Deep reluctance now profoundly evident
The lenders, commercial banks or bilateral lenders, while processing the loan application assess the borrower’s credit risk based on factors better known as “5Cs” in banking terminology: credit history of the…
Asia and Australia target greenwashing as companies risk penalties
Having pressured South Korean oil giant SK E&S into retracting claims it would produce carbon-free gas, ex-fossil fuel lawyer turned climate advocate Jihyeon Ha now wants tougher action against corporates…
Deep reluctance now profoundly evident
The lenders, commercial banks or bilateral lenders, while processing the loan application assess the borrower’s credit risk based on factors better known as “5Cs” in banking terminology: credit history of the…
Energy sector reforms
Our fiscal space is wafer thin. The economy is starting to pull back from a precipice. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) is around the corner and has…
Youth set to grab power roles at COP27
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, (Egypt): Fiji’s Sivendra Michael was just a year old when Pacific island nations first sought help in 1991, through planned UN climate negotiations, to deal with expected “loss…
Textile sector: sustainable business practices
One of the most important industrial sectors, the textiles industry contributes significantly to national economies, job creation, and exports in developing nations such as Pakistan. The size of the global…
Global natural gas crisis dampens momentum for ‘cleaner’ LNG
Europe’s energy crisis has cooled efforts to lower the carbon intensity of liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments, as buyers worried about a winter supply crunch prioritize securing shipments of any…
Musk’s ESG attack spotlights $35trn industry confusion
Elon Musk’s rejection of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) scores as a “scam” highlights how Wall Street’s hottest investment trend that encompasses some $35 trillion in assets means different…
Sheep dreaming of androids?
Android: robot with a human appearance. Do Androids dream of electric sheep: 1968 science-fiction by Patrick Dick that formed the basis of 1982 film Blade Runner and its sequel Blade…
Clean crude? Oil firms use offsets to claim green barrels
In January, Occidental Petroleum announced it had accomplished something no oil company had done before: It sold a shipload of crude that it said was 100% carbon-neutral. While the two-million-barrel…
