Carbon trading was supposed to encourage companies to reduce their emissions. Yet for many years, the carbon price was trading well below €20 (£17) per tonne on the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), which is…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) -Oil…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Parents who travel with their kids to compete in regional sports tournaments tend to be too focused on the competition to…
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The European Commission will assess whether any regulatory changes are needed in order to improve the reporting and monitoring of climate-related risks. In remarks on November 6, vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis outlined the commission’s plan to…
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The Earth Biogenome Project, a global consortium that aims to sequence the genomes of all complex life on earth (some 1.8 million described species) in ten years, is ramping up. The project’s origins, aims and…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil continued its relentless climb higher on Tuesday, helped by a deadly air raid on major producer UAE and a robust consumption forecast from OPEC that left impending…
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Microsoft announced on Jan. 18, 2022, its intention to purchase video game giant Activision Blizzard. The company, publisher of top-selling video games Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush, has been the subject…
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New research shows having a greater number of older brothers increases the probability of a person entering a same-sex union at some point in their lives. This finding, detailed in our paper published today in…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Oil pump jacks are seen at the Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas deposit in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina, January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo By Shadia Nasralla and…
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Early in 2021, the government of Uganda approved a two-year plan to streamline state-run agencies for greater efficiency. The first phase of the merger targeted 77 agencies under 18 ministries. By the time parliament put…
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