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Business Leaders Seeking Deal On Carbon Pricing Look Towards The UN
World business leaders want the upcoming United Nations climate summit to address difficulties that have hampered the use of carbon pricing to reduce global emissions, with the goal of enhancing the role of businesses in slowing global warming. After negotiators… Read More ›
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Impending Earnings Report By Restaurant Chains To Have In Focus Global Supply Chain Logjams And Costs
When McDonald’s Corp, Starbucks Corp, and Yum Brands Inc announce their capital expenditures in their earnings reports this week, investors want to get a sense of the impact of the global supply-chain snarl on the development and expansion plans of… Read More ›
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2021 Greenhouse Gas Emission At Record Levels, Shows A UN Report
The world is “far off track” in limiting increasing temperatures, according to the United Nations, which warned on Monday as it attempted to provide a stark reminder top world leaders of the challenges facing UN climate negotiations in Scotland. Despite… Read More ›
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The Largest Climate Exchange-Traded Fund Range Created By BlackRock
After consenting to stiffer regulations for governing its six existing funds that have a combined $9 billion in assets, the global asset manager BlackRock announced on Tuesday that it has formed the largest variety of climate-aligned exchange-traded equity funds (EFT)…. Read More ›
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Indian Actors And Cricket Players Launching Their Own NFTs
More and more celebrated and famous Indian filmstars from Bollywood as well as celebrities from the sports of cricket are launching their won non-fungible tokens (NFT) for making digital collectibles and memorabilia, expecting to profit thousands of dollars by capitalising… Read More ›
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Pilot Project On Property Tax Scheme To Be Implemented In Some Regions Of China: Xinhua
A pilot real estate tax will be implemented in select provinces. The Chinese parliament’s highest decision-making body said on Saturday, according to a report published in the Chinese official news agency Xinhua. According to Xinhua, which areas will be included… Read More ›
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Record Petrol Prices Being Faced By Motorists In Asia And Europe
Price of petrol and diesel at the pump are being pushed to or near record highs in Europe and Asia because of rising oil prices, rebounding fuel demand, and levies and as such motor owners in these regions may face… Read More ›
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Saudi Arabia Targets To Achieve Net-Zero Emissions By 2060
The largest producer of oil, Saudi Arabia, has set a target to attain “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions by 2060 as the kingdom joined more than 100 countries around the world that are campaigning to address the issue of climate… Read More ›
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Netflix’s Overseas Growth To Be Driven By The Likes Of The Megahit “Squid Game, Say Analysts
The plans of Netflix Inc. to expand its international content offerings in order to boost subscriber growth, which is slowing down, was apparently supported by investors because of the huge success of the South Korean dystopian drama series “Squid Game”… Read More ›
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Achieving Zero-Carbon Shipping By 2040 Pledged By Amazon, Ikea And Unilever
An aggressive target of moving their cargo only on ships using zero-carbon fuel by 2040 has been pledged to be achieved by nine big companies including Amazon, Ikea and Unilever. The companies have said that this aim will also be… Read More ›