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China’s activity will stabilise if not notably improve
Growth in retail sales and industrial output edged up in August and unemployment dipped lower
InternationalServices to outgrow goods trade but regulation to lag
Services will outgrow goods trade ahead; while a stronger world framework to support trade would help, this is unlikely
InternationalOPEC supply squeeze elevates near-term oil prices
OPEC+, the IEA and the EIA have all updated their oil market forecasts yesterday and today
InternationalInternational fossil fuel subsidies will weigh heavily
In 2022, direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies cost USD7tn (7.1% of global GDP)
InternationalPeak fossil fuel use bodes well but many tests persist
The International Energy Agency now sees demand for oil, gas and coal peaking later this decade
InternationalAI proliferation will have serious environmental costs
Recent breakthroughs in AI will intensify the digital economy’s environmental footprint
InternationalInsufficient global climate action will persist
G20 leaders have failed to advance efforts to phase out coal -- a major source of global carbon emissions
InternationalLabels for AI content expose gap between tech and laws
Major social media firms are taking steps to control the circulation of highly realistic synthetic content
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