For President Joe Biden, tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to lower gasoline prices RB00, -1.02% —along with pardons for federal marijuana possession convictions and forgiving student debt—was a key midterm election strategy. He Read more
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Homeowners can check a property’s flood, heat and wildfire risk for free
What if before you lay down thousands for a downpayment or sign a 30-year mortgage in today’s uncertain housing market you had a clearer idea of the flooding, extreme heat Read more
Apple, Pepsi among newest to join alliance buying greener concrete and steel
PepsiCo Inc., Apple Inc. and Rio Tinto PLC can be counted among the newest members of a corporate alliance committing $12 billion to purchasing near-zero-carbon steel, aluminum, cement and other products with the intention Read more
Opinion: Protecting forests is even more powerful in the climate fight than we thought
At last year’s United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, more than 100 heads of state committed to halt and reverse forest loss by 2030. If successful, this pledge would play a huge role Read more
Opinion: Opinion: Why some think fascism is the greatest expression of democracy ever
Warnings that leaders like Donald Trump hold a dagger at the throat of democracy have evoked a sense of befuddlement among moderates. How can so many Republicans—voters, once reasonable-sounding officeholders and the Read more
Al Gore at COP27: ‘Choose life over death’ by ending oil and gas reliance
“Leaders must ‘choose life over death’ and end the use of fossil fuels.” That’s former U.S. vice president and onetime presidential hopeful Al Gore, whose nearly two-decade focus on combating Read more
U.S.’s Kerry wants to tap companies to fund developing world’s fossil fuel exit
The U.S. reportedly wants to launch a carbon credit program to tap the might of the world’s largest companies to fund a transition off coal, especially, but also oil and Read more
China’s October exports miss expectations as global demand weakens
BEIJING — China’s exports unexpectedly fell in October, dragged by weakening global demand, official data showed Monday. Outbound shipments declined 0.3% in October from a year earlier, compared with 5.7% Read more
Sea-level rise in past decade doubles 1990s rise: U.N. says as COP27 begins
Earth is getting warmer and its oceans rising faster than just a few decades ago, the United Nations’ chief meteorological arm said in a Sunday report that serves as a motivational Read more
What is COP27? Key issues for markets to watch as U.N. climate talks kick off in Egypt
Scores of high-profile government officials, corporate interests and protestors converage by Egypt’s Red Sea for the next two weeks, charged with quickening the progress in curbing costly and deadly global Read more