[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday climate change is among the biggest challenges facing the global economy, joining a growing debate about how…
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EU fell short in vetting BlackRock for green banking rules, watchdog says
[ad_1] By Kate Abnett, Simon Jessop BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – The European Commission failed to properly consider conflicts of interest when it appointed a division of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset…
Alok Sharma offers to resign as business minister to lead climate summit – The Times
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Business Secretary Alok Sharma attends a virtual news conference, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain November 12, 2020. Leon…
Engie sees British customer base and profitability growth – UK CEO
[ad_1] By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos The logo of French gas and power group Engie is seen on the company tower at La Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie, near Paris,…
Denmark plans $30 billion offshore wind island that could power 10 million homes
[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark is moving forward with plans to build an artificial island tying in power from offshore wind farms of up to 10 gigawatts (GW) of capacity,…
EU takes France to court for second time over air pollution
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission will take France to the EU Court of Justice for flouting limits on air pollution for more than a decade, the EU executive…
Germany’s Scholz: EU should get its own revenues
[ad_1] BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany supports the idea of the European Commission levying its own taxes to fund the expanded EU budget, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday, adding…
Denmark: We can slash CO2 by 70% in a decade and still have welfare
[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark said on Tuesday that it could reach its 2030 climate target of reducing emissions by 70%, one of the world’s most ambitious, without compromising its…
Factbox-Who will spearhead Biden’s climate, energy and agriculture policies?
[ad_1] (Reuters) – President-elect Joe Biden is expected as soon as Wednesday to name key members of his core team that will help him overhaul U.S. energy and environment policy…