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...Hitachi Energy appointed Andreas Schierenbeck as its new chief executive, replacing Claudio Facchin at the end of June. Schierenbeck joins from HH2E, a green hydrogen company....
...Citing his trips to 17 countries last year, Fink wrote global politicians and businesspeople increasingly planned to invest in both oil and gas for energy security and green power for the energy transition...
...in loan authority to help emerging green technologies....
...Think defence budgets increasing, green investments, energy independence, industrial policy and the shortening of supply chains....
...Nevertheless, the study found that more than 90 per cent of respondents intended to maintain or increase investment in green energy....
...This, as we earlier reported, was established by the ratings and analysis group S&P Global in early 2022, together with GTI Energy (a consultancy) and the National Energy Technology Laboratory....
...The row between EU and US politicians over subsidies linked to Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is deepening as governors across America try to lure European clean energy businesses to their states....
...Here’s our explainer on what it means for contractors. Get the latest worldwide picture with our vaccine tracker Some good news . . ....
...“As an initial statement, the IRA underlines what America’s target is. It will reward supply or refined product that doesn’t pass through Russia or China....
...So I thought it was worth having a chat with the person who oversaw the index change: Margaret Dorn, S&P Global’s head of ESG indices for North America....
...The Republicans argue — without offering any evidence — that as energy prices surge, additional climate reporting will only further burden US oil and gas companies that are needed to keep America running...
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...The petitions, filed anonymously in August, have prompted ferocious kickback from America’s solar developers and contractors....
...While sustainable bonds — which include green and social bonds — are set to exceed $1tn later this year, according to a recent study from S&P Global, green bonds alone are projected to hit $1tn in 2023,...
...The reduction in energy and carbon intensity as a per cent of GDP “are roughly similar” to what has occurred over the past five years, S&P said....
...Will the commitment from Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to reduce the country’s emissions by 46 per cent by 2030 kick-start Japan Inc’s shift to green energy?...
...“Tesla’s bitcoin investment does not have an impact on its ESG score,” said S&P Global....
...Stocks that have faced opioid litigation and fines underperformed the S&P Health Care Index by 16 per cent from 2016 to 2018, Bank of America said....
...power analytics at S&P Global Platts....
...They promise a step change in energy density, as well as improved safety and the ability to charge faster....
...Alex Epstein, a critic of electric cars and author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, says “Tesla now stands for freedom, versus just ‘green’”....
...Following pressure from activists, BlackRock joined Climate Action 100+, which chivvies energy companies to cut emissions and announced new green funds. Some see that as good stewardship....
...Martin Slumbers usually works from a wood-panelled room overlooking the 18th green of the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland....
...Technology companies often reward employees with shares, but since Lyft and Uber consider drivers independent contractors, they cannot as private companies grant them stock....
...However, that was in part the result of preferentially selling higher priced Model 3 variants in North America....
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