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Greece to Spend 780 Million Euros to Protect Marine Biodiversity, PM Says
Date: April 15, 2024
Greece to spend 780 million euros to protect marine biodiversity, PM says ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece is pushing ahead with 21 initiatives worth 780 million euros ($830.9 million) to protect marine biodiversity and tackle coastal pollution, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday ahead of an international conference. Greece, which includes thousands of islands and...
Analysis-Europe Stands Firm Against US-driven ESG Backlash
Date: April 12, 2024
Analysis-Europe stands firm against US-driven ESG backlash By Simon Jessop, Ross Kerber and Isla Binnie (Reuters) – Steady investor demand in Europe for environmental and socially responsible investments and wide-ranging regulation are helping Europe’s finance industry withstand political pressures that have pushed some U.S. peers to backtrack on their green agendas. In the United States,...
U.N. Climate Chief Says Two Years to Save the Planet
Date: April 10, 2024
U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Governments, business leaders and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse climate change, the U.N.’s climate chief said on Wednesday, in a speech that warned global warming is slipping down politicians’ agendas....
Companies Get Green Light to Use Offsets for Supply Chain Emissions
Date: April 10, 2024
Companies get green light to use offsets for supply chain emissions By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -A leading judge of corporate climate action plans said it will allow companies to use carbon credits to offset their supply chain pollution, a win for the growing offsets market despite criticism the move could see emissions rise. Selling...
Flooding Spreads in Russia, Putting Thousands More at Risk
Date: April 9, 2024
Flooding spreads in Russia, putting thousands more at risk ORSK, Russia (Reuters) -Flood sirens blared out in two Russian cities on Tuesday, warning thousands more people to evacuate immediately as two major rivers swelled to bursting point in some of the worst flooding in at least 70 years. Swiftly melting snow across swathes of the...
Big Companies’ Emissions Goals Are Too Weak, Report Says
Date: April 8, 2024
Big companies’ emissions goals are too weak, report says By Simon Jessop (Reuters) – The carbon emissions reduction targets of a group of the biggest listed companies are too weak collectively, meaning they are failing to play their part in preventing the most devastating impacts of global warming, a report on Tuesday showed. A study...