Green capitalism: A dead end
Eco-commerce delays action as capitalism’s growth imperative collides with ecological limits, producing greenwashing and injustice...
Tag : Climate
Thailand’s flourishing ESG landscape
The Thailand government reintroduced sustainable development promotion in 2020 by introducing the ‘Sustainable Development Plan 2030’...
Europe’s natural gas prices surge to records for summer season
Higher-than-expected summer demand and a tighter market drive natural gas price to record levels last seen during this past winter’s supply crunch...
The UK might ban plastic straws to avert climate degradation
British Prime Minister Theresa May is about to discuss the issue at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to take the process forward...
Shell publishes new report on strategy for energy transition
The report provides examples of how Shell is already active in many of the growth areas that will drive its continued success and resilience...
Climate change could force over 140mn to migrate between countries by 2050: Report
Climate migrants would be additional to the millions of people already moving within their countries for economic, social, political or other reasons, the report warns...
Sweden implements new aviation tax to control environment’s degradation
Most of the nation has backed the new tax that increases the price of flight fares by US$7 to $49...
‘Political agenda is influencing financial markets’
Pioneer Investment’s Head of Global Asset Allocation Research Monica Defend on the economic outlook post Brexit What are, in your view, the implications of Brexit on the global economy? We believe that the Brexit outcome is a global shock, with implications for the global and regional economic outlook that will be channelled mainly through four...
Private Sector – an integral part of climate action post Paris
The private sector was more broadly represented in Paris than at any previous COP January 7, 2016: December 2015 marked a historic climate agreement in Paris signed by 195 countries pledging to take actions to keep global warming to under 2 degrees Celsius — the threshold scientists predict will result in irreversible warming and planetary...