Tagged climate change

February 11, 2022

The USDA is "moving quickly" to provide $10 billion in disaster relief for droughts, hurricanes, winter storms and other natural disasters that hit producers in 2020 or 2021, the deputy said Tuesday. USDA Se...

UK Trade Secretary: Brexit opens up opportunities for Israeli businesses

February 6, 2022

British International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan was in Israel last week to promote post-Brexit bilateral trade and push forward a new free trade agreement. She told 'Globes' that t...

To keep the lights on in New York, turn to renewable energy

February 3, 2022

Renewable Energy for New York City (Photo: Governor's Office) Weather extremes in New York are on the rise, from flooding to excessive heat. The city experiences frequent heat waves, including three last yea...

RWE appoints Jacobs for green hydrogen study in Wales

February 1, 2022

Renewable energy company RWE awarded Jacobs a feasibility study contract to study the production and supply of green hydrogen in South Wales.The four-month study will examine the feasibility of initially instal...

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Consultations at…

January 30, 2022

(MENAFN-Caribbean News Global) WASHINGTON, USA – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the Article IV consultation with the People's R...

Cyber incidents are the biggest peril for businesses: Allianz

January 18, 2022

Cyber incidents were ranked as the biggest peril for businesses in 2022, followed by business interruptions and natural disasters, according to the Allianz 2022 Risk Barometer release...

BlackRock ESG assets surpass $500 billion

January 14, 2022

BlackRock's durable assets more than doubled in 2021 to $509 billion (€446 billion) while the fund manager's total assets under management broke through the $10 trillion barrie...

How to be a climate-conscious consumer

January 13, 2022

Modern businesses focus on consumers and call them “the king”. Indeed, the choices available to a consumer in the contemporary world, with goods and services flowing freely across the seas, have empowered them...

The coming year in ESG: more control, better boards of directors and the growth of greenwash

January 5, 2022

Tired of 2021 analyzes? I'm just going to offer a concise glimpse of the year scribbled on a sidewalk near my apartment in San Francisco: â€œ2021 sux! " It's certain. But as GreenBiz chairma...

Leading in a world on fire: putting climate change first

December 23, 2021

CAMARILLO, CA - MAY 3: A man on a rooftop watches the flames approach as the Springs fire continues ... grow on May 3, 2013 near Camarillo, Calif. The wildfire spread to over 18,000 acres o...

Liberal caucus sets up all-party committee to respond to emergencies – Aldergrove Star

December 19, 2021

Langley Advance Times offers this weekly feature called "At Your Service". This is another forum to ask questions of our local politicians on the main issues facing our community and its residents. U...

NOTICE: Forward for a sharing of power #IndependentsDay

December 18, 2021

COMMENT: AUSTRALIA HAS BECOME the poster child for oil-producing countries seeking to shirk their responsibilities on climate change. We have a coalition government and its media spruikers in absol...

What the world can learn from Japan

December 11, 2021

December 11, 2021TWO TALES we often talk about Japan. The first is that of a nation in decline, with a population that is shrinking and aging, undermined of its vitality. The second is that of an attractive, ...

How is taxation shaping the green agenda?

December 5, 2021

Society How is taxation shaping the green agenda? Monday 06 December 2021 Concept of carbon tax with industrial plant. PHOTO FILE | NMG By HADIJAH NANNYOMOMore from this author Summary Ke...

The benefit buried in the rich in the Democrats’ tax plan

December 3, 2021

December 4, 2021Washington DCTRY TO RUFF the whole of a party's platform into one giant bill, and a battle royale will ensue. This is the case with the Democrats' goal to cram policy on poverty reduction, chi...

invest in our partnership with Central Asia

November 26, 2021

This week, I traveled to Dushanbe, accompanied by my colleague Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen, to chair the 17e EU-Central Asia ministerial meeting and meeting with Taj...

Rokbak urges Scottish manufacturers to continue sustainable operations

November 17, 2021

On November 3, Paul Douglas, Managing Director of Rokbak, gave the keynote address at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) 'Manufacturing a Net-Zero Future' conference, where he highlighted th...

Wider carbon pricing ‘won’t work without a border tax’

November 8, 2021

Interviewed by a BBC reporter AndrÃ© Marr yesterday morning, Eustice was first asked about the prospect of a "tax on carbon-intensive foods - in other words, meat."In a direct response, Eustice sa...

SPRAGUE RESOURCES LP Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Position and Results of Operations (Form 10-Q)

November 4, 2021

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Quarterly Report"), unless the context otherwise requires, prior to May 28, 2021, references to "Sprague Resources," the "Partnership," "we," "our," "us," or li...

