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Coalition approves framework for €100bn investment in offshore wind energy post-2030

The Irish Times 01 May 2024

The Future Framework for Offshore Renewable Energy, a report published on Wednesday, sets out “a policy pathway Ireland will take to deliver 20GW of offshore wind by 2040 and at least 37GW in total by 2050”, said the Minister.

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Betting on Change: Colorado’s Journey through the Online Gambling Landscape

North Forty News 01 May 2024

This means you can’t be arrested for playing slots at an offshore casino located in Panama, Costa Rica, or Curacao. In fact, people have been gambling through offshore CO online casinos for the past three decades ... Payments and Policies.

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New Jersey seeks fourth round of offshore wind farm proposals as foes push back

Times Union 30 Apr 2024

... offshore wind. “The strong wind resources off New Jersey's shoreline are well-suited to the development of a robust offshore wind program,” said Kira Lawrence, a senior policy advisor with the board.

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For migrants, ‘deterrence’ doesn’t deter. It’s cruelty, not compassion, Mr Sunak

The Observer 28 Apr 2024

The new policy had little impact ... As a detailed comparison of British and Australian policies concludes, “it is concerning that the myth of offshore processing as an effective ‘deterrent’ against boat arrivals prevails in the UK”.

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US Congress finally passes foreign aid: What are takeaways for US allies?

Korea Times 28 Apr 2024

Such calculations signal foreign policy preferences for U.S ... Sometimes described as an “offshore balancing,” the strategic justification behind the latest U.S ... foreign policy’s recent ...

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Carbon goals bring new boon to energy firms

China Daily 25 Apr 2024

"As one of the first international energy companies to enter China's offshore oil and gas exploration and refining business following the country's reform and opening-up policy, we have been present ...

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Taiwan’s wind power goals at risk

Taipei Times 25 Apr 2024

Multiple phases of offshore wind projects have revealed cracks in government policy ... Taiwan’s offshore wind-power farms, which are supposed to be sprouting up off the west coast in the Taiwan Strait, ought to have offered the same benefits.

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What US should do next on national security

Asiatimes 25 Apr 2024

The Allies won World War 2 because of American manufacturing capacity; thanks to decades of divestment, anti-manufacturing policy, and offshoring, that capacity largely no longer exists.

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On UK's Rwanda Bill, UN rights agency urges enhanced 'safe, regular' paths for asylum seeking

Anadolu Agency 24 Apr 2024

Magango stressed that the OHCHR has repeatedly raised concerns over offshore asylum processing centers and similar arrangements, "as such policies should not be considered a model by any country.".

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Industrial Policy Is a Good Idea, but So Far We Don’t Have One

Scheerpost 24 Apr 2024

Their goal is to justify, defend, and extend the case for industrial policies, which they do with admirably fair attention to unsuccessful past cases ... Definition and Goals of Industrial Policy ... Who Decides Industrial Goals and Policies?.

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‘We were treated worse than animals’: Mouldy food, isolation and starvation – life at an ...

Metro UK 23 Apr 2024

However, it is not where the refugees are relocated to that’s the problem, she adds, but offshoring as a practise in general ... When contacted by Metro.co.uk, a spokesperson from Australia’s Department of Home Affairs praised their offshoring policy.

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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) United Kingdom reaction to passing of Safety of Rwanda bill

Capital Ethiopia 23 Apr 2024

MSF has seen first-hand the devastating medical and humanitarian consequences of a similar disastrous ‘offshoring’ policies implemented by the Australian Government, where almost two thirds of our ...

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Space Is The Limit! India Allows 100% FDI To Attract Foreign Investors In Satellite Manufacturing ...

Greek City Times 23 Apr 2024

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has notified amendments to the foreign direct investment policy in the space sector to attract offshore investors in satellite manufacturing and satellite launch vehicles segments.

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‘Heart-breaking’: Refugees once detained offshore by Australia warn the UK government not to push through ...

CNN 22 Apr 2024

Despite criticism from human rights bodies, Australia has not stopped its offshore processing policy ... And on face value, the UK’s proposed offshore detention policy follows a similar model to that of Australia.

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We know how to prevent the next Deepwater Horizon spill: stop fast-tracking approval for drilling

The Hill 20 Apr 2024

Fourteen years ago, the British Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig suffered a blowout in water a mile deep ... offshore oil and gas production, for less rigorous oversight under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).