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What updates are there on U.S.-Iran negotiations amidst the war?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. There were fresh indications today that the U.S. and Iran are working toward resumed talks to avert new hostilities in the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. Meanwhile, U.S. Central Command says that no ships have gotten all the way through the Strait of Hormuz since a U.S. naval blockade was put in place Monday. One did go through but turned back. At the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, research director Dana Stroll says the parties are at a point where everyone needs a closing deal. They do need a deal.
So does the United States. At the end of this war, as the fog clears from the damage, the problems that plagued Iran before the war are going to continue to They can't keep the lights on. They can't provide electricity. They've mismanaged their water. They can't protect their people. They can't stabilize their currency. And those problems are only going to compound as this naval blockade continues.
Dana Stroll at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The International Energy Agency, representing the world's biggest energy consumers, is predicting that the conflict in Iran will cut into global oil demand this year. NPR's Camilla Dominovsky explains.
The IEA still anticipates that the global appetite for oil will grow this year, but less than it expected before the war. That's because of supply shortages, higher prices, and direct impacts like the suspension of flights in the Middle East. In a similar report this week, the oil cartel OPEC, which represents oil producers, estimates that demand for oil would be unchanged for the year overall. The two groups often disagree. Neither body predicts a major hit to the global economy, although the IEA warns that if oil prices remain high for a protracted period, that would weigh on growth. Camilla Dominovsky, NPR News.
In his first act following his win of a majority government, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has suspended his nation's fuel tax to compensate for the impact of the Iran war. Canada's fuel excise tax will be suspended from next Monday until Labor Day. There's more climate-warming methane coming from cities than governments have previously estimated, according to new research. NPR's Jeff Brady has details.
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and governments estimate emissions by taking inventories of sources such as landfills and gas utilities. But now scientists using satellites have generally found higher levels than those inventories. Eric Kort directs the Atmospheric Chemistry Department at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany.
So this gap suggests that those methods are not accounting for the emissions growth properly, which... then has implications for trying to understand where is the methane coming from and what is the best way to mitigate or reduce emissions.
More than 100 countries have agreed to reduce their methane pollution by 2030 as part of their climate pledges. Jeff Brady, NPR News.
This is NPR. Americans are getting bigger tax refunds. That is due, in large part, to the signature tax law passed by Republicans last year. But NPR's Stephen Passaha reports that So far, few Americans are noticing the bump.
The average refund is about $350 more this year compared to the same time last year. And most filers should receive at least some bump, according to Andrew Lautz with the Bipartisan Policy Center. But the center surveyed Americans and found only 27 percent think last year's tax changes favored them.
We know that the vast majority of Americans are going to get a tax cut this year from this bill, but people don't perceive it as that, right?
Even among Republicans, only 35 percent said the tax changes favor them. Part of that could be because the White House projected average refunds around $1,000, not the $350 that's been the case so far. Stephen Basaja, NPR News.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 15th, is the big day for U.S. taxpayers. You could be fined if you don't file on time, and you can file either electronically or through the mail.
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