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Economics Europe

UN report puts German automakers in unfamiliar territory

The German auto industry has at times seemed invincible–but not of late. With the EU moving to curb emissions following the recent UN IPCC report on the acceleration of climate change, and technological advantages in China, Japan, and the US, the Germans find themselves in a surprising place: last.

International Natural resources and energy

Risky Fumes: The coming diesel regulatory shakeup

The VW emission-cheating scandal has drawn a great deal of media attention, sparking public outrage and casting all sorts of doubts about the once promising greener nature of Diesel engines

Economics Europe Technology and infrastructure

Volkswagen’s DieselGate poses wider threat to German economy

The VW scandal discredits the European auto industry and could pose a threat to the wider transportation and logistics sector.  A tinkered algorithm in the central unit of an engine

International Natural resources and energy

Solar gas promises to upset energy politics

Solar gas technology is the product of formidable innovations and research in the field of emissions-free technologies. This fairly new source of energy presents governments and private enterprises with the

Economics International

Relations with Russia are Cold War in all but name

New EU and US sanctions against vital sectors of Russia’s economy is the most comprehensive Western answer to Russia’s continuous support for separatists in Eastern Ukraine. With the Ukrainian army gaining