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Monday, 28 November, 2022

Trade Secrets
Lawyers and lobbyists get creative to avoid US-EU green trade war Premium content
Brussels is invoking the rules-based trading system, but the US is moving towards a post-WTO world
Saturday, 26 November, 2022

Climate change
Global floods and droughts will intensify sooner than expected, studies show
El Niño and La Niña heating and cooling phenomena set to become stronger, warn scientists
Tuesday, 22 November, 2022

Electric vehicles
Carmakers try to frustrate US push to cut China from EV supply chain
Motor companies fret about loss of tax incentives as they depend on Chinese battery components
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022

Climate change
Rich nations offer Indonesia $20bn to wean it off coal
Shift to renewable power is hailed by John Kerry as ‘groundbreaking’
Monday, 14 November, 2022

COP27
US-China climate restart provides relief to downbeat UN summit
Breakthrough welcomed at Sharm el-Sheikh after political divisions mar crucial talks
Friday, 11 November, 2022

COP27
Biden’s flying visit to COP27 disappoints developing nations
President insists US will meet emissions targets but poorer countries say funding pledge still falls short
Friday, 11 November, 2022

COP27
Biden travels to COP27 to ‘showcase’ US leadership on climate
Blinken and Pelosi among delegates to demonstrate commitment to tackling global warming
Tuesday, 8 November, 2022

Special ReportManaging Climate Change
US faces challenges in bid to hit Paris goals
Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act has pivoted US policy but more action is needed, say analysts
Monday, 7 November, 2022

COP27
US works on plan for companies to fund emerging nations’ fossil fuel switch
Climate envoy John Kerry seeks support to develop new framework for carbon credits to be sold to business
Saturday, 5 November, 2022

COP27
Heat will almost double death rates in poorer Pakistan than richer Riyadh, scientists report
Global warming study based on mortality data shows glaring disparities in damage to life and work
Wednesday, 2 November, 2022

US trade
Top US trade official urges EU to join forces on subsidies amid green deal tensions
Benefits for American production of solar panels and electric vehicles have attracted criticism from Brussels and elsewhere
Saturday, 22 October, 2022

Climate change
China’s climate goals need $14tn for power and transport, says World Bank
President Xi reinforces commitment to green energy despite severe pressures on economy
Saturday, 15 October, 2022

News in-depthClimate Capital
Nations hope World Bank and IMF are no longer in denial over climate
There was optimism at this week’s meetings that the lenders would help finance environmental measures
Saturday, 15 October, 2022

Climate change
World weather agency sounds alarm on dams, power and nuclear plants
Water stress and floods place infrastructure at ‘significant risk’, World Meteorological Organization reports
Monday, 10 October, 2022

Climate change
US and Germany lead calls for climate action at World Bank meetings
Pressure increases on development banks to fund clean energy in poorer nations
Friday, 7 October, 2022

Mining
US opens new cobalt mine as EV battery needs grow
Recently passed climate law boosts incentives for electric cars with domestic materials
Wednesday, 5 October, 2022

Climate change
Climate failure costs will surpass economic hit of change, says IMF
Fund outlines ‘overwhelming’ case for lowering greenhouse gas emissions via taxes and investment incentives by 2030
Sunday, 2 October, 2022

InterviewSarah Bloom Raskin
Texas anti-ESG law endangers financial stability, says Raskin
Ex-Fed official says blacklisting of companies over climate policies encourages risky investment
Sunday, 2 October, 2022

The Big Read
The new era of stronger hurricanes: bigger storms, better forecasts
The US is investing in supercomputers to predict how badly storms like Hurricane Ian will strike the east coast
Thursday, 29 September, 2022

Hurricanes
Major disaster declared in Florida after Hurricane Ian slams US state
Biden discusses federal response with governor Ron DeSantis as power outages hit 2.6mn people
Thursday, 29 September, 2022

Hurricanes
More than 2.6mn without power after Hurricane Ian batters Florida
Cyclone packed winds near 150mph as it made landfall on US state’s south-west coast
Saturday, 24 September, 2022

Climate change
Global climate leaders push for overhaul of IMF and World Bank
Barbadian premier Mia Mottley sets out steps at UN for reform as support builds for rethink of financial institutions
Thursday, 22 September, 2022

World Bank
World Bank head under pressure to quit over climate change doubts
David Malpass criticised for lack of leadership on environment-related finance for developing countries
Wednesday, 21 September, 2022

Climate change
US ratifies historic global pact to phase out potent polluting gases
Biden hails second major climate legislation victory in matter of months
Wednesday, 21 September, 2022

Climate change
NY climate week: Carney concedes banks shrinking from green guidelines
‘Clarifications’ issued by UN standards body over lending to fossil fuel projects