The international arena is witnessing a noticeable escalation in geopolitical tensions and regional conflicts, which has directly affected the stability of global energy markets. Traditional energy sources such as oil …
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Climate Security in an Era of War and Fragility: Now Means Now!
by CEDARE Teamby CEDARE TeamAs geopolitical instability reaches its peak with the current Iran War, climate risks are increasingly treated as security risks, through food and water stress, disaster-response capacity, displacement, and state fragility. …
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When Treaties Meet Barrels: a need for a “climate-aligned” approach to inevitably growing oil production
by CEDARE Teamby CEDARE TeamAs wording of fossil fuel “transition” is diluted into flexible formulations, an implementation vacuum emerges, now widened by the effective US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on 27 January 2026, …
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Selective Collectivism in a Fragmented World: The New Geopolitics of Climate Action
by CEDARE Teamby CEDARE TeamGlobal climate action is driven by a fast-shifting geopolitical environment where climate priorities compete with security, industrial policy, and domestic politics. The next phase of climate action will be defined …
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Flexible Plastics Recycling: From Environmental Challenge to Sustainable Economic Opportunity
by CEDARE Teamby CEDARE TeamFlexible plastics such as shopping bags, multilayer packaging, and lightweight wrapping materials have become one of the most complex waste streams in terms of collection, sorting, and recycling. The article …
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Silencing Climate Science: How US Climate Denial Threatens Global Climate Action
by CEDARE Teamby CEDARE TeamReflecting the growing trend within the U.S. administration to sideline climate science in public discourse, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released its latest global temperature data in January …
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With regard to environmental and, more specifically, climate-related policies, and as has been customary for the White House under President Trump, the United States decided (January 2026) to move against …
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Impact of U.S. Withdrawal from International Organizations on Environment and Development in the Arab Region and Europe
by CEDARE Teamby CEDARE TeamThe decision by the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations, including 31 UN entities, presents significant challenges for Europe and the Arab region (The White House, 2025). Reported …
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The US-Venezuela Effect: Fossil Resurgence and the Energy Transition at Risk
by CEDARE Teamby CEDARE TeamThe U.S. “running” Venezuela’s oil after the capture of President Maduro on 3 January 2025 (BBC, 2025), is likely to slow the global renewable energy transition. The assertion is grounded …
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Marking the Tenth Anniversary of the Paris Agreement: UNEA-7 Highlights the Growing Convergence Between Climate Action and Climate Policy
by CEDARE Teamby CEDARE TeamAs the Paris Agreement reaches its tenth anniversary, global climate governance is increasingly focused on implementation, resilience, and system-wide coherence rather than target-setting alone. In this context, the outcomes of …
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