The European Union proposed its own green-tech road map in early February, but some are concerned that the subsidies will only help richer countries, and others warn of a transatlantic trade war.
The delays are weighing on farmers’ incomes and raising costs for traders, so that growing and shipping Ukrainian crops becomes increasingly challenging.
The Dell cuts have been announced against a backdrop of widespread lay-offs in the tech sector, despite the wider U.S. economy adding 517,000 jobs in January.
The European Union has imposed a ban on almost all seaborne imports of Russian refined fuels from February 5, two months after imposing a prohibition on crude oil.
The slump in parcels is industry-wide, with rival United Parcel Service Inc. reporting on January 31 lower U.S. volumes and a forecast for declining sales in 2023.
Environmentalists have blamed the fuel — along with other factors like crop burning, construction dust and vehicle emissions — for the country’s toxic air that reaches alarming proportions every winter.