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United Nations report: Three quarters of the earth's land is gradually dry due to climate change. The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP 16) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from December 2 to 13. On the 9th, the United Nations released a report during the meeting, saying that about three-quarters of the world's land has gradually become dry due to climate change. The report found that in the 30 years before 2020, about 77.6% of the world's land became drier than before. At present, except Antarctica, the dry land area accounts for about 40% of the global land area. Between 1990 and 2020 alone, the global dry land area increased by 4.3 million square kilometers.EIA Short-term Energy Outlook Report: It is estimated that the price of natural gas will be 2.2 USD/thousand cubic feet in 2024, compared with 2.20 USD/thousand cubic feet previously. It is estimated that the price of natural gas will be 3.0 USD/thousand cubic feet in 2025, compared with 2.90 USD/thousand cubic feet previously. It is estimated that the natural gas (dry gas) production in the United States will be 103.17 billion cubic feet per day in 2024, compared with the previous forecast of 103.35 billion cubic feet per day. It is estimated that the natural gas (dry gas) production in the United States will be 103.70 billion cubic feet per day in 2025, compared with the previous forecast of 104.46 billion cubic feet per day. It is estimated that the natural gas consumption in the United States will be 90.52 billion cubic feet/day in 2024, compared with the previous forecast of 90.01 billion cubic feet/day. It is estimated that the natural gas consumption in the United States will be 90.18 billion cubic feet per day in 2025, compared with 89.65 billion cubic feet per day.Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup: I feel very good about this year's revenue performance. Citigroup is expected to achieve the high end of the revenue guidance range in 2024, and plans to increase the stock repurchase scale after the bank's capital prospects are further clarified. "It is my top priority to return more of Citi's capital to investors," Mark Mason, chief financial officer of Citigroup, said at a conference organized by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday. "I am well aware of our trading level compared with our peers." Mason also said that the bank expects to reach the high end of the income guidance of $80 billion to $81 billion this year. "So it feels very good," he said. Mason said that spending may also be at the high end of the range. This shows that the bank will realize the forecast of two key indicators at the beginning of the year.

White House: We assume that Austin Dees is still alive, and there is no information to the contrary.The EU plans to issue 90 billion euros of bonds in the first half of 2025.The European STOXX 600 index initially closed down 0.48% at 518.73 points. The euro zone STOXX 50 index initially closed down 0.67% to 4951.85 points. The FTSE Pan-European Excellent 300 Index initially closed down 0.50% at 2059.80.

UBS Group AG expands its American wealth department.Callas, High Representative of EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: The fall of Assad is a great blow to Putin and the Iranian regime.Qatari Foreign Ministry: Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed received a phone call from US Secretary of State Blinken.