With fuel demand depressed by coronavirus and a price war threatening to pump out more oil, the fossil fuel industry’s traditional revenue streams are on even shakier ground. Climate change will make that worse. As...
Domestic economic challenges due to COVID-19 are likely to force China to dial back on big-ticket infrastructure projects. But Beijing will not shy away from bankrolling virus-hit countries to score geopolitical gains. The coronavirus pandemic,...
A previous standoff with Mexico was resolved as the deal was announced just hours before Asian markets opened on Monday. The cuts will be gradually eased until April 2022. OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing nations...
With more than half the global population under some form of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sustainable habits can easily fall by the wayside. But we can still fight off the virus and keep...
The scale of the pandemic is the result of official mendaciousness. Policymakers must start telling the truth in order to slow the further spread of the coronavirus, DW’s Rodion Ebbighausen writes. A quick look at...
Just two weeks into this crisis some are actually calculating how many deaths society can accept to salvage the economy. For DW’s Henrik Böhme, this is unacceptable. It’s a question to which there is no...
While the true extent of the economic damage caused by the COVID-19 outbreak is yet to be determined, what’s certain is that the crisis will claim millions of jobs. But a handful of sectors may...
Sri Lanka followed suit after the Philippines became the first country to close down its stock market. The PSE may resume operations on Thursday. The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Tuesday suspended trading operations. It...
Britain’s new immigration system makes it clear that low-skilled workers are no longer welcome. The policy reveals deep-seated biases about the value of work, says Kate Ferguson. When Britain’s Home Secretary Priti Patel unveiled her...
Many countries have heating systems that still run on coal, oil and gas. But relying on these fossil fuels to keep us warm through winter adds to CO2 emissions. So what are some of the...
As Germany advances its plans for liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, critics slam the proposed infrastructure on grounds of climate pollution and fracking hypocrisy. When the European Parliament voted to back a slate of fossil...
A Cambodian man, concerned about how many hazardous pesticides farmers use on their crops in his country, has created something to help: a crop-dusting drone. Heng Sopheak is not a farmer himself. The 38-year-old used...
