Category: Clean energy investing

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Unilever says new laxer environmental targets aim for ‘realism’

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The chief executive of consumer goods giant Unilever has admitted the company underestimated how hard it would be to meet environmental targets, saying the company’s new laxer ESG goals aimed for “realism” instead. Unilever announced…
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25 April 2024 0

Europe’s Climate Leaders 2024: interactive listing

Nats UK Aerospace & defence 88.8 [e] 65.9% 0.1 116 99.5% Yes A Targets set, 1.5°C Tele2 Sweden Telecommunications 87.9 [a] 59.8% 0.8 2,074 98.6% Yes A Targets set, 1.5°C Inditex Spain Textiles, apparel & luxury goods 86.6 [a] 55.3% 0.3 11,232 97.7% Yes A Targets set, 1.5°C Logitech International Switzerland Technology & electronics 84.3…
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25 April 2024 0

The ambitions of China’s BYD stretch well beyond electric vehicles

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25 April 2024 0

UK imposes sustainable fuel targets on airlines

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Airlines myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Airlines in the UK will be required to progressively switch to greener but more expensive fuel sources under government plans to help the heavily polluting industry decarbonise.  Ten per cent of all jet fuel on flights taking…
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24 April 2024 0

EU votes to leave energy treaty as green rules pushed through

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. EU lawmakers voted overwhelmingly for the bloc to exit a controversial international treaty that is seen by campaigners as protecting fossil fuel investments, in a series of positive votes on green legislation. The ballots on…
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24 April 2024 0

Equinor: A case study on the trouble with greening oil and gas companies

This article is an onsite version of our Moral Money newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered three times a week. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters. Visit our Moral Money hub for all the latest ESG news, opinion and analysis from around the…
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24 April 2024 0

Beware the pragmatism of the nonchalant ‘hot earthers’

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is a science commentator It was Earth Day on Monday, an annual reminder of our duty to look after the climate and environment for future generations. By any measure, we are failing. The…
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24 April 2024 0

Asian region reels from heat and floods as WMO warns of climate change effects

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Intense heatwaves in India, Thailand and Bangladesh and fatal floods in China and Pakistan this week have coincided with the latest UN weather agency warning that climate change is causing major repercussions across Asia. More…
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23 April 2024 0

IEA bullish on electric vehicle sales in 2024

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Electric vehicles myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Sales of electric vehicles will “grow strongly” this year and could see battery and hybrid models account for one in five cars sold worldwide, according to a bullish forecast from the International Energy Agency that…
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23 April 2024 0

The White House knows that the global south has a point

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Global Economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Economic policy in many countries has entered a new era of supports and subsidies. But global financial markets have yet to catch up. Consider some of the headlines over the past week or so. At…
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23 April 2024 0