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Exclusive-Four Banks Quit Initiative Assessing Climate Targets-Sources
Date: November 29, 2023
Exclusive-Four banks quit initiative assessing climate targets-sources By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) -Four major banks, including Standard Chartered Plc and HSBC Plc, have quit a United Nations-backed initiative to scrutinise climate targets set by corporations, according to people familiar with the matter. The lenders have abandoned efforts for the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) to...
Pope to Proceed With COP28 Trip Despite Health Issues, Vatican Says
Date: November 28, 2023
Pope to proceed with COP28 trip despite health issues, Vatican says By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, who is recovering from a lung inflammation, will attend the COP28 climate meeting in Dubai as planned, the Vatican said on Tuesday. Spokesman Matteo Bruni, briefing reporters on the three-day visit which begins on Friday, said...
EU Lawmakers Urge COP28 Climate Summit to Take Aim at Fossil Fuels
Date: November 21, 2023
EU lawmakers urge COP28 climate summit to take aim at fossil fuels By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament called on Tuesday for a global deal at the U.N. COP28 climate summit to phase out fossil fuels, aiming to add pressure on countries to tackle CO2-emitting oil and gas. The push by European...
EU Agrees Law to Hit Fossil Fuel Imports With Methane Emissions Limit
Date: November 15, 2023
EU agrees law to hit fossil fuel imports with methane emissions limit (Reuters) – The European Union reached a deal on Wednesday on a law to place methane emissions limits on Europe’s oil and gas imports from 2030, pressuring international suppliers to clamp down on leaks of the potent greenhouse gas. Methane is the second-biggest...
Climate Change Likely to Boost Inflation, Bank of England’s Mann Says
Date: November 13, 2023
Climate change likely to boost inflation, Bank of England’s Mann says By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Climate change and countries’ different approaches to combat it are likely boost inflation and have other economic impacts that are directly relevant to central bank rate-setters, Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on Monday. “The research here...
EU Set to Weaken New Car, Truck Pollution Rules
Date: November 9, 2023
EU set to weaken new car, truck pollution rules By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -New European Union pollution rules for combustion engine cars and trucks are set to be less ambitious than originally planned, after lawmakers voted on Thursday to delay and weaken some of the regulations. The EU’s proposed “Euro 7” law would tighten...