International
Debt costs mean climate spending could push nations near insolvency
The report found 47 developing countries would hit external debt thresholds, as defined by the IMF, in the next five years if they...
Debt and climate back on IMF, WB spring meetings agenda
Providing financing as countries make the transition to a low-carbon energy future and prepare for the impact of global warming remains a central...
London Metal Exchange releases notice on UK and US sanctions for Russian metals
The London Metal Exchange set out measures it is taking to comply with new U.S. and UK sanctions that prohibit exchanges from accepting...
Climate targets group trustees seek to calm storm over supply chain carbon offset plan
Trustees of a climate targets verification group sought to assuage concern over their plan to allow offsetting of companies' supply chain emissions.
Copper remains in hot demand to power energy transition, AI technologies
Copper's bull run should continue for at least the next three years, fueled by global supply challenges and hot demand for the metal...
Oil prices head back up on Middle East jitters
Crude futures up amid concern that Iran, the third-largest OPEC producer, might retaliate for a suspected Israeli warplane attack on Iran's embassy.
Global EV sales up 12% in March, down 9% in Europe, Rho Motion says
Market research firm Rho Motion has predicted that global electric car sales will rise between 25% and 30% this year.
Tandem heatwaves, storm surges increasingly batter coasts: study
Coastal communities need to prepare for simultaneous extreme weather events as heatwaves increasingly overlap with surges in sea levels due to climate change,...
Corporate climate pledge weakened by carbon offsets move
The world's main benchmark for vetting corporate climate action, the Science-Based Targets Initiative, has been accused by its own staff of "greenwashing"
Is climate tech investment speeding up? Analysis by Sightline Climate
"After the slowdown in climate tech investment for most of 2023, new data points to a potential proximate rev up," says analysis by Sightline Climate
