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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is nominating former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday, crediting him with critical experience on global …
US nominates Ajay Banga for World Bank president Read More
(Wednesday 15th February) Today, Barclays published its annual report, where it committed to new restrictions on oil sands, following a long-term campaign from shareholders on the issue. From July, the bank will …
Barclays scales down oil sands finance following investor pressure Read More
Best of Britain, the UK’s cross-party advocacy group upholding internationalist values, has relaunched to champion a closer relationship with Europe and the world. Monday’s relaunch event was initiated alongside a …
Cooperation not competition: Best for Britain relaunches alongside polling optimism Read More
Huge amounts of post-pandemic stimulus packages are mostly failing to support action to tackle climate change or halt the loss of biodiversity, but the amount of green spending is slowly …
Spending on green economic stimulus is slowly rising, study finds Read More
India is entering a “solar-powered revolution” that will see it edge out coal as the nation’s top electricity source, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Solar power currently makes …
IEA: India is on ‘cusp of a solar-powered revolution’ Read More
China must electrify as much of its economy as possible and generate almost all its electricity from zero carbon sources to meet its 2060 carbon neutrality goal, according to joint …
‘Economically feasible’: New study maps how China could shift from coal to green energy in the 2020s Read More
Last summer, Theresa May signed into law the U.K.’s ground-breaking target of hitting net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 against a backdrop of increasingly vocal Extinction Rebellion protests, school climate strikes, …
A year after pledging to go ‘net-zero’, what has the UK achieved? Read More
A new law that would make it easier for cooperatives and community associations to raise investment for environmental projects has been tabled in Parliament. The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies …
Green Share Bill: MP pushes for law to help cooperatives to raise green investment Read More