What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now.
Exxon loses board seats to activist hedge fund in landmark climate vote
A tiny hedge fund dealt a major blow to Exxon Mobil Corp on Wednesday, unseating at least two board members in a bid to force the company’s leadership to reckon with the risk of failing to adjust its business strategy to match global efforts to combat climate change.
EXCLUSIVE Delta Air makes $350 million gamble as it lobbies Biden on fuel credits
Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N) has stopped buying the credits its oil refining arm needs to comply with U.S. biofuel laws, leaving it with a $346 million liability at the end of the first quarter, as it tries to persuade the White House to ease its obligations, according to previously unreported financial filings and sources familiar with the matter.
Biden’s EV metals import plan unlikely to match climate goals -executives
The Biden administration’s plan to rely on ally nations for most of the metals needed to build electric vehicles ignores the complexity of modern mining and could keep the United States from meeting aggressive climate goals, according to industry executives.
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now.
Buy now, pay later players tackle credit conundrum in Mideast’s Gulf
Financial technology start-ups in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates offering online short-term credit say they are enjoying exponential growth as the coronavirus pandemic drives a shift in consumer spending online.
EU leaders to debate who will pay for green transition
European Union leaders meet on Tuesday to debate how to split the efforts and costs of the bloc’s shift to a low-carbon future, at a summit that will set the tone for an upcoming revamp of EU climate change policies.
India’s Cadila to produce up to 30 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses a month – executive
India’s Cadila Healthcare (CADI.NS) is aiming to triple monthly production of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate to as many as 30 million doses, its managing director said on Monday, as the country battles a massive wave of infections.
Oil drillers and Bitcoin miners bond over natural gas
On U.S. oil patches stretching along the Rockies and Great Plains, trailers hitched to trucks back up toward well pads to capture natural gas and convert it on the spot into electricity.
What is driving the growth of green and social finance?
Over the past decade, sustainable finance has become a prominent feature of global finance around the world. Green and social finance which target investments with specific and measurable environmental or social objectives witnessed fast expansion in recent years.
