Economy & Business

"New Global Climate 'Loss And Damage' Fund Names First Director"

"The board of The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage to help countries ravaged by climate-driven disasters named Senegalese finance specialist Ibrahima Cheikh Diong as its first director, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change announced on Saturday."

Source: Reuters, 09/23/2024

Biden Admin Spending Climate Cash Fast, As Trump Threatens To Cancel It

"Former President Donald Trump has said he would cancel all unspent funds from President Joe Biden's signature climate law if he wins the presidential election on Nov. 5. But the vast majority of grants will be spent by the time a new president takes office in January, and targeting what remains would be a massive legal challenge, according to Biden administration officials."

Source: Reuters, 09/19/2024

"White House Raises Tariffs On Chinese EVs, Solar Panels, Batteries"

"The White House enacted steep increases in tariffs Friday that could quadruple the price of electric vehicles from China and double fees on imported solar cells, upping the trade war between the U.S. and the Asian manufacturing giant."

Source: E&E News, 09/18/2024

Reprocessing Colorado Mining Town’s Waste Could Bring Profit, Risk

"Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville — a legacy of gold and silver mines polluting the Arkansas River basin more than a century after the city’s boom days."

Source: AP, 09/17/2024

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