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Carbon offsets face credibility issues globally
Carbon offsetting plays a key role in meeting climate goals, but success can be difficult to measure
InternationalUS s-commerce will grow fast, following Asia’s lead
US m-commerce (on mobiles) and s-commerce (on social media) retail is growing fast, but TikTok faces political headwinds
InternationalCompromises extend G20 cooperation amid little success
The G20 remains the premier forum for international economic cooperation but can do little to solve global problems
InternationalNew harmful trade interventions will fall into 2024
Trade protectionism grew in 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
InternationalMore clean energy and climate spending needed globally
The IEA World Energy Outlook highlights a huge shift to renewables, but also that Paris targets are far from on track
InternationalWorld services activity slowdown will help lower CPI
The flash October PMIs for Europe and Japan show services activity slowing steadily and manufacturing staying very weak
InternationalAI scientists' paper underlines risks of policy lag
A growing number of AI researchers are making policy proposals, underlining AI risks and the impact of policy gaps
InternationalInternational climate fund disagreements will endure
As the pressing need for climate action becomes increasingly clear, countries cannot agree on a way forward
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