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Day: November 3, 2020

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The UAE-Israel oil deal: a geopolitical revolution?

The normalization of ties between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel raises crucial questions about the oil agreement and the Eilat-Ashkelon pipeline. This potential agreement, which would make it possible to bypass the Suez Canal, could have major implications for oil supply routes in the Middle East, redrawing the region’s strategic balance.

Hydrogen: NEDO Reduces CO2 Emissions in China

NEDO and Japanese companies are collaborating to study the use of hydrogen derivatives in China, starting with a chemical plant in Juhua, in order to reduce CO2 emissions and support China’s ecological transition to hydrogen as an emerging strategic industry.

South Korean decarbonization: an “extremely ambitious and daunting” project

President Moon Jae-in announces that South Korea will end its dependence on coal by 2050 in favor of renewable energies. Despite challenges such as the construction of new coal-fired power plants, the country is committed to achieving carbon neutrality through a plan that includes measures such as a carbon tax and the rapid electrification of the transport sector.