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Kühne+Nagel meldet einen Umsatzrückgang von 7 Prozent auf 6,04 Milliarden Franken. Das schwierige Marktumfeld zwingt den Konzern zu Sparmassnahmen, um jährlich über 200 Millionen Franken einzusparen. Das Paket beinhaltet auch einen Stellenabbau

Quickly followed by a meeting of the coalition of the willing, and a first trilogue on the mini-omnibus

Un même destin unirait les nationalistes serbes de Bosnie-Herzégovine et Israël, en lutte « contre l'islam radical ». Milorad Dodik a reçu à Banja Luka Iddo Netanyahu, le frère du Premier ministre, venu présenter son dernier roman...

- Le fil de l'Info / Relations internationales, Israël-Palestine , Une - Diaporama, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Courrier des Balkans, Culture et éducation

Un même destin unirait les nationalistes serbes de Bosnie-Herzégovine et Israël, en lutte « contre l'islam radical ». Milorad Dodik a reçu à Banja Luka Iddo Netanyahu, le frère du Premier ministre, venu présenter son dernier roman...

- Le fil de l'Info / Relations internationales, Israël-Palestine , Une - Diaporama, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Courrier des Balkans, Une - Diaporama - En premier, Culture et éducation

Irgendwann geht jede Ski-Karriere zu Ende. So werden zahlreiche Athletinnen und Athleten künftig nicht mehr auf den Weltcuppisten unterwegs sein. Neben sieben Schweizern haben kürzlich auch Weltmeister und ein Bald-Papa ihren Rücktritt erklärt.

Bis zum 30. September wurden 40 Anmeldungen für eine Umsiedlung aus Brienz eingereicht. Betroffen sind 95 Wohnungen in 45 Gebäuden, hauptsächlich Ferienhäuser. Rund 35 Bewohner planen ebenfalls, ihre Häuser aufzugeben.

In today’s edition: both the EU and US are poised to impose new sanctions on Russia, MEPs send the simplification drive into uncharted waters, and Giorgia Meloni prepares to unveil a migration plan at a leaders’ breakfast

Hierzulande klaffen Versprechen und Realität bei der Beschäftigung älterer Arbeitnehmer auseinander. Dies zeigt eine neue Studie. Experten fordern deshalb die strategische Umsetzung einer «50plus-Personalpolitik» in Schweizer Unternehmen.

Heute wird es stürmisch, das Tief Benjamin walzt mit kräftigen Windböen über das Land. Wie lange das so geht und was die Ursache ist, erklärt Meteorologin Daniela Schmuki im Podcast.

Yanic Konan Niederhäuser hat seine ersten Minuten in der NBA absolviert, sein Debüt ist allerdings nicht von Erfolg gekrönt. Auch Kyshawn George muss eine Niederlage zum Auftakt in die neue Saison einstecken.

Drone photo of nickel mine in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Courtesy Gecko Project

By Stephanie Dowlen
MALMO, Sweden, Oct 23 2025 (IPS)

Even amidst the regressive resistance of the current U.S. administration, the world is shifting toward a green energy future. As governments pledge to phase out fossil fuels, companies tout electric vehicles, and financiers pour billions into solar, wind and batteries, it seems the necessary transition from fossil fuels to clean energy is finally picking up pace.

But beneath the celebratory headlines lies a darker, inconvenient truth: the race to extract “transition minerals” widely used in current clean energy technology — is unleashing a new wave of destruction.

And unless we change course, this mining boom will push us closer to collapse as it entrenches poverty, inequality, exploitation, violence and destruction. Expecting the same “extraction at all costs” model that created the planetary crisis we face today to solve it is a fallacy.

In a new report from the Forests & Finance Coalition, analysts found that banks and investors are rewarding bad behaviour by financing some of the worst polluters and human rights offenders in operation.

Over half of the $493 billion in loans and underwriting provided between 2016 and 2024, and over 80% of the $289 billion held in bonds and shares went to just ten transition mineral mining companies. Among the winners are Glencore, Vale and Rio Tinto.

