🌳 The Bosque de Niebla cloud forest in Colombia is a #biodiversity hotspot, home to unique species like the yellow-eared parrot & spectacled bear.

Learn how projects like #BiodiversityCredits can help to preserve their habitats on #BiodiversityDay 👉 bit.ly/3ViDiGG

Very interesting lecture by and discussion with Professor Keyu Lin on China’s economy: no peak CN; CN has strong economic decentralisation; CN is changing but Q whether it will really go for domestic demand

CPB: allerhoogste inkomens betalen relatief minder belasting | Gedeeld artikel van de Volkskrant digitalekrant.volkskrant.nl/volkskrant/218…

🇨🇳 - China may well be the world leader for de-risking trade ties
• Chinese firms have been developing ties with emerging markets over past ten years
• This reduces China's reliance on unfriendly markets (🇺🇸🇪🇺), shielding Beijing from geopolitical tensions

It was a pleasure to meet COP29 President-Designate Mukhtar Babayev and his team in Paris. We look forward to contribute to this important climate summit in Baku!

China may have built the world’s first drone carrier.

“The world knows about China’s first three [aircraft] carriers…This new carrier is very different….We are confident that this ship is the world’s first dedicated fixed-wing drone carrier.”

15.000 policymakers and CEOs from all over the world are in Rotterdam this week for the World Hydrogen Summit 2024. The event shows global developments in the field of hydrogen and offers a unique platform to strengthen collaborations and share knowledge⤵️ government.nl/latest/news/20…

Many thanks to @Martinwolf_ for highlighting the argument behind #TheLongevityImperative and the brilliant summary “we need to change not only how we age, but how we think about age”. We can do better than the despair of an ‘ageing society’.
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My take on the green subsidies trade war. Put up tariffs if you must, but the moral, economic, environmental arguments are on the side of those that subsidize green products, not those who want to tax them. project-syndicate.org/commentary/gre…

🚘🔌🔋 - Transition to EVs will reduce government revenues from fuel duties by US$110bn in 2035
• Europe will be most hit, shouldering around half of global projected losses
• Many states are considering taxes on EVs, but such measures could slow down green energy transition

📈 In many #OECD countries, 2023 was a record year for #ICT sector growth:

🇦🇹 10.9%
🇧🇪 11.5%
🇨🇦 9.2%
🇩🇰 9.7%
🇫🇮 9.2%
🇩🇪 10.9%
🇳🇱 10.2%
🇨🇭 9.9%
🇬🇧 11.9%
🇺🇸 9.4%

📊 Find out more in the new OECD #DigitalEconomy Outlook 2024: oe.cd/il/deo-ch1

#OECD digital

Looks like The Simpsons won that tender for European Commission's comms work...

🗺️ - Are geopolitical tensions reshaping global FDI flows?
• Flows between US and China are dropping fast, while US investments to Americas and Europe are growing
• Flows to/from China are plummeting; China is less attractive as a destination and focusing more inwards

BIG NEWS: Our Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa has mobilised $2.2 billion in new announcements from governments & private sector to tackle this crucial health, gender & climate issue

International Energy Agency will closely track the pledges made today to ensure they’re met on time & in full

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Umicore heeft 500 miljoen klaarliggen voor een nieuwe fabriek. België wierp zich reeds op, maar ook Macron verleidt Umicore
Op volle capaciteit zou de fabriek tegen 2027 150000 ton autobatterijen kunnen verwerken om 350000 EVs van batterijen te voorzien/12 tijd.be/politiek-econo…

Pleased to welcome #COP29 President-Designate Mukhtar Babayev to the OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives today.

Important exchange on #OECD work in support of globally more effective climate action - on carbon mitigation via the #IFCMA , on policies to strengthen adaptation and support for climate finance.

Today we launched our 🆕 Digital Economy Outlook Vol 1: Embracing the Technology Frontier.

It presents new data on growth of the ICT sector and offers a glimpse into the technology landscape of tomorrow, from AI to VR to 6G wireless connectivity.

🔗 oe.cd/deo2024

A missed opportunity for a China-EU grand bargain via Financial Times
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Press statement by President von der Leyen following the trilateral France-EU-China meeting. A clear summary of the current status of the relationship with China from an EU perspective. Great she was able to voice this during Xi’s state visit to France. ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…