Siemens signs agreement to acquire 26 pc of shares in Sunsole Renewables, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld

October 22, 2021

New Delhi: Siemens Ltd announced on Friday that it had signed an agreement for the subscription of 26% of the paid-up share capital of Sunsole Renewables for Rs 1.6 crore. In a regulatory filing, the company ...

Biden cannot declare climate victory without these policies

October 16, 2021

In recent years, a historic shift has taken place in American public opinion: for the first time ever, and in various polling stations, a majority of Americans say they want the government to take serious actio...

NSW’s green machine leaves PM’s car for dust

October 15, 2021

The state government of Victoria has made its own plans, including $ 1.6 billion in renewable energy investments to help launch a major private investment program that now accounts for 30% of jobs in Australia...

Conservatives clash over who can give the most insipid conference speech | Jean Cracé

October 4, 2021

AAt least the little fringe tent that masquerades as the main auditorium for this year's Conservative Party conference in Manchester was full this time around. Which was more than what could be said for any o...

A desperate China turns off its lights, but could there be a long-term gain?

October 3, 2021

"We are worried about the future, but not yet at the level of panic," he said.The electricity shortage, which plagued the country over the past week, was caused by a mix of state interventions, soaring coal pr...

West Virginia coal industry grapples with impact of climate crisis

September 29, 2021

Clean energy is unlikely to replace all of the lost coal and fossil fuel jobs in West Virginia, he added. But it can help start to diversify the state's economy. It will also make West Virginia more attracti...

Businesses and activists push to accelerate sales of zero-emission trucks, Auto News, ET Auto

September 25, 2021

Transportation is one of the leading causes of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, with trucks being one of the main culprits, activists said.BOSTON: Officials from companies with truck fleets urge ...

California Governor Signs $ 15 Billion Plan to Tackle Climate Change, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld

September 24, 2021

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a $ 15 billion program that will fund drought and climate change programs in the state after a devastating wildfire season.Newsom has signed 24 bills focused on clim...

Guest blog: Litigation related to renewable energies – Answers in arbitration – ICC

September 23, 2021

Natalia Szlarb and Joshua B. Simmons Government climate change policies, from national incentives to the Paris Agreement, are reshaping the global energy industry. As businesses adjust to this new regime, ...

How carbon taxation can lead to a profitable climate change mitigation strategy in India

September 18, 2021

Climate change is no longer a "scary thing of the distant future". The recently released Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report indicates that the world will likely reach or even exceed 1.5 &...

Biden to host World Leaders Climate Forum

September 17, 2021

WASHINGTON - President Biden announced on Friday that the United States and Europe have pledged to work to reduce global methane emissions by a third over the next decade and urged other countries to join their...

OECD seeks global carbon pricing plan to avoid trade wars

September 13, 2021

Climate Change UpdatesSign up for myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about climate change news. The OECD is on the lookout for a new global carbon pricing plan that it hopes will preven...

Rebuilding Ground Zero was a mess. Lower Manhattan bloomed anyway.

September 11, 2021

Follow our live coverage of the 20th anniversary of September 11.Architects Michael Manfredi and Marion Weiss took to walking the Brooklyn Bridge. Others started to cycle. For a time, a small flotilla, simil...

Rebuilding Ground Zero was a mess. Lower Manhattan bloomed anyway

September 9, 2021

After September 11, New Yorkers did what they do: get by, improvise, meet in public spaces, reinvent the city. Two decades later, Lower Manhattan, still under construction, is largely better than it used to...

Biden’s neo-populist economic doctrine by Nouriel Roubini

August 3, 2021

In the space of just six months, US President Joe Biden completed a necessary regime change in economic policy that began chaotically under his predecessor. But while the Biden admini...

German export-oriented foreign policy is called into question

July 16, 2021

ANGELA MERKEL and Joe Biden dined together July 15 in Washington on what was almost certainly his last trip to America as German Chancellor. The date recalled the unique proximity of the two allies. It was...

Joe Biden’s agenda depends on driving two trains at the same time

July 15, 2021

July 17, 2021WASHINGTON DC"INFRASTRUCTURE WEEK â€ was one of the triter gags of the Trump era: like Samuel Beckett's Godot, he was eternally promised and never happened. President Joe Biden...

The case of carbon import taxes by Ed Araral & Vinod Thomas

July 8, 2021

Given the current trajectory of climate change, it is crucial that the first steps taken by the United States and the European Union to introduce border carbon taxes are successful. ...

Glencore: life after Ivan Glasenberg

July 6, 2021

On his last day as Glencore boss last week, Ivan Grasenberg flew to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan for a presidential meeting, overseeing the appointment of a new president and the final deal, the partner of the...

Canada’s future hinges on a free and open Indo-Pacific

July 1, 2021

July 1 marked Canada's 154th birthday. Its history, culture, politics and economy are rooted in its European past and North American geographic location. These contours have shaped its diplomacy, eco...

