Environment
IMF cuts global growth forecasts on Russia-Ukraine war, says risks to economy have risen sharply
A view of damage in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol under the control of Russian military and pro-Russian separatists, on April 17, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its global growth projections for 2022 and 2023, saying the economic hit from Russia’s unprovoked invasion of […]
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U.S. commits to ending anti-satellite missile testing, calls for global agreement
A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) launches from the U.S. Navy’s USS Lake Erie at a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite on Feb. 20, 2008 as an anti-satellite weapons U.S. Department of Defense The United States government has committed to ending the practice of anti-satellite missile tests, Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Monday, urging other nations […]
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How robots and indoor farming can help save water and grow crops year round
Agriculture may feed the world, but it is also contributing to global warming. Agriculture production uses about 70% of the Earth’s fresh water and makes up about a third of greenhouse gas emissions. But it doesn’t have to. Farming is moving inside, and farmers aren’t exactly what they used to be. New forms of farming, […]
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Natural gas surges to highest level since 2008 as Russia’s war upends energy markets
A liquid natural gas (LNG) storage silo at the LNG terminal, operated by LNG Croatia LLC, in Krk, Croatia, on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Petar Santini | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. natural gas prices surged to the highest level in more than 13 years Monday as Russia’s war on Ukraine causes a global energy […]
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Shanghai targets lockdown turning point by Wednesday, sources say
Medical workers in protective suits check a child patient as they conduct ward rounds at Shanghai New International Exhibition Hall, which has been turned into a makeshift hospital for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China April 9, 2022. China Daily | Reuters Shanghai has set a target to stop the spread of Covid-19 outside […]
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Sustainable recovery spending could be derailed by commodity price spikes following Ukraine war
Concerns related to both the energy transition and energy security have been thrown into sharp relief by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, recent months have also seen commodity prices jump. Marcus Brandt | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The world’s governments have pledged more than $710 billion to “sustainable recovery measures” by […]
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Chinese EV maker Nio says it’s gradually resuming production after Covid halt
In February 2020, Nio got a lifeline of financing support led by the government of Hefei city, where the electric car start-up has established its China headquarters. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Nio said Thursday it is gradually resuming production at a facility several hours’ drive west […]
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California unveils proposal to ban new gas-fueled cars by 2035
Morning traffic makes its way along a freeway in Los Angeles, California, September 19, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters California’s clean-air regulators unveiled a plan this week that would ramp up the sale of electric and zero-emissions vehicles while phasing out the sale of new gasoline-fueled vehicles by 2035, in an aggressive effort to combat the […]
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Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens to hurt billions, UN warns as food and energy prices soar
Russia’s war in Ukraine is already taking a dramatic toll on the world economy and placing a huge swath of the world’s population, especially those in developing nations, at an increased risk of harm, the United Nations warned Wednesday. The crisis has caused a “perfect storm” of disruptions to global food, energy and financial markets […]
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Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has $7 billion in assets frozen in Jersey in latest Ukraine fallout
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich looks on after their 3-1 win in the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on December 19, 2015 in London, England. Clive Mason | Getty Images Authorities in the island country of Jersey froze assets valued at more than $7 billion that are suspected of being […]
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