Focus on Business
Climate change cost U.S. ski industry billions, study says, and future depends on emissions
DENVER — U.S. ski areas lost $5 billion from 2000 to 2019 as a result of human-caused climate change and could lose around...
US SEC to vote on long-awaited climate disclosure rule, notice says
By Douglas Gillison (Reuters) – Wall Street’s top regulator will vote on March 6 on whether to adopt rules requiring U.S.-listed companies to...
Panel upholds Alberta regulator’s orders against embattled energy company
CALGARY — A hearing panel for Alberta’s energy regulator has upheld two orders against a company that had thousands of inactive oil and...
New Zealand to review forestry component of emission trading scheme
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The New Zealand government on Thursday said it would launch an independent review of costs associated with the forestry component...
Export Development Canada lends Newfoundland hydrogen project $128M
OTTAWA — The federal export credit agency has agreed to lend millions of dollars to a second green hydrogen project in Atlantic Canada....
Alberta rural municipalities say $43M in energy industry taxes went unpaid last year
Alberta’s rural municipalities say some energy companies are still failing to pay millions of dollars in taxes. A survey from Rural Municipalities of...
Analysis: Climate change confined to mere annex in draft WTO deal
Across 56 pages of rules for global commerce, just one paragraph concerns the environment – and even then it notes "deep divergences" among...
Carbon emissions from aluminium sector dip despite output growth – report
LONDON (Reuters) – Greenhouse gas emissions from the aluminium sector have been slipping in recent years even as output grows as the industry...
Activists urge Nigeria to delay Shell’s sale of assets in polluted region over environmental worries
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Local activists and international environmental groups want Nigeria’s government to delay approving the sale of oil company Shell’s onshore...
Indian bank releases disclosure framework for climate risks
Reserve Bank of India says regulated entities should detail the governance and procedures used to manage and monitor climate-related financial risks and opportunities
