Published: 2:00pm, 16 Jan 2025Updated: 5:16pm, 16 Jan 2025 China’s leadership has called for institutional opening-up and efforts to build a “world-class” business environment this year as Beijing strives to rekindle confidence and growth, convince foreign firms to remain onshore and keep goods flowing as external shocks loom. Advertisement The message was contained in a...

The window to stop the decline of England’s nature is swiftly closing, the environmental watchdog has said, as its latest report finds that the government is falling short on most of its targets to improve the environment. Some of Labour’s actions, however, including setting up a water commission and writing a new environmental improvement plan,...

Download Report (PDF | 1.78 MB) In our new report “Assessing environmental degradation in southern Ukraine,” Norwegian People’s Aid, and CEOBS highlight significant pollution, infrastructure damage, and threats to agriculture and ecosystems in Kherson and Mykolaiv regions. By documenting the impact of explosive weapons on soil, water, and biodiversity, the report underscores the urgent need...