What the SEC climate disclosure rule may mean for investors

What the SEC climate disclosure rule may mean for investors

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler testifies before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee on July 19, 2023 in Washington.  Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission is poised to issue a final rule on Wednesday that would require companies to beef up disclosures around climate … Read more

Norway wants to store carbon under the North Sea

Norway wants to store carbon under the North Sea

The receiving dock at the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage project, controlled by Equinor ASA, Shell Plc and TotalEnergies SE, at Blomoyna, Norway, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s government wants to show the world it is possible to safely inject and store carbon waste under the seabed, … Read more

Tesla to earn billions from charging partnerships with Ford, others

Tesla to earn billions from charging partnerships with Ford, others

A Tesla electric car is plugged into a recharging terminal at a Healthy Living Market store in South Burlington, Vermont, June 18, 2023. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images As of Thursday, owners of Ford electric vehicles — the Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning — in North America finally have the ability to power up using … Read more

Climate change could push chip prices higher. Here’s how

Climate change could push chip prices higher. Here’s how

Close-up gloved hands holding detail microchip Wong Yu Liang | Moment | Getty Images Semiconductor firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company are at risk of water shortages as processing technology advances, S&P Global Ratings said in a report. Semiconductor chips are found in everyday consumer devices from smartphones to TVs. TSMC is the world’s … Read more

Houthi-damaged ship awaits towing to Saudi amid oil slick

Houthi-damaged ship awaits towing to Saudi amid oil slick

Aerial top view of a ship at sea. Suriyapong Thongsawang | Moment | Getty Images A vessel impaired in a mid-February Houthi attack offshore Yemen remains abandoned at sea awaiting towing to safe harbor amid growing concerns of an oil spill. The Iran-backed militant group claimed it dealt “catastrophic damage” during a Feb. 18 offensive … Read more

Climate chief says carbon capture and storage faces big challenges

Climate chief says carbon capture and storage faces big challenges

This photograph taken on February 27, 2024, shows the the Heidelberg Materials cement plant in Antoing, during a press visit. The cement plant intends to equip it’s kiln with a carbon capture facility, which will enable the Antoing plant to achieve a net-zero carbon balance. Benoit Doppagne | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — The … Read more

Aro claims its new homes will generate more energy than they use

Aro claims its new homes will generate more energy than they use

The homebuilding industry is in a race to make its homes environmentally cleaner and more energy efficient. Real estate as a whole is a massive carbon offender. Both the construction and operation of buildings account for 40% of global carbon emissions. Solar panels and energy-efficient appliances help cut emissions, but more needs to be done … Read more

StanChart CEO says ESG is good for business

StanChart CEO says ESG is good for business

Bill Winters, Chief Executive Officer at the Standard Chartered Bank, attends a panel session of the World Governments Summit in Dubai on February 12, 2024. Ryan Lim | Afp | Getty Images Standard Chartered chief executive Bill Winters says environmentally conscious investing can be good for business, dismissing the impact of a U.S. crusade against … Read more

Sunnova CEO tries to reassure rattled investors after stock’s worst day since March 2020

Sunnova CEO tries to reassure rattled investors after stock’s worst day since March 2020

John Berger, chairman and chief executive officer of Sunnova Energy Corp., speaks during the 2019 CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Aaron M. Sprecher | Bloomberg | Getty Images The residential solar company Sunnova Energy took a beating this week as investors dumped their shares after the … Read more