AI
Swiss Emission Curbs
Daily Standup Top Stories $300 Billion in Global Nuclear Energy Investment – is this in trouble because of DeepSeek February 8, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This is a fundamental question. Will DeepSeek lead to […]
Month: February 2025
Geopolitical
EU’s von der Leyen calls for alternative to NATO
Several EU leaders have pushed for a common European force free from US control in recent years European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for an alternative to NATO, arguing that Europe must […]
Finance
US Treasury pays $100bn annually to unknown recipients – Musk
The Department of Government Efficiency has found that $100 billion is paid annually to people without proper identification Elon Musk, as head of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has said that the US […]
Geopolitical
Trump’s team to hold Ukraine talks this week
Senior US officials are to visit Europe to discuss strategies for ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has said The US Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, the Vice President, and […]
Finance
Liberal NGOs in crisis: The fallout of Trump’s USAID freeze
If you’ve spent any time on social media recently, particularly X, you might have noticed a pattern. Media outlets, NGOs, and human rights groups with a liberal slant are posting about financial trouble. Some plead […]
Critical Minerals
Greenland’s mineral wealth is out of EU’s reach – the US isn’t the reason
NUUK, Greenland – Beneath Greenland’s icy surface lies a wealth of untapped minerals crucial for the green transition – and for the island’s push toward financial independence from Denmark. Much has been made of […]
AI
France unveils €109 billion AI investment plan
President Macron said France will attract €109 billion in data centres and AI projects “in the coming years,” making it the first European country with AI infrastructure on par with the US and China. […]
Finance
Baltic states cut energy ties with Russia as Poland strengthens cooperation
WARSAW – As the Baltic states finalized their transition from Russia’s electricity grid to the EU system on Sunday, cutting a decades-old Soviet-era connection, the LitPol link between Lithuania and Poland became operational. At […]
Big Oil Companies
BP, partners achieve first LNG at Tortue project
Dallas-based Kosmos announced on Monday that first LNG production has been achieved at the BP-operated GTA LNG project. Last month, BP and its partners started flowing gas from wells at the GTA Phase 1 LNG […]
Imports
Trump threatens sweeping tariffs on key metal imports
The US president says he will slap additional 25% levies on all steel and aluminum purchases US President Donald Trump has threatened to hike tariffs on key metals imports. Speaking to reporters on board […]