EXCLUSIVE Rivian ready to invest $5 billion in second U.S. assembly plant -document

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O)-backed Rivian plans to invest $5 billion initially in its second U.S. electric vehicle assembly plant, according to a company document shared with state economic development officials.
EXCLUSIVE Universal Hydrogen in zero-carbon plane deals with Icelandair, others

Universal Hydrogen, a U.S. firm that aims to do for clean fuel what Nespresso did for coffee, is poised to announce preliminary hydrogen deals with airlines including Icelandair (ICEAIR.IC) as it looks at a possible listing as early as next year.
Asset owners managing $6 trln call for global carbon price

Investors managing more than $6 trillion in assets on Tuesday called for a co-ordinated global price on carbon and said emissions costs would need to almost treble by 2030 to reach the world’s climate goals.
EXCLUSIVE Chevron to sell swath of Permian assets valued at more than $1 bln -sources

Chevron Corp (CVX.N) is looking to sell two collections of conventional oil and gas fields in the Permian Basin valued at more than $1 billion combined, three sources told Reuters.
Exxon investors to prod revamped board on net zero carbon study

Investors calling for Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) to study the impact of getting its oil and gas business to net-zero emissions by 2050 will push for talks later this year with what they hope is a more sympathetic board.
Canada’s climate plan charts hard road ahead for high-polluting oil sands

Canada has set ambitious targets for slashing emissions to fight climate change, but faces a stiff challenge: not only is its economy dependent on oil production, but the Canadian oil industry’s carbon emissions are among the world’s highest for every barrel of oil it pumps.
REUTERS EVENTS Shortage of people, materials can slow energy transition – Enel CEO

A shortage of personnel and basic materials are the main constraints to the pace of the energy transition for top power suppliers such as Europe’s largest utility Enel (ENEI.MI), the company’s Chief Executive Francesco Starace told Reuters.
Volvo Car partners with Northvolt to develop and produce batteries

Volvo Car Group, owned by China’s Geely Holding (GEELY.UL), announced plans on Monday for a joint venture with Swedish battery maker Northvolt to develop sustainable batteries for its electric cars and set up a gigafactory for production.
Russia says EU carbon border tax may impinge on global trade rules

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday that the European Union’s plans to impose carbon emission costs on imports of goods may clash with the global trade rules and threaten the safety of energy supplies.
Britain’s biggest investor drops AIG, others from some funds over climate

Legal & General Investment Management, Britain’s biggest asset manager, said on Tuesday it would drop four companies from a number of its funds over their “insufficient” response to the challenge of climate change, including U.S. insurer AIG (AIG.N).