Russia-Ukraine war is causing troubles across nations as many commodities prices have peaked high, while shipment delays from both Russia and Ukraine are also causing bottlenecks in the supply chain. There are commodities that countries import from both Russia and Ukraine, such as wheat, for which both countries account for 29% of global exports. On […]
Tag: Sustainable Development
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), is the world’s biggest trade deal consisting of 15 countries. The countries participating in this deal are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The deal inclusively consists of countries belonging to the Asia-Pacific region. This […]
On November 24, 2021, US International Trade Commission passed a suggestion to the USA government for the extension of Section 201. They recommended extending the time period for Section 201 global safeguard tariffs on photovoltaic (PV) cells and other solar modules. President Biden has to make a final decision and call an official verdict on […]
Harvard University’s President announced on 9 September 2021 about the decision on ‘fossil fuels endowment’. Harvard University and Yale University were both active participants in the endowment of fossil fuels earlier and claimed to directly contribute to the climate change issue. The open letter posted by the university’s president begins with the statement — “Climate […]
Coal is the biggest of all three fossil fuels, contributing to greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. Non-renewable energy sources namely coal, oil, and gas, as their name suggests, cannot be replenished and, ironically, supply more than 80% of world energy. According to a report of the World Bank, coal alone contributed to more than 70% of […]
CNG & LPG are the alternative fuels while petrol and diesel are still used as primary energy sources, but there have been major shifts after the last year’s pandemic. Conventional fuels – petrol and diesel, accounted for the EU’s market share of 75.5% in 2020, as per European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). According to the […]
The increasing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is rapidly growing with the passage of time and changes in the environment. This gradual adoption of electric vehicles dates back to around 2015. The much-needed conversations on planet earth are one of the major contributors to rise of the electric vehicles. Over the few years, the conservation […]
Key Points: Trade liberalization uplift the environmental growth values in the trade paradigms Positive climate change factors recorded during COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 Fossil fuels trade and uses were low in 2020 as compared to the previous years Modification of major trade policies drive a sustainable development at large extent Trade and environmental development can […]