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 ›
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Countries plan to build more cheap dirty climate change causing coal plants
While the pledge to phase out coal gained the support of 23 more countries at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, big users of coal, the dirtiest of fuels, shunned the move. The COP26 summit aims to find ways to… Read More ›
$100 billion climate financing pledge by developed countries inches closer after Japan’s $10 billion commitment
In a statement US climate envoy John Kerry said, developed countries have pledged a total of $100 billion towards climate financing following new commitments made by Japan. In 2009 developed countries had pledged to provide $100 billion by 2020 to… Read More ›
The United Kingdom’s economic fate hangs in the balance as British parliament faces 2 crucial votes
Boris Johnson, who has been the face of the 2016 referendum campaign, now faces an unenviable position of keeping his “do of die” pledge and ensuring Brexit in just 9 days. Defeat in either of the two votes places him… Read More ›
Boris Johnson takes aim at Irish backstop in opening salvo
Despite Boris Johnson’s own admission that “Time is very short”, he wants to renegotiate the Brexit deal by October 31. On Tuesday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson fired his opening salvo at the European Union, as negotiators from both sides… Read More ›
Boris Johnson heads to Scotland and Wales in his push for no-deal Brexit
During his tour, Johnson is set to announce a $371 million new funding package as he tries to goad leaders to accept his no-deal strategy. On Monday, with Boris Johnson making his first official visit to Scotland as Prime Minister,… Read More ›
Total’s CEO Patrick Pouyanne pledges $112.98 million towards reconstruction of Notre Dame cathedral
French industry tycoons have come forward to generously pledge funds for rebuilding the Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the most famous landmarks in Paris which regularly draw nearly 13 million visitors a year. On Tuesday, Patrick Pouyanne, the Chief Executive… Read More ›
Chen Feng to be sole chairman of China’s HNA Group
Following the untimely death of its co-founder Wang Jian, shares held by him of the debt-laden aviation-to-financial services conglomerate will be transferred to either a China-based charity or a New York-based foundation, which together hold a controlling stake in the… Read More ›
Jeremy Corbyn to take on UK’s ‘cosy cartel’ which protects the weathy
“These rules have created a cosy cartel which rigs the system in favor of a few powerful and wealthy individuals and corporations… But things can, and they will, change.” – Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn, Britain’s opposition leader has vowed to… Read More ›