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- Some experts liken tariffs to a game of whack-a-mole, with trade flows simply rerouted if the potential rewards are big enough
- The Fisherman and the Banker: film charts Indian fishers’ fight with a giant Fri, 4 Oct 24, 4:00pmDocumentary charts historic case of a community who sued arm of World Bank over a power plant’s impact on their lives
- It doesn’t make sense: why US tariffs on Chinese cleantech risk the green transition | Jeffrey Frankel Wed, 26 Jun 24, 2:00pmGlobal demand for renewable energy is surging so why make solar panels, wind turbines and EVs dearer for western consumers?
- Clean energy’s dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India’s solar power boom Thu, 18 Apr 24, 2:00pmAs vast solar plants multiply, so does the scrap, set to reach 19m tonnes by 2050. But disposing of the waste often falls to informal traders who risk injury when dismantling broken panels
- World’s largest solar manufacturer to cut one-third of workforce Tue, 19 Mar 24, 1:11amChina’s Longi looks to slash costs as renewable energy sector faces tough headwinds from inflation
- As a global energy crisis returns the UK push for a green economy makes even more sense | Richard Partington Sun, 22 Oct 23, 9:55pmRishi Sunak’s decision to dilute net zero policies has become even more shortsighted
- Key ‘Bidenomics’ architect calls for spending ‘race to the top’ on green tech Sun, 17 Sep 23, 10:02pmBiden adviser Heather Boushey urges UK and Europe to increase climate friendly investment to reboot growth
- Biden adviser calls for spending ‘race to the top’ on green tech Sun, 17 Sep 23, 9:39pmHeather Boushey urges UK and other European countries to increase climate friendly investment to reboot economic growth
- World Bank spent billions of dollars backing fossil fuels in 2022, study finds Tue, 12 Sep 23, 2:00pmCampaigners estimate about $3.7bn in trade finance was supplied to oil and gas projects despite bank’s green pledges
- Economic ‘headwinds’ lead IEA to cut global oil demand forecast Thu, 13 Jul 23, 9:42pmInternational Energy Agency still expects a record high this year, but for growth to be lower than thought
- The planet warms, the world economy cools – the real global recession is ecological | Larry Elliott Sun, 9 Jul 23, 7:49pmGovernments focus on the climate when they have few other economic worries. That can no longer be the case
- The Guardian view on Macron’s green finance deal: save lives, not profits | Editorial Fri, 23 Jun 23, 4:13amThe Paris conference shows the climate crisis is no time for the tranquillising drug of gradualism
- The UK has a PR plan masquerading as an industrial strategy Sun, 14 May 23, 7:35pmBritain says it has no need for Biden-style green subsidies as it has a thriving renewables sector. The complacency is staggering
- World Bank ‘has given nearly $15bn to fossil fuel projects since Paris deal’ Thu, 6 Oct 22, 10:01amA group of 50 NGOs found that bank and subsidiaries had funded oil refinery and gas processing
- Unless we act, escalating commodity prices will cause a decade of global turmoil | Rupert Russell Sat, 19 Mar 22, 9:17pmThe Ukraine war is sending the cost of energy and food soaring across the world. Price controls may be the only way to stop a devastating chain reaction