Tag: Environment
SEC unveils rules to prevent misleading claims by ESG funds
Gary Gensler, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, at the SEC headquarters in Washington, on July 22, 2021.Melissa Lyttle/Bloomberg via [...]
Regulatory Attention on Terra Could Change South Korean Trading Environment; Bitcoin Goes Sideways
The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was recently trading at about $29,700, up slightly and about where it stood 24 and 48 hours earlie [...]
Stellantis CEO warns of EV battery shortage, lack of raw materials
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares holds a news conference after meeting with unions, in Turin, Italy, March 31, 2022.Massimo Pinca | ReutersStellantis CEO [...]
Belgium introduces mandatory monkeypox quarantine as global cases rise
In this 1971 Center For Disease Control handout photo, monkeypox-like lesions are shown on the arm and leg of a female child in Bondua, Liberia.CDC | [...]
China oil demand must remain weak or we will have tough summer: IEA
Speaking to CNBC on Monday, the executive director of the International Energy Agency spoke about the intricacies of the energy transition and the com [...]
Australian Dollar Lifted by Risk On Environment Post Election As Labor Win Office
Australian Dollar, AUD/USD, RBA, Kent, NZD/USD, RBNZ - Talking PointsThe Australian Dollar launched higher on Monday post-electionA change of governm [...]
Oxfam slams billionaire pandemic ‘bonanza’ as millions face poverty
Olga Shumytskaya | Moment | Getty ImagesA new billionaire emerged every 30 hours during the Covid-19 pandemic, and nearly a million could fall into ex [...]
Oceans reached record heat, acidity in 2021: UN report
A diver inspects transplanted coral near Dibba Port in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, June 15, 2020.Christopher Pike | ReutersOceans reached their ho [...]
Hyundai to invest $5.5 billion to build EVs and batteries in Georgia
The logo of Hyundai is shown at the #WeAreMobility fair at the 97th edition of the Brussels Motor Show on 18 January 2019, in Brussels.Dirk Waem | AFP [...]
What is Monkeypox and how dangerous is it? Cases are rising globally
An image created during an investigation into an outbreak of monkeypox, which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1996 to 1997, shows [...]
EU plans renewables expansion, says coal needed a little while longer
A wind turbine and coal in Lower Saxony, Germany. The EU's desire to wean itself off Russian hydrocarbons means it will need to find fossil fuels from [...]
Lucid Group to build first factory outside the U.S. in Saudi Arabia
U.S. electric vehicle maker Lucid Group will set up its first overseas factory in Saudi Arabia, the company announced.Javier Blas | Bloomberg | Getty [...]
Toyota ramps up efforts to look at potential of hydrogen vehicles
One of Toyota's Sora busess photographed in Japan on Nov. 5, 2021. Toyota started working on the development of fuel-cell vehicles back in 1992.Koreko [...]
Seaweed could be a vital ingredient in the fight against climate change
Like many coastal communities around the world, people living by the sea in the United Kingdom have harvested and consumed seaweed for centuries.In Wa [...]
FastBlade tidal turbine testing site opens in Scotland
An image of the £4.6 million FastBlade facility. Scotland has a long association with North Sea oil and gas production, but in recent years it's also [...]