PARIS (Reuters) – Following are highlights of what world leaders said at a summit in Paris on Thursday to boost crisis financing for poor countries, reform post-war financial systems and free up[...]
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Environment
Explainer-What is the ‘Bridgetown Initiative’ asking for at Paris summit?
PARIS (Reuters) – President Macron hosts a summit in Paris starting Thursday to discuss reform of the world’s multilateral finance institutions in the face of climate change and other deve[...]
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Drought-hit Panama Canal further restricts maximum ship depth
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal will expand restrictions on the largest ships crossing the waterway, one of the world’s busiest trade passages, the canal authority[...]
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Mastercard launches global plan to recycle credit cards
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Payments company Mastercard on Wednesday launched a global project to recycle credit and debit cards as part of a plan to save the billions of cards in circula[...]
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Tesla urges EPA to finalize tougher US heavy-duty emissions cuts
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Tesla urged the Biden administration to finalize significantly stricter heavy-duty emissions limits than proposed in April, arguing larger vehicles were being[...]
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Factbox-Aviation emissions targets in focus at Paris Airshow
By Joanna Plucinska PARIS (Reuters) – Big deals at this week’s Paris Airshow have highlighted a sharp recovery in air travel demand. The sector promises to reduce net emissions to zero by[...]
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Tesla returns to S&P 500 ESG index with more environmental disclosures
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has returned to the S&P 500 ESG index, the sustainable investing-focused market index, after the electric car maker added environmental disclosures. Tesl[...]
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Transgrid to invest $11 billion to ready Australian state for 100% renewables
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s most populous state will be ready for 100% renewable energy within a decade under a A$16.5 billion ($11.20 billion) infrastructure investment plan[...]
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US judge orders Enbridge to shut down portions of Wisconsin pipeline within 3 years
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has ordered Canadian energy company Enbridge to shutter portions of an oil pipeline that runs through tribal land in Wisconsin within three years and to[...]
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