Climate change
U.S. launches carbon offset program to help developing countries speed clean energy transition
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks at the opening of the US Pavilion during the COP27 climate conference at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre, in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of the same name, on November 8, 2022. Ahmad Gharabli | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry on […]
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Autos giant Renault is betting the market for gasoline cars will continue to grow
Renault sees the internal combustion engine continuing to play a crucial role in its business over the coming years, according to a top executive at the French automotive giant. On Tuesday, it was announced that the Renault Group and Chinese firm Geely had signed a non-binding framework agreement to establish a company focused on […]
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Climate change threatens to destroy ‘the things Americans value most,’ U.S. government warns
The Jade Isle Mobile Home Park is flooded in this aerial view from a drone in St. Cloud. Residents of the community were issued a voluntary evacuation order due to rising water levels in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Paul Hennessy | Lightrocket | Getty Images The U.S. must ramp up efforts to reduce greenhouse […]
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Why poorer international locations want prosperous international locations to foot their climate modify bill
Due to the fact industrialization commenced, formulated nations around the world have contributed the vast majority of the world’s carbon emissions and bought prosperous in the process. Poorer international locations, on the other hand, have contributed very little to the weather disaster, but are established to really feel the worst results. Many of all those […]
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Taxation is a blunt instrument, IATA main Willie Walsh says: ‘The carrot is considerably more efficient than the stick’
The aviation sector demands much more carrot and considerably less adhere likely ahead to turn out to be a lot more sustainable, in accordance to the director typical of the Worldwide Air Transport Association. Speaking at CNBC’s Sustainable Long term Discussion board on Friday, Willie Walsh was asked if subsidies and tax breaks to stimulate […]
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Major glaciers in Kilimanjaro and Yosemite will disappear by 2050, UN says
Giraffe on the savannah with a snowy Mount Kilimanjaro in the background, Amboseli national park, Kenya. Dea / V. Giannella | De Agostini | Getty Images Major glaciers across the world, including those in the Dolomites in Italy, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Yosemite and Yellowstone parks in the U.S., will be gone by 2050 […]
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Police arrest German climate protesters who threw mashed potatoes at Monet painting
Police have arrested two climate activists who threw mashed potatoes at a Claude Monet painting in a museum in Germany to protest fossil fuel production, a stunt which caused no damage to the art. The protesters on Sunday targeted Monet’s “Les Meules” at the Barberini Museum in Potsdam, a city on the border of Berlin. […]
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TeraWatt announces 1st interstate EV charging community for vans
TeraWatt website Courtesy: TeraWatt San Francisco startup TeraWatt Infrastructure on Thursday introduced it truly is developing the very first network of electrical motor vehicle-charging facilities for hefty-responsibility and medium-responsibility trucks alongside the Interstate 10 highway, stretching from Very long Seashore, California, to the El Paso, Texas, space. The business, which raised a lot more than $1 […]
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Biden awards $2.8 billion for assignments to boost electric powered automobile battery producing
U.S. President Joe Biden provides remarks to emphasize electric powered vehicle producing in The united states, for the duration of a pay a visit to to the Detroit Car Clearly show, September 14, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Biden administration on Wednesday explained it will award $2.8 billion in grants for jobs to broaden […]
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Bill Gates says investment in innovation is the important part of ESG
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Tuesday addressed the issue of businesses that exaggerate environmental, social and governance credentials, arguing that though corporate sustainability credentials are often controversial, they are still critical for assessing whether to invest in a company. “The part that I believe in is where you accelerate the innovation. To me, it’s not so […]
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