Door de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten kan de inflatie in Nederland flink toenemen, maar duidelijk minder dan bij de energiecrisis in 2022. De economische groei kan in een zwaar scenario behoorlijk afnemen. Dat volgt uit nieuwe berekeningen van De Nederlandsche Bank.
Shell already knew in the early 1970s (and not since 1986, as known until now) that burning fossil fuels plays a role in climate change. Yet the oil company still decided to get into a new fossil industry at that very time: coal. Newly unearthed documents show that Shell downplayed global climate knowledge to promote its coal business.
Iran has declared that ships from China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Iraq, and Bangladesh can safely navigate the Strait of Hormuz, which remains closed to enemy nations, while its parliament is reportedly drafting legislation to impose a US$2 million "transit fee" on vessels passing through the strategic waterway.
Bo Salomons
Dubious Blur
