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Financing of hydrogen hubs
Sustainability
On June 6th, the US Department of Energy (DOE) published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to release a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for at least four Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) in the September/October timeframe. The NOI outlined DOE priorities for successful applications for the $8bn authorised by the November 2021 landmark Infrastructure Investment and Jobs…
Success or failure? Unpacking the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference
Trade & Manufacturing
From 12-17 June, trade ministers gathered in Geneva for the long-awaited 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12) and achieved agreement on a series of reforms after several years of deadlock. These include an intellectual property waiver for covid-19 vaccines, the WTO response to the pandemic, a moratorium on e-commerce duties, and the partial elimination of fisheries…
U.S. legislative outlook: with midterms quickly approaching, what can get done?
General Policy
In addition to being a signature item for Schumer, President Biden has also prioritized this bill as one of his best chances to notch a legislative win with his Build Back Better plan stalled. While the Bipartisan Innovation Act enjoys support from both sides of the aisle, the conference committee is grappling with contentious provisions on trade and other issues that…
The new non-aligned: a return to Cold War diplomacy?
General Policy
In a speech in London in late April, the British Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, declared that “faced with appalling barbarism and war crimes, which we’d hoped had been consigned to history, the free world has united behind Ukraine in its brave fight for freedom and self-determination”. Revealed positions do not support the rhetoric. In the UN General Assembly Vote which…
“Nothing and no one is off the table”: a new UK approach to individual sanctions and dirty money?
Financial Services
UK foreign secretary Liz Truss has declared that nothing is off-limits in terms of sanctioning individuals to put pressure on Putin and his Ukraine policy. In this week’s podcast, we ask how far this no-holds barred approach is true, not just in Russia but also more broadly. Has Russia’s invasion of Ukraine fundamentally changed the UK’s willingness to go after “the bad…
A UK trade and investment strategy for food and drink: Report with the FDF
Trade & Manufacturing
Global Counsel has supported the UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF) in producing a new flagship trade and investment strategy for the UK’s food and drink sector. As the UK sets out a broad new trade policy outside the EU and seeks new and updated free trade agreements, it needs a refreshed trade policy for the sector that addresses imports and exports, sustainability and…
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