With the economy reopening, UK consumers are borrowing again – Business Facts

June 29, 2021

A Kia E Soul electric car being charged. Image source: eye35 stock / Alamy The UK auto industry has warned that 90,000 UK jobs are at risk, many of which are in areas whe...

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript – Local protesters denounce passage of state budget

June 28, 2021

Gov. Chris Sununu signed the state's $ 13.5 billion budget, which will fund the state for the next two years, after the budget was passed along partisan lines and despite a wave of protesters moving in. are...

Blinken and Rapid meet in Rome to restore US-Israel relations

June 27, 2021

New leaders in the United States and Israel are trying to reestablish the career-building relationship between cold and hot in recent years. Quiet-calm diplomacy. Direct visit. And an unsurprisingly publi...

Republicans back on board after Biden infrastructure cleanup

June 27, 2021

Romney predicted that the proposal, which has not been drafted but aims to provide nearly $ 600 billion in new spending on roads, bridges and broadband, would have enough support to pass the Senate. He wil...

ADBA underlines AD sector’s commitment to net zero in letter to UK Prime Minister

June 25, 2021

The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) submitted to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson the UK DA and biogas industry climate statement, where industry is committed to doing everything ...

Amid US-China trade war, US aims to bring its supply chain home – Quartz

June 9, 2021

Last year, US President Joe Biden was elected posing as the anti-Donald Trump. But on at least one thing, Biden and Trump agree: The United States needs to reassess its relationship with a rising China.Bide...

Summarizing his tenure, Ashkenazi says Israel will strengthen the Palestinian Authority against Hamas

June 8, 2021

Israel will make efforts to strengthen the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank while weakening Hamas, outgoing Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said at a press briefing on Tuesday. Prime Minister Ben...

Asean News Headlines at 9 p.m. on Saturday June 5th

June 5, 2021

Malaysia:Covid-19: 7,452 new cases on Saturday (June 5)Covid-19: 24 new clusters reported, 17 linked to workplaces, accordin...

Experts seek standardized rules for climate-related disclosures by companies

May 31, 2021

Asia-Pacific countries should adopt standardized rules on climate-related financial disclosures by companies as sustainability increasingly becomes an important consideration in investment decisions, industr...

The problem with Biden’s ‘green bank’

May 23, 2021

As lawmakers debate the size and scope of President Biden's proposed infrastructure stimulus package, particular attention is not being paid to certain details. Think about 1% of the $ 2.3 trillion spending...

Australia and South Korea could unite against climate tariffs: advise

May 18, 2021

Australia and South Korea should work together to resist carbon tariffs, one of the prime minister's top advisers has said, as the Morrison government seeks to build a coalition against carbon emissions taxe...

Royal Caribbean cancels new Israel cruise line amid unrest

May 16, 2021

WASHINGTON: As the value of bitcoin skyrockets and concerns grow about the energy-intensive process needed to obtain it, cryptocurrency entrepreneurs in the United States believe they have found a solut...

Oil prices rebound as global oil glut drains

May 14, 2021

Oil prices rebounded on Friday morning as inflation fears fade and the global supply glut slowly depletes, although the IEA revised its demand projection downward.For more energy content, be sure...

Biden’s energy policy sinks into chaos

May 13, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - March 16: US President Joe Biden stops briefly to speak to the press as he walks ... towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on March 16, 2021 in Wa...

US tariffs lead to drop in Chinese imports

May 12, 2021

WASHINGTON - U.S. tariffs have led to a sharp drop in Chinese imports and significant changes in the types of goods Americans buy from China, according to new data, purchases of telecommunications equipment,...

US worries about future carbon ‘border tax’ – EURACTIV.com

May 11, 2021

Putting in place a border tax to price carbon-intensive imports and protect European industries will be "extremely complicated," warned Jonathan Pershing, a member of the US climate envoy's ...

Yadlamalka battery takes shape – PV Magazine Australia

May 9, 2021

As engineering work for the $ 20.3 million Yadlamalka vanadium flux battery near Hawker, South Australia comes to an end and manufacturing of the 41 Invinity VS3 battery modules ramps up to the delivery late...

Interview: a shared ‘spirit of the future’ underpins the EU-Saudi partnership

May 8, 2021

RIYADH: On May 9 of each year, the 27 Member States of the European Union celebrate Europe Day in recognition of the continent's integration, diversity and decades of peace. If this day is an opportunit...

India-EU partnership plan to tackle post-covid challenges

May 8, 2021

Leaders and officials from both sides on Saturday hailed the first India-EU leaders' meeting - attended by the 27 EU country heads and Prime Minister Narendra Modi - as "opening a new chapter in relations"...

