks connecting cities along the Nile with the Red and Mediterranean seas: The German industrial group Siemens said on Saturday evening that it had agreed on a deal to construct 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) of high-speed rail lines across Egypt. The deal, which […]
Read more »Via Silk Road Briefing, an article on the Sino-Thai railway that is currently under construction: The China-Laos Railway which opened late last year, is being extended through to Thailand. The Laos section has proven so popular that the frequency of train service has had to be increased several times due to demand. Six months after it opening, […]
Read more »Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, an article on the new geopolitics of energy: It is not hard to understand why people dream of a future defined by clean energy. As greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow and as extreme weather events become more frequent and harmful, the current efforts to move beyond fossil fuels appear woefully […]
Read more »Courtesy of Forbes, an article on Yemen’s biggest company’s efforts to feed hungry Yemenis: Yemen’s civil war has killed hundreds of thousands and left many of the survivors without enough to eat. Now, Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s food exports has made it even harder for the world’s hungriest to feed themselves. The unprovoked war in […]
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