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What’s Behind the World’s Biggest Climate Victory? Capitalism

Source: Bloomberg     Capitalism is driving renewables.....»»

Category: blogSource: TheBigPictureSep 17th, 2019

Climate spying begins; and Germany’s election carbon angle

By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights As the climate community tallies up the international pledges made during last week’s global leaders summit, two of the world’s biggest intelligence........»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstApr 27th, 2021

BlackRock faces critics on Amazon deforestation

CEO Larry Fink called climate change a "profound crisis," but environmentalists say world's biggest investor must do more......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 2nd, 2020

BlackRock takes tougher stance on climate change

BlackRock, the world's biggest investment manger, said it plans to step up efforts to tackle climate change in what CEO Larry Fink said would be a "fundamental reshaping of finance." Conway G. Gittens reports......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersJan 14th, 2020

BlackRock vows tougher stance on climate after activist heat

BlackRock Chief Executive Larry Fink warned company boards to step up efforts to tackle climate change, a significant shift by the world's biggest investment manager, which has faced mounting concerns about its role as a major fossil fuel investor......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 14th, 2020

BlackRock takes tougher stance on climate after activist heat

BlackRock Chief Executive Larry Fink has warned company boards to step up efforts to tackle climate change, marking a significant shift in the public stance of the world's biggest investment manager amid mounting concerns about global warming......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 14th, 2020

Australia is the world"s biggest coal exporter. Its prime minister says he won"t change that, despite the link between fires and climate change.

Rohan Thomson/Saeed Khan/Getty In the last five months, bushfires have razed an estimated 25.5 million acres in Australia. That's an area larger than South Korea. Prime minister Scott Mo.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 10th, 2020

Boeing"s bad year ends with a victory for Airbus

Airbus has overtaken Boeing, still beset by the grounding of its MAX jets, to claim the title of world's biggest planemaker, according to Reuters sources. Julian Satterthwaite reports......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersJan 1st, 2020

Key Words: There’s a better kind of capitalism than the current U.S. model, according to the founder of the World Economic Forum

Why are attitudes changing now? Schwab credits Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as a reminder that the current system’s environmental unsustainability represents a betrayal of future generations......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 2nd, 2019

IKEA to invest 200 million euros in race to turn "climate positive"

IKEA, the world's biggest furniture group, said on Wednesday it would spend around 100 million euros ($110 million) on supporting its direct suppliers in moving over to renewable energy......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 27th, 2019

Just Three Of World"s Top Ten Banks Signed UN Climate-Goals Commitment

Just Three Of World's Top Ten Banks Signed UN Climate-Goals Commitment Just three of the world's 10 biggest banks agreed to join a coalition of 130 global financial firms which have agreed.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeSep 23rd, 2019

Investor LGIM dumps ExxonMobil from its Future World funds

Britain's biggest asset manager has removed ExxonMobil and four more companies from its 5 billion pounds ($6.3 billion) Future World Funds, and said it would vote against their chairs for failing to confront the threats posed by climate change......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJun 20th, 2019

Top 10 Biggest Risks Facing Our World: Climate Change A Big Worry

The world is focused on the US-China trade war, Brexit, terrorism, and a bunch of other issues. But are they the most significant.....»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkJun 6th, 2019

World"s big firms see $1tln hit from climate change

The world's biggest firms are expecting climate change to cost them over $1 trillion, according to a report published Tuesday. Julian Satterthwaite reports......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersJun 4th, 2019

No Clear Flight Path For Airlines On Sustainable Jet Fuel

Two days after a report concluded that none of the world's 20 biggest publicly traded airlines is doing enough to tackle climate change, executives from Alaska Airlines (NYSE: read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMar 8th, 2019

How France’s World Cup Victory Will Affect the Country’s Economy and Political Climate

GOAL! After the final whistl.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneJul 16th, 2018

Cover story: Ag tech startups on the rise in Pittsburgh

Agriculture technology companies are sprouting up around Pittsburgh to face some of the world's biggest challenges in food insecurity, climate change and sustainability......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 8th, 2018

Around the World, Climate Goals Clash With Reality

As negotiators at United Nations climate talks in Poland this week hammer out a rulebook to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, some of the biggest boosters of the 2015 Paris accord are undermining efforts back home to curb global warming......»»

Category: topSource: wsjDec 13th, 2018

China Is By Far The World"s Largest "Hydro-Power"

China Is By Far The World's Largest 'Hydro-Power' China is the world’s biggest hydro power producer, having genera.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytApr 17th, 2024

Collaborative spirit: How a tax credit program in Alabama is bridging the gap between corporate sector resources and startups’ need for support

Every day, Carter Wells is excited to come into work and watch some of the smartest people in Alabama solve some of the world’s biggest problems. It’s not exactly easy to describe the work happening at HudsonAlpha, a nonprofit genomics in.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 17th, 2024

1.5 billion more passengers flew last year than in 2022. These are the 10 busiest airports in the world.

Once again, the US makes up the biggest proportion of the world's 10 busiest airports, .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 16th, 2024