According to a senior Egyptian official, Cairo will position itself as an impartial arbiter while hosting this year’s COP27 climate summit. It will pushes nations to act on their climate pledges while promoting the interests of the developing world. In… Read More ›
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20 countries pledge to stop public funding of fossil fuel projects abroad by 2022
Twenty countries, including the United States and Canada have agreed to stop public funding of fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of 2022 and instead steer spending into clean energy. The commitment has been termed as a “historic” step… Read More ›
Britain to relax COVID-19 travel restrictions for COP26
With British Prime Minister pushing for COP26 to be an in-person event rather than a virtual one, Britain said, it will relax some travel restrictions to help delegates attend the U.N. climate conference in Scotland later this year; this will… Read More ›
Large insurance and reinsurance companies launch alliance towards net-zero emissions economy
In a significant development, 8 of the world’s top insurance and reinsurance companies, including Europe’s top three insurers by premiums, Allianz, AXA and Generali, have launched a partnership to help speed up the transition towards a net zero emissions economy…. Read More ›
US listed companies should disclose greenhouse gas emission data, worker demographic info: Eric Pan, president of the Investment Company Institute
In a significant development, an investment industry leader has urged U.S. regulators to require U.S. listed companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions data and worker demographic information, in efforts to make such details available to ordinary shareholders. This call from… Read More ›
Governance advisor Pensions & Investment Research Consultants recommends voting against Chevron Corp’s CEO
Pensions & Investment Research Consultants (PIRC), a governance advisor, has recommended Chevron Corp’s shareholders to vote against the company’s CEO Michael Wirth at the upcoming shareholder meeting. PIRC’s recommendation is such since Wirth is the company’s CEO as well as… Read More ›
BP partners with EnBW Energie Baden Wuerttemberg AG for bids to build offshore wind farms off Scotland
Early on Monday, according to a report from The Times, BP Plc is preparing to bid for the rights to build wind farms off Scotland. In an interview, BP’s CEO Bernard Looney stated, the company “was looking at bidding in the… Read More ›
Regulatory framework on climate risk disclosures will act as catalyst for massive green investments: John Kerry
In a statement U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said, a regulatory requirement on companies and financial institutions requiring them to disclose climate change related risks will spark huge investment flow in green capital investments across the world; he went on… Read More ›
Japanese government weighing options to create $19 billion environment-friendly investment fund: Govt Sources
According to three government sources with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, the Japanese government is weighing its options to create a ($9.63 billion to $19.27 billion (1 trillion to 2 trillion yen) fund to promote investment in environment-friendly… Read More ›
Royal Dutch Shell faces lawsuit over continued investments in ing billions of dollars in fossil fuels
On Tuesday, in a significant development Royal Dutch Shell is facing a lawsuit brought on by environmentalist and human rights groups demanding that the energy giant cut its reliance on fossil fuels. In April 2019, seven activist groups, including Friends… Read More ›