The green art of the possible by Daniel Gros

May 5, 2021

Europe's experience suggests that decarbonising the electricity sector first, while protecting industry against higher costs, may generate modest progress in reducing greenhouse gas emis...

11 spectacular bottlenecks for bird migration from around the world

May 5, 2021

Migratory birds move by the millions across the Americas, Africa and Eurasia each spring and fall. These epic voyages often take place over broad fronts, but the birds also focus on bottlenecks wh...

For an essentially clean system, India must progress gradually and make natural gas the “next step” in its energy journey.

May 2, 2021

Each participant will come to CoP26 later this year with hard evidence to support their longer term commitments. It will be reassuring. (Representative image)In the midst of arguably the most monumental cr...

It’s the climate, stupid! – Alan Deidun

May 2, 2021

In 1992, political consultant James Carville, one of President Bill Clinton's advisers, eloquently struck the nail on his head by coining the iconic phrase â€œthis is the economy, stupid!&aci...

Climate finance targets top agenda for this week’s G7 meetings

May 1, 2021

BloombergRecord metal prices catapult mining profits beyond oil(Bloomberg) - Major oil producers, who for decades were the main earners of the natural resource industry, are being eclipsed by once-smaller mi...

Motor Mouth: What does a $ 100 billion subsidy for electric vehicles look like?

April 30, 2021

Never mind, our dear Prime Minister once again seems to have pulled another policy statement out of his hat. Ignore the fact that announcing that you are reducing greenhouse gases by 45% at a major ...

Oil Search Shareholders Reject Compensation Report, Climate Resolution, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld

April 30, 2021

MELBOURNE: Investors in Oil Search Ltd voted against the company's compensation report on Friday and rejected a resolution to set out plans to phase out oil and gas operations to help reduce climate change.T...

Can solar geoengineering be used as a weapon?

April 29, 2021

The following is a guest post from Joshua Horton, director of research, geoengineering, at Harvard Kennedy School; and David Keith, professor of public policy and professor of engineering at Harvard Univers...

The carbon tax at the border is good in theory, bad in reality

April 28, 2021

China, the world's largest carbon polluter, accounting for nearly 30% of global emissions, plans to continue increasing its emissions until 2030 and reach net zero emissions by 2060.It is at least a decade b...

WA 2021 Legislative Session Ends: Highlights

April 27, 2021

OLYMPIA, WA - Despite the historic challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, lawmakers in Washington state have managed to make their way through a largely virtual legislative session.The 105-day session...

6 strategies for driving through uncertainty

April 26, 2021

If there was any doubt about the importance of a leader's ability to manage change, uncertainty and disruption, the emergence of the global pandemic in 2020 has made this need clear. And wh...

HMS Queen Elizabeth to sail to India, Japan and other countries

April 26, 2021

NEW DELHI: The British Carrier Strike Group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth will travel this fall to India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the wider region as a represent...

British Carrier Strike Group to travel to India for its first deployment

April 26, 2021

As a representation of the 'Indo-Pacific tilt' of UK foreign policy, HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier - the largest ship ever built by the Royal Navy - will sail to India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the wi...

A New Deal for Young People: How to Solve the Housing Crisis

April 26, 2021

Securing a place that belongs to him is a key marker of independence and a step towards the foundation of a family. Yet for many young people in many countries a house has become unafforda...

[Liam Denning] Earth Day 2021 woos Americans

April 25, 2021

The first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, brought Americans attention to their planet. This year is designed to draw the world's attention to Americans.President Joe Biden's climate conference, which begins on T...

US regulators have “full confidence” in benefits of J&J Covid vaccine

April 24, 2021

Morning Message from South ChinaChina and the United States: united on climate action but divided on responsibilityChina and the United States might agree on the need to work together to tackle climate chang...

The human turmoil behind insurance – The Royal Gazette

April 24, 2021

Murder has been committed for this, in the worst of human tragedies due to selfishness, utter greed and vicious, sociopathic disregard for the human suffering of the victims and the families left behi...

Budget 2021: investing in a clean industry is the right decision

April 23, 2021

It's pretty easy to imagine what the energy transition will look like in your city or neighborhood: electric cars and buses driving the streets, more people walking and biking, solar panels covering all the...

Cut emissions by 50% this decade, but can Biden do it?

April 23, 2021

Industrial reality is the main concern: halving emissions in a decade means transforming the electricity system, transport, industry and agriculture President Joe Bide...

“ End fossil fuel subsidies now ”

April 22, 2021

Tell them, Greta.Photo: Alex wong (Getty Images)Enter the exit again climate commitments Within the framework of the Paris agreement and the organization of an international summit for Earth Day, it is clear...

The real lesson Labor centrists should learn from the Biden administration – LabourList

April 21, 2021