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WHAT'S NEXT?: Improving standards are likely to be driven more by business and technological improvement than governments in the future. The latter will be under severe pressure to cut bureaucracy, speed policy making and improve their nation's productivity performance.

  • [New] Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has hit out at the stupid behaviour of climate protestors as activists plan more disruptions impacting Melbourne residents. Skynews
  • [New] An emerging challenge for US companies will be a patchwork of different privacy frameworks that complicate compliance and the data and IT infrastructure controls required to support different rules. Diginomica
  • [New] Kiev could continue deep strikes into Russia and also conduct operations against Russia's naval forces in the Black Sea, putting Ukrainian forces in a position potentially to regain the offensive initiative early 2025. Washington Post
  • [New] The EPA rule is part of a series of proposed regulations that, in concert with a proposal from the Department of Transportation, would slash the allowable emissions from new vehicles to a quarter of their current levels by 2032. The Columbian
  • [New] The US plan to provide aid to the Gaza Strip via a temporary port will advance the collapse of Hamas's rule. Institute for the Study of War
  • [New] NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service will be conducting a baiting program using meat baits and canid pest ejectors containing 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) poison for the control of wild dogs and foxes. NSW National Parks
  • [New] Companies that use business aviation are expected to operate in full compliance with tax laws and applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules. NBAA - Washington D.C.
  • [New] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted a final rule with climate reporting standards that will require publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. National Association of Clean Air Agencies
  • [New] The ACCC's work in the National Anti-Scam Center was newly listed as an enduring priority, joining anti-competitive conduct, product safety, conduct impacting consumers experiencing vulnerability or disadvantage and conduct impacting First Nations Australians. iTWire
  • [New] EPA has failed to study the risks of and to set standards and require monitoring for 352 other pollutants detected in sludges by EPA, including 61 designated as acutely hazardous, hazardous or priority pollutants in other programs. Kentucky Lantern
  • [New] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission weakened a proposed climate disclosure rule after strong pushback from companies and others, and will no longer require companies to report some greenhouse gas emissions. AP News
  • [New] The Opec + countries' decision could disrupt any plan to cut fuel prices in India before the model code of conduct comes into force. Mint
  • [New] The Global North and Global South cohorts vary in terms of the types of risks that are most salient, with greater concern about environmental and safety risks in the Global North versus power imbalances and moral-hazard issues in the Global South. Nature
  • [New] Threat actors often use advanced obfuscation techniques inside their emails to help get past SEGs and to help defend against other detection methods, such as YARA rules. Security Boulevard
  • [New] Cranfield Aerospace Solutions is developing new-generation aircraft designed to run on hydrogen and is preparing for ground - and flight tests, while the Exeter Airport Consortium will be conducting a deep dive into the efficient integration of hydrogen fuel into ground operations. Inceptive Mind
  • [New] Skyports, the leader in vertiport infrastructure for the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry, today announced plans for the UK's first vertiport testbed for the air taxi industry, which Vertical Aerospace will use to conduct demonstration flights and test key procedures ahead of commercial launch. MarketScreener
  • [New] IEC 60601-1-11 standard for medical electrical equipment requires manufacturers of home medical devices to identify product safety risks associated with using their equipment in an uncontrolled environment by untrained users. Med-Tech Innovation
  • [New] Google Consent Mode V2 will see updates made to tag behaviour, meaning that anybody using Google Analytics and not sending consent flags will see their tracking decline through Google Analytics 4. Williams Commerce
  • While specific provisions of the AI Act may exert substantial influence on global markets, Europe's efforts alone will not establish a comprehensive international standard for AI. Carnegie Europe
  • The European Parliament and European Council provisionally agreed to delay the adoption of corporate sustainability reporting standards for specific sectors and non-EU companies until 2026. Sullivan and Cromwell LLC
  • The EC has specified that the future regulatory framework concerning drones should reflect the wide variety of aircraft and operations, keep rules proportionate to the potential risk and contain the administrative burden for industry and for the supervisory authorities (European Commission 2014 c). SpringerLink
  • The global food trade provides opportunities for food-exporting countries to earn foreign exchange, which is indispensable for the economic development of many countries and for improving the standard of living of many people. SpringerLink
  • Canada will work with its partners to reinforce NATO's role as a key pillar of the current rules-based international system and will contribute to preserving and strengthening NATO as the cornerstone of transatlantic security. GAC

Last updated: 14 March 2024



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