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Governments around the world agreed to triple renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade during pivotal United Nations climate talks at a summit in Dubai last year. As the annual climate negotiations kick off again this week, there’s been some progress on that goal — but not nearly enough. An assessment of national energy […]
Ranked: Top Countries by Natural Resource Value This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Natural resources are the backbone of modern manufacturing, necessary to produce everything around us. According to 2021 data from Statista, 10 countries dominate the global […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Thailand is set to appoint former Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong as the new Bank of Thailand chairman, a sign of the government seeking to tighten its grip over the central bank with which it has sparred over monetary policy and inflation targets. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Suttinee Yuvejwattana […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business BlackRock Inc.’s Larry Fink was among headliners at Saudi Arabia’s annual Davos-style investment confab in October. Days later, he popped up on a social media post from Abu Dhabi’s $1.5 trillion man, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Dinesh Nair, Matthew Martin and Adveith […]
10th November 2024 Author: Aleksandra Cupriak An Aberdeenshire-based ice cream producer, Mackie’s of Scotland, is celebrating its most successful year, hitting the renewable energy record. Wet and windy weather across the UK may dampen the public’s appetites for ice cream, but Mackie’s of Scotland saw its ice cream sales increase year on year while also […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — California regulators tightened requirements for the carbon intensity of fuels sold in the state, despite fears the move could add nearly 50 cents to the price of a gallon of gasoline. The move came even as Governor Gavin Newsom has been grappling with an affordability crisis in the state, with rising […]
Stem cell transplants could reverse diabetes Ian Sample Half a billion people worldwide live with diabetes. There are different types with different causes, but all lead people to have too much sugar in their blood. If not well controlled, this excess glucose can inflict damage throughout the body, putting people at risk of gum disease, […]
China on Friday passed a new energy law to promote carbon neutrality, state media reported, as Beijing moves ahead with its pledge to decarbonise its economy by 2060. China is the world’s biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases scientists say drive global warming and climate change. Solar panels. Photo: Kelly L/Pexels.com. But it is also […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Tencent Holdings Ltd. and JD.com Inc. will post earnings soon after China is expected to sign off on what could be its biggest fiscal package to spur growth since the pandemic. They stand to be beneficiaries of any potential measures unveiled by the Standing Committee of the […]
Systems outage impacting international arrivals and departures Sydney airport has confirmed there are delays at immigration due to a national outage affecting Border Force processing systems. In a statement, the airport said passengers are being processed manually and that no flights have been affected – despite queues being longer than usual. Passengers travelling today are […]