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(Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is potentially poised to become the Democratic presidential nominee in the November election. Here are her views and actions related to some key business topics. BIG TECH As a candidate for California attorney general, Harris reportedly assured potential donors that she was “a capitalist.” She has generally been seen as …
Dozens of climate activists were arrested after protesting at Citigroup’sheadquarters in New York on Friday as part of what they called a “Summer of Heat” campaign. Climate groups have been targeting Wall Street banks in a campaign against their financing of fossil fuel projects. Police arrested 61 protesters on Friday, with charges pending, while two …
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A group of state financial officers and other public and labor leaders called on Tuesday for major asset managers to vote against top Exxon directors, citing the U.S. oil company’s ongoing lawsuit against climate activists. The group including New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and the state treasurers of Connecticut, Nevada and other states called …
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Shipping’s global regulator is pushing the industry to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century. Getting there will mean transforming a sector that’s still largely powered by fossil fuels and accounts for about 3% of human-made carbon dioxide. 1. What’s the current state of play? Shipping carries more than 80% of world trade and in total emitted more …
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Top executives at U.S. oil giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron Corp said on Monday that the U.S. needs to clarify rules on energy subsidies to drive the rapid, large-scale investments needed to fight climate change. President Joe Biden has been trying to encourage energy producers to slash emissions using technologies like carbon capture and green hydrogen that are expensive …
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Overcoming multiple bottlenecks will be essential for scaling up key technologies required to reduce GHG emissions and address the adverse consequences of climate change. The technologies that must be scaled up and reduced in cost are: Geothermal, nuclear, solar and wind electricity generation. Batteries and hydro storage to increase the effective production of intermittent electricity …
CALGARY — Persistent drought conditions are poised to challenge natural gas producers even as they aim to ramp up in anticipation of Canada’s first liquefied natural gas export terminal opening, a new report warns. The report by Deloitte Canada identifies potential water shortages in Western Canada as a key risk facing the oil and gas …
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