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On August 18th, the General Office of the Sichuan Provincial Peoples Government recently issued the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Integration of the Three Networks: Transportation Network, Logistics Network, and Data Network." The opinions propose to orderly promote the development and expansion of unmanned logistics. Unmanned logistics scenarios will be expanded in areas such as urban and rural distribution, trunk transportation, industrial park short-haul transportation, warehousing and sorting, and loading and unloading. The opinions also actively cultivate intelligent air-ground collaborative scenarios combining "unmanned vehicles + drones" and "manned vehicles + drones." Focusing on the "new three categories" of products—lithium batteries, photovoltaic modules, and new energy vehicles—the opinions promote the government and market to collaboratively build a carbon emission accounting and carbon footprint management system, guide enterprises to establish carbon asset management systems and participate in carbon trading, and drive the green and low-carbon transformation of the entire production, distribution, and consumption industries.According to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs, China exported 6.02 million tons of steel plates in July 2026, a year-on-year decrease of 1.8%; cumulative exports from January to July reached 38.26 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 9.9%.According to data from the General Administration of Customs, China imported 791 tons of polysilicon in July 2026, a year-on-year decrease of 32.4%; cumulative imports from January to July totaled 8,572 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 30.8%.According to data from the General Administration of Customs, China imported 42.73 million tons of coal and lignite in July 2026, a year-on-year increase of 20.3%; cumulative imports from January to July reached 268.11 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%. On the export side, China exported 770,000 tons of coal and lignite in July, a year-on-year decrease of 1.6%; cumulative exports from January to July reached 3.53 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 14.1%.On August 18th, three analysts from DBS Groups research department stated in a commentary that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) may accelerate its interest rate hike pace from the current once every six months to once every three to four months. The analysts noted, "We have moved up our expectation for the BOJs next rate hike to September, and anticipate two more rate hikes each in the first and second quarters of 2027, bringing the overnight call rate to 1.75% by mid-2027." They also pointed out that the BOJs recent statements have become more hawkish, and the Japanese government seems less opposed to raising rates earlier than anticipated. DBS Group also raised its 2026 GDP growth forecast for Japan from 0.5% to 0.9%, and its 2027 GDP growth forecast from 0.5% to 1.0%.

Plastic Consumption Is Projected to Nearly Double by 2050, According to Studies

Haiden Holmes

Feb 27, 2023 14:08

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According to research published on Monday, plastic consumption in G20 nations is on track to nearly double by the middle of the 21st century unless a comprehensive and legally binding global treaty to reduce consumption is drafted.


According to Back to Blue, a research group operated by the Economist Impact think-tank and the Nippon Foundation, existing initiatives to increase recycling or reduce single-use plastic consumption have "barely scratched the surface" and a more comprehensive global plan is required.


In Uruguay, the United Nations began negotiations on an agreement to combat plastic pollution in November, with the goal of drafting a legally binding treaty by the end of the following year. 175 countries have joined up for the negotiations.


Nonetheless, if negotiations fail, annual plastic production in G20 nations could reach 451 million tonnes by 2050 based on current development rates, according to Back to Blue - an increase of nearly 75 percent from 2019.


The research group stated, "There should be no illusions that the treaty negotiations will be anything but difficult and treacherous." "The likelihood of failure is high, both in terms of no treaty emerging and a treaty that is insufficient to reverse the plastic tide."


It called for a stricter ban on single-use plastic, as well as increased production taxes and mandatory programs to hold companies accountable for the entire lifecycle of their products, including recycling and disposal.


Back to Blue stated that the combined measures could limit annual consumption to 325 million tonnes by 2050, but that would still be a 25 percent increase from 2019 and the equivalent of 238 million garbage vehicles.


Brazil, the United States, Indonesia, and Turkey are among the G20 countries that have yet to introduce national prohibitions on single-use plastic products, according to the report.


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