Carbon & Sustainability
Norway parties brace for oil showdown as UN report fuels debate
Thursday, August 12, 2021, 6:34 AM MDT
With a month to go before elections in Norway, the UN’s landmark climate report issued Monday is fuelling debate on oil…
Brazil offers lifeline to coal after UN calls for ‘death knell’
Wednesday, August 11, 2021, 6:59 AM MDT
Brazil is offering a lifeline to its coal industry even as the world’s scientists make it crystal clear that fossil…
BP to buy natural gas supplies derived from cow manure in Iowa
Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 6:56 AM MDT
Oil major BP Plc is stepping up its involvement in the production of natural gas from organic waste with an…
Major new climate report puts pressure on COP26 to ‘consign coal to history’
Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 6:55 AM MDT
A landmark report by climate scientists released Monday will ratchet up the pressure on world leaders to rapidly end the use of…
Refiner boosts battery bet as it sees U.S. gasoline peaking
Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 6:49 AM MDT
Phillips 66, one of the largest U.S. oil refiners, is expanding its involvement in the fast-growing world of battery technology…
China tightens scrutiny to meet ambitious targets for renewables
Monday, August 9, 2021, 6:30 AM MDT
China’s largest power firms and provincial authorities will need to submit monthly reports on their renewables projects to the central…
TotalEnergies weighs stake in giant North Sea wind farm
Friday, August 6, 2021, 6:47 AM MDT
TotalEnergies SE is weighing taking a stake in what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, according to people…
BlackRock joins Citi to study plan to shut coal plants early
Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 6:50 AM MDT
BlackRock Inc. and other major financial institutions are working on plans to accelerate the closure of coal-fired power plants in Asia in…
Brookfield seeks $12.5 billion for new impact fund
Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 6:51 AM MDT
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. said it has raised $7 billion for the initial close of its new impact investment fund,…
G-20 ministers stumble over coal, global warming targets
Monday, July 26, 2021, 6:46 AM MDT
Environment ministers from the Group of 20 nations were unable to reach full agreement on key climate goals, just 100…
Fidelity to ratchet up pressure on companies over climate change
Monday, July 26, 2021, 6:36 AM MDT
Fidelity International warned companies it invests in that if they don’t take sufficient action to combat climate change the asset…
Hyundai unit will complete final projects before quitting coal
Monday, July 26, 2021, 6:17 AM MDT
The construction arm of Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, will push ahead with a coal-fired power plant in…
