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...(Patrick Temple-West) REGULATION European parliament passes landmark green measures This week’s European parliament plenary in Strasbourg marked the final such session of a five-year term in which green...
...Her co-leader, Patrick Harvie, said he would urge members to vote to remain in government, arguing that Scotland would cut emissions faster and build a fairer society with Green policies....
...Garland acknowledged that the ratios could be fudged by the banks to embellish their green credentials....
...Last year was the weakest for net inflows since 2019, when interest in green investments intensified. At least one climate-focused investor is forging ahead....
...(Patrick Temple-West) Smart read John Kerry aims to remain involved in drumming up finance for the clean energy transition despite stepping aside as the top US climate official, at a time when the issue...
...Meanwhile, Patrick offers insight on another hot Davos topic: can apparel ever be truly green? — Gillian Tett Don’t miss The Davos Daily Show with senior business writer Andrew Hill....
...(Patrick Temple-West) GOVERNMENT POLICY UK Budget fails to make a splash on green spending Wednesday’s UK Budget was relatively cautious stuff — at least compared with one notorious recent example — and...
...“It’s the photography that I really love, like the Linda Evangelista issues photographed by Patrick Demarchelier – all the glamour,” says Auckland-based collector Penny Calder....
...One of the world’s biggest producers of wood pellets sold to power utilities has filed for US bankruptcy, a downfall for a business seen by investors as a promising source of green energy....
...Green bond issuance increased 12 per cent in 2023 to $489bn, according to a Merrill Lynch report. Another $4bn of so-called “blue bonds” were issued last year for water improvements....
...(Patrick Temple-West) Central banking Are central banks helping to prop up fossil fuel companies?...
...From COP26 more than two years ago, Gillian Tett wrote that “green battles are no longer only being waged with placards on the streets or on government podiums, but in corporate committee rooms too....
...Environmentalists have questioned the green attributes of wood pellets....
...Soames said he was happy with the CBI’s existing leadership, including chief executive Rain Newton-Smith who “deserves a medal” for her “bravery” in returning to lead the organisation last year as members...
.... — Patrick Temple-West Amid stock market boom, can Japan lure ESG investors? Japan’s stock market has been on a tear this year....
...The coalition had already been heading towards an existential crisis over Green co-leader Patrick Harvie’s failure to accept the Cass review, which questioned some of the medical practices involved with...
...Pouyanné and the group face an inquiry this year launched by green politicians in the French Senate over its record on environmental goals....
...(Patrick Temple-West) Smart read Divisions among developing nations are a key factor holding back reform of the IMF, argues the FT’s Alan Beattie....
...(Patrick Temple-West) 4. A crunch year for climate finance At last month’s COP28 climate summit in Dubai, the push for an agreement to move away from fossil fuels dominated the headlines....
...Going into 2024, Sealed is highly focused on President Joe Biden’s green subsidies law known as the Inflation Reduction Act....
...Back at Newton Aycliffe, Hitachi is still building trains but only has about 12 months of work left....
...Rain Newton-Smith, CBI chief executive, said the UK faced a “race against time” to capitalise on its early-mover status as a green economy with a “predictable policy environment”....
...Last year, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak indicated he was ready to soften the government’s green policies, saying he did not want to “hassle” voters and that hitting the UK’s net zero carbon emissions target...
...(Patrick Temple-West) Smart read Delegates in Dubai need to pay more attention to fossil fuel subsidies, “the polluting elephant in the COP28 room”, argues Gillian Tett....
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