Category: energy

Nov 20

Tired of Waiting for Climate Finance, Africa Sets Up Green Banks

Article content (Bloomberg) — With promises of climate finance from the developed world having largely remained unfulfilled, African nations are now looking to fill the gap themselves.  Egypt, Morocco, Benin and Ivory Coast are setting up so-called green banks under the guidance of the African Development Bank, according to Audrey-Cynthia Yamadjako, the lender’s principal climate […]
Nov 20

Bets on ECB Cuts Risk Prompting Hike Instead, Wunsch Says

Article content (Bloomberg) — The European Central Bank may have to raise borrowing costs again if investor bets on monetary loosening undermine the institution’s policy stance, Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch said.  Markets are taking an “optimistic” view by discounting the possibility of further hikes and expecting the first reduction of the ECB’s deposit rate […]
Nov 17

Sasol Picks Baloyi as CEO to Lead Firm Through Emission Plan

Article content (Bloomberg) — Sasol Ltd. picked energy operations and technology executive Simon Baloyi as the next chief executive officer of the fuel and chemical manufacturer, to help lead South Africa’s second-largest producer of greenhouse gases down a challenging path to reduce emissions. Baloyi will take over in April, while CEO Fleetwood Grobler, who has […]
Nov 17

Tesla Has Not Yet Registered Investment in Mexico, Minister Says

Article content (Bloomberg) — Billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. hasn’t yet formally registered its plans for investment in a factory near Monterrey, Mexico, where it intends to make a next-generation electric vehicle.  While the company has made the announcement for an investment that could eventually rise to $10 billion over multiple phases, […]
Nov 16

US, Asian Nations Almost Done on Two Aspects of Economic Pact

Article content (Bloomberg) — The Biden administration and 13 partner nations in Asia and the Pacific are close to finishing agreements that include renewable energy and anti-corruption measures, while falling short of a deal on thornier trade issues. “We’re close” to an agreement on two so-called pillars of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework that encompass those […]