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Canada, Brazil and Egypt to announce new methane regulations on Monday – U.S. official
DUBAI (Reuters) - Canada, Brazil and Egypt will announce new methane regulations at the COP28 climate summit later on Monday, a U.S. official told Reuters. As of Monday, 155 countries have signed up a...
Dec 04, 2023
With UK climate credentials in doubt, Starmer in demand at COP28
By Elizabeth Piper and Kate Abnett DUBAI (Reuters) - Britain's opposition leader Keir Starmer was in his element as he rubbed shoulders with world leaders at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, almost ...
Dec 04, 2023
COP28: Japan, France back plan to boost climate lending with SDRs
By Rachel Savage and William James DUBAI (Reuters) -Japan and France said on Monday they will support the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) plan to leverage I...
Dec 04, 2023
COP28 president denies he doesn’t respect climate science
By Gloria Dickie DUBAI (Reuters) - COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber defended his role in hosting this year's U.N. climate summit on Monday and insisted he understood and respected the science of climat...
Dec 04, 2023
Analysis-As Bayer confronts mounting Roundup losses, all eyes on Philadelphia trial
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - With Bayer facing investor pressure to resolve thousands of lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller after being hit with $2 billion in verdicts in recent weeks, all eyes ar...
Dec 04, 2023
U.S. bank CEOs expected to protest regulation push before Congress
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top bosses of JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and other major banks are expected to warn lawmakers this week that capital hikes and other...
Dec 04, 2023
Arab Energy Fund (APICORP) plans up to $1 billion for decarbonisation technologies
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Arab Energy Fund, formerly known as APICORP, plans to invest up to $1 billion over the next five years in decarbonisation technologies, the Middle East and North Africa-focused m...
Dec 04, 2023
COP28 President al-Jaber: We very much respect climate science
DUBAI (Reuters) - COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber on Monday said he respected the science around climate change and the work of his presidency had been centred around it. "We very much believe and res...
Dec 04, 2023
White House says it is nearly out of money to help Ukraine fight war with Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House budget director Shalanda Young warned in a letter to Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and other congressional leaders on Monday that the United States was runni...
Dec 04, 2023
Western start-ups seek to break China’s grip on rare earths refining
By Ernest Scheyder ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana (Reuters) - Start-up tech firms are racing to transform the way rare earths are refined for the clean energy transition, a push aimed at turbocharging the West...
Dec 04, 2023
