Environment

Analysis: Pandemic debt adds to challenge of funding world’s climate goals

Huge spending by governments kept the world economy afloat during the pandemic as officials mobilized a fiscal response not seen…

4 years ago

Global need for copper, nickel will multiply over next 30 years -BHP

The global markets will need four times the nickel and double the copper in the next 30 years to facilitate…

4 years ago

Insurers plan to up ramp up private market investments, BlackRock says

Insurers plan to increase their allocations to private markets to 14% from 11% over the next two years in the…

4 years ago

KKR, Global Infrastructure Partners to take CyrusOne private for $11.5 bln

KKR & Co Inc (KKR.N) and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) will take U.S. data center operator CyrusOne Inc (CONE.O) private for $11.49 billion in…

4 years ago

Dutch face three-week, partial lockdown as COVID-19 cases soar

Bars and restaurants will close early and sporting events will be held without audiences under a three-week, partial lockdown that…

4 years ago

COVID-19’s epicentre again: Europe faces fresh reckoning

Europe has become the epicentre of the pandemic again, prompting some governments to consider re-imposing unpopular lockdowns in the run-up to Christmas…

4 years ago

Factbox: Asia-Pacific countries begin to open selectively for international travel

Asia-Pacific countries, which have had some of the world's strictest border controls and quarantine rules during the pandemic, are starting…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE BlackRock raises $673 mln for climate-focused infrastructure fund

BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) told Reuters it has raised a target-beating $673 million for an infrastructure fund with backing from the French, German…

4 years ago

Proposed U.S. carbon capture credit hike cheers industry, worries greens

A proposed tax credit hike for U.S. carbon capture and sequestration projects being mulled by Congress could trigger a big…

4 years ago

EU countries splinter ahead of crisis talks on energy price spike

Divisions have deepened among European Union countries ahead of an emergency meeting of ministers on Tuesday on their response to…

4 years ago