climate change

Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, unveiled an ambitious climate package to the tune of €54 billion, buoyed by public protests on Germany's inability to hit its upcoming emissions target of 2020. The frustration of not reaching its climate targets is of great annoyance to Germany, as the...

German officials have unveiled a $60 billion climate policy package, one of several government and private-sector emissions reductions schemes that have been introduced ahead of next week's UN climate summit in New York. The German plan, unveiled on Sept. 20, the day after Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ...

The issue of climate change takes center stage in New York as representatives of over 70 countries assemble for the United Nations' Climate Action Summit on Sept. 23. The Summit comes as weather records continue to be broken, according to a UN-sponsored study on the state of the world's climate....

When I discuss technological innovation in global supply chains with people who do not share my enthusiasm for the topic I often get the reaction; "No one wakes up thinking about innovation in supply chains." Obviously, they are exaggerating, but I know what they mean; For a long time supply chains...

Oregon's statehouse shut down over the weekend following threats issued by militias that are lending support to Republican senators opposed to the state's cap-and-trade legislation. A vote that was to have taken place on Thursday, June 20 was suspended after all 11 Senate Republicans walked out,...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) shareholders on May 22 voted against a climate change proposal backed by the e-retailer's own employees as well as activist investors. The proposal had called on the e-giant to describe how it is reducing fossil fuel use. It drew support from more than 7,600...

On 13 May delegates attending the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) week-long committee meeting on the marine environment and shipping were greeted by the Extinction Rebellion comically moving deckchairs on an imaginary sinking ship. Good-natured climate protesters concerned that IMO is...

  Lighter loads through Panama Canal and schedule reliability are two effects hitting ocean freight; ‘We should not underestimate weather.'   Today is Earth Day, the annual global event that seeks to raise awareness about protecting the  environment. And this 49th...

An Australian court has refused permission for the creation of a coking-coal mine in New South Wales on the grounds that it would adversely contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and would set back the fight against climate change. Legal scholars are hailing the decision as a "hugely...

CEOs walk a fine line when it comes to talking about hot-button issues like transgender rights or gun control or arming transgender people to fight for the right of immigrants to have affordable health care and equal pay without enduring global warming. The Statista stats service has put together a...

Immediate effects of climate change have already betrayed predestined winners and losers. Airlines suffer, shipping companies rejoice and diplomacy crumbles. But a recent study exploring the aggregate consequences of climate change has now predicted the total economic impact calculated in gross...

Putting a price on planet damage isn’t always easy, but a pair of new reports together peg the value of the Earth’s major coral reef systems at upward of $1 trillion, with the endangered Great Barrier Reef alone worth about $42 billion. The reports, one by the United Nations Educational...

*Disclosure: The following article is an opinion piece and therefore does not necessarily represent the opinions of Benzinga. President Donald Trump has officially withdrawn the United States from the Paris climate change agreement, against the wishes of many Americans. Does this mean Trump doesn't...

With the possibility of the U.S exiting from the Paris Climate accord now looking a certainty, several quarters have begun voicing their opinions against an exit. This includes key executives of blue chip firms, who are frantically reaching out to President Donald Trump, urging him to stay on as...

Multiple press outlets reported Wednesday that President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Paris Climate Accords. Environmental activists, politicians and business leaders alike came out in favor of the agreement, in which nearly 200 nations agreed to cut...