Founder of Tesla supplier CATL topples Li Ka-shing as Hong Kong’s richest man
Robin Zeng Yuqun, the founder of Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), has overtaken Li Ka-shing as the wealthiest person in Hong Kong, according to Forbes. Zeng’s...
Could a ‘Crypto Climate Accord’ erase cryptocurrencies’ carbon footprint?
A newly announced “Crypto Climate Accord” aims to erase cryptocurrencies’ legacy of climate pollution. That’s a tall order considering the enormous amounts of energy that...
Biden tax plan replaces U.S. fossil fuel subsidies with clean energy incentives
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday released details of a tax hike proposal that would replace subsidies for fossil fuel companies with incentives for...
Budgetary Effects of Climate Change and of Potential Legislative Responses to It
In this report, the Congressional Budget Office outlines the primary channels by which climate change and policies intended to mitigate or adapt to it affect...
The Weekly Planet: 3 Ways That Biden Could Green the Financial System
One of the core ideas of this newsletter is that you can’t fight climate change without altering the stuff of the world.
Short-Sighted Analysts Highlight a VW-Tesla Race to Dominate Electric Vehicles
For two weeks, Volkswagen has held auto industry analysts and reporters in unusual thrall: This 84-year-old German automaker, these opinion-makers have said, has managed a...
Opinion: Government must come clean about the total costs of climate change
The March 18 front-page article “Regulators push Wall Street for disclosure on climate risks” noted that government statistics found 22 extreme weather events last year cost the nation nearly $100...
Biden administration wants the financial sector to face up to climate risk
A growing number of federal regulators are pushing corporate America to reckon with the cost of climate change, arguing that global warming poses significant peril...