The Week in Business: Biden’s Big Budget
Good morning and happy Memorial Day weekend. Here are the biggest stories in business and tech to know for the (short) week ahead.
Heatwave deaths set to soar as UK summers become hotter | Climate change
Britain is failing to protect its vulnerable citizens from the threat of intensifying heatwaves, health experts warned last week. Thousands of preventable deaths
Johan Rockström: ‘We need bankers as well as activists… we have 10 years to cut emissions by half’ | Climate change
Johan Rockström is one of the world’s most influential Earth scientists. As director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, he advises
Outrage and delight as France ditches reliance on meat in climate bill | France
The country that gave the world foie gras, coq au vin and le steak frites is being asked to ditch its meat-heavy diet
Non-fungible tokens aren’t a harmless digital fad – they’re a disaster for our planet | Adam Greenfield
If you happen to count yourself among those appalled by the seemingly unstoppable rise of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, over the past few
Los activistas irrumpieron en el consejo de administración de Exxon, pero forzar el cambio será difícil
La tensión entre los objetivos climáticos y el aumento de los beneficios de Exxon Mobil podría dificultar los avances de los activistas. Source
Big Setbacks Propel Oil Giants Toward a ‘Tipping Point’
A nun, an environmental lawyer, pension fund executives, and the world’s largest asset manager. These were among the unusual collection of rebels who
‘Black Wednesday’ for big oil as courtrooms and boardrooms turn on industry | Fossil fuels
The world’s patience with the fossil fuel industry is wearing thin. This was the stark message delivered to major international oil companies this
Why Biden Isn’t Cracking Down on Fossil Fuels
Picture this predicament, described by our climate reporter Lisa Friedman in her latest article as “a paradox worthy of Kafka”: In order to
‘It’s like a rocket ship’: videos show petrolheads behind the wheel of an electric car | Electric vehicles
What happens when you take an electric car into a town full of petrolheads and coalminers, and film them planting their steel-capped boots