By Simon Jessop and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – European Union regulators should not define greenwashing in law, fund industry groups have told the bloc’s markets watchdog, citing concern[...]
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Environment
ECB can cut carbon footprint by shedding bonds of biggest polluters
By Virginia Furness and Francesco Canepa LONDON (Reuters) -The European Central Bank could radically cut the carbon footprint of its corporate bond portfolio by selling just 50 billion euros ($54.30 b[...]
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Qatar, UAE energy ministers say gas will be needed for long time
By Yousef Saba and Rachna Uppal ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The world will need natural gas for a long time and more investment is required to ensure supply security and affordable prices during the g[...]
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Yellen leads new U.S.-Africa policy with trip to Senegal, Zambia, South Africa
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Senegal, Zambia and South Africa during the next two weeks, as the United States aims to strengthen ti[...]
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Malaysia says it could stop palm oil exports to EU after new curbs
By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia said on Thursday it could stop exporting palm oil to the European Union in response to a new EU law aimed at protecting forests by strictly regulating s[...]
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U.S. FAA says initial review shows outage sparked by procedural failure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said its preliminary analysis of a computer system outage on Wednesday that led to a 90-minute nationwide ground stop and disrupt[...]
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Anti-ESG drive in U.S. could have cost taxpayers up to $708 million – study
By Tommy Wilkes and Ross Kerber (Reuters) – A campaign by U.S. Republican state officials to bar financial institutions from winning business because of their stance on issues like climate chang[...]
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U.S. securities regulator lists April for climate rule action
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – The top U.S. securities regulator has cited April as the release date for a long-anticipated rule on companies’ climate-related disclosures, according to a recen[...]
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Analysis-Vanguard’s climate group exit shows retail investors trail on ESG
By Ross Kerber and Tommy Wilkes (Reuters) – Vanguard Group’s decision last month to quit a key climate change coalition underscores how the retail investors who dominate its client base fo[...]
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