Proponents argue transition minerals are indispensable for renewable energy. But focusing on raw extraction rather than reducing demand, recycling or reuse, has fueled a rapid expansion of new mines. Too often, the narrative of “green” or “clean” energy obscures the real costs and justifies an extractive model mirroring the worst parts of the fossil fuel era.

The harms linked to mining are extreme. In Brazil, Vale has caused two catastrophic dam collapses killing hundreds and destroying the environment as toxic waste spilled. Undeterred, banks increased their financing since Vale’s second dam collapsed in 2019.

In Indonesia, Harita Group’s nickel complex is powered by coal, increasing emissions and damaging public health. Local communities on Obi Island have been poisoned as carcinogenic waste has leached into the island’s drinking water.

Recent investigations show that Harita’s executives knew about this contamination and covered it up for over a decade while financiers backed its expansion and successful Initial Public Offering in 2023.

These are not isolated scandals but symptoms of a system where corporations are unaccountable, and where financiers choose profit over life again and again. Consider this: nearly 70 percent of transition mineral mines overlap with Indigenous or community lands and over 70 percent are located in high-biodiversity regions already facing climate stress.

Meanwhile, wealthy countries are demanding more minerals to produce EVs for affluent markets, while 600 million people in Africa and 150 million in Asia still lack basic access to electricity.

This is not the blueprint for a just energy transition. It’s a new extractive frontier – powering Teslas for the rich while leaving behind exploited workers, poisoned rivers, and displaced communities. Urgent reforms are needed to ensure the energy transition addresses the climate crisis instead of greenlighting destructive practices.

There needs to be a transformation of how minerals are sourced, financed, and governed. Banks and investors must respect human rights by requiring Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) for Indigenous Peoples, protecting defenders, and ensuring remedy for harmed communities.

They must protect nature through enforceable zero-deforestation safeguards, strict toxic waste controls, and bans on high-risk practices like deep-sea mining. They must strengthen accountability by disclosing financing, enforcing ESG policies across corporate groups, and ensuring grievance mechanisms are fit for purpose.

And they must align finance with climate goals by ending reliance on coal-powered smelters, phasing out harmful practices, and demanding credible transition plans from mining companies.

Governments must also step up with strong regulations to equitably reduce mineral demand, prevent overconsumption in wealthy countries, and prioritize renewable access for the billions still excluded. International frameworks — like the UN’s emerging principles on critical minerals — must be strengthened and enforced.

We can still choose a just energy transition – one built on equitable access to clean power and respect for people and ecosystems. A just transition requires just finance: capital that flows toward equity, accountability, and sustainability, not deeper extraction and harm.

Such a transition would not just cut emissions but also break from the exploitative model that created today’s crisis.

If banks and investors refuse to change course, they will be remembered as champions of the next great wave of environmental destruction and human rights abuses. The choice is stark: a clean energy revolution that delivers justice, or one that repeats the mistakes that brought us to the brink? The time to decide is now.

Stephanie Dowlen is Forest Campaigner with Rainforest Action Network which is part of the Forests & Finance Coalition

IPS UN Bureau

 

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If global investors retreat after a market correction, Europe could sink deeper into technological dependency just when strategic autonomy demands the opposite

Ten-year project would see Justus Lipsius building re-open in 2036

Conservatives in Berlin would oppose “even if it said, 'everyone protects the soil except Germany,'' a parliamentary source said

Yet, Merz has ruled out any cooperation with the AfD

'We don't need to build a Maginot Line,' says French official, warning against buzzwords like the 'Drone Wall'

La Slovaquie a abandonné son opposition au dernier paquet de sanctions contre Moscou, levant ainsi le dernier obstacle à l’adoption du 19e paquet de sanctions de l’UE depuis le début de la guerre en Ukraine.

The post L’UE s’apprête à adopter son 19e paquet de sanctions contre la Russie, la Slovaquie ayant levé son opposition appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Belgium and the European Central Bank remain wary of the €140 billion scheme

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Europe’s competitiveness must start with digital skills nurtured offline from kindergarten, and deeper online rural investment