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Shell shares hit record high as Israel-Hamas war drives up oil price

Analysts say traders have started to price in disruption that conflict could cause to global oil supply

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023

'I will be completely independent': New EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra

Talking Europe hosts the newly appointed EU Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra. The EU has put the Green Deal at the heart of its policy making, and Hoekstra was confirmed in the key job after somewhat fractious hearings in the European Parliament, where some MEPs drew attention to his…

France 24 · Oct 13, 2023

How oil companies put the responsibility for climate change on consumers

The political response to the climate crisis remains largely inadequate in the face of heat waves, hurricanes, floods and forest fires that are accelerating and intensifying.

The Conversation · Oct 11, 2023

Meet the CFOs on Fortune’s list of the Most Powerful Women in Business

One hundred women leaders across industries earned a spot on the 2023 list, including several finance chiefs.

Fortune · Oct 5, 2023

FTSE 100 Live: Index climbs, Oil giants and Metro Bank shares under pressure, Imperial Brands in £1bn buyback

Figures on US wage and employment growth will today keep the interest rate outlook in focus at the end of a volatile week for markets.

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2023

Dutch politician who worked for Shell poised to become EU climate chief

MEPs to vote on appointment of Wopke Hoekstra after his endorsement by environment committee

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

UK universities take £40m in fossil fuel funding since 2022

FoI requests show Shell and BP among firms giving funds to institutions which have pledged to divest

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

'Now is not the time to slow down': WWF sounds alarm on EU Green Deal backlash

EU leaders are hailing their drive to make Europe the world's first carbon-neutral continent by 2050 as a "Man on the Moon" moment. But is Europe's giant leap towards net-zero carbon emissions at risk of becoming a stumble in the dark, amid a rise in right-wing populism that has seen…

France 24 · Sep 29, 2023

How Japan’s underdog LMP1 helped start Toyota WEC juggernaut

Earlier this month, Toyota wrapped up this year’s World Endurance Championship manufacturers’ crown with another convincing display on home turf at Fuji. It marks the fifth time in a row, and sixth in total, it has come away with the silverware, including the occasions when a teams’ title was awarded…

Autosport · Sep 27, 2023

The best logos of the 1940s

The best logos of the 1940s still have much to teach us.

Creative Bloq · Sep 27, 2023