Slow but Steady Progress for Transgender Individuals in Japan

November 6, 2023

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Energy Crises Across the World Bring Gaze Back to Venezuela’s Oil Reserves

Amidst one of its worst energy crises, the United States is considering resuming oil pumping in Venezuela after years of imposing intense economic sanctions on the South American country. Though the deal is not yet finalized, the Biden administration has already established that this will only happen if Nicolás Maduro, the incumbent head of state of Venezuela, engages in talks with opposition parties to determine the necessary conditions to hold fair presidential elections in 2024.

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COP28 Looms: Global Climate Challenges and Funding Dilemmas Take Center Stage in Dubai Talks

On Oct. 25, Hurricane Otis struck the city of Acapulco on the Pacific coast of Mexico, leaving the country with landslides, flooding, and devastation, becoming the second-strongest storm in Mexico's history.

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New Standard Mandates Banks to Report Emissions Involving Stocks and Bonds Underwriting

On Friday, Dec. 1, the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) launched the first Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standard for Capital Markets, a new standard that will account for carbon emissions associated with capital markets deals done by banks across the world.

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