Bim | E+ | Getty Images The supply of critical minerals crucial for technologies such as wind turbines and electric vehicles will have to be ramped up over the next decades if the planet’s climate targets are to be met, according to the International Energy Agency. A new report from the Paris-based organization, published Wednesday
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The UK is sending two Royal Navy boats to Jersey “as a precaution” after threats of a French blockade of the island’s main port. Downing Street confirmed Boris Johnson spoke to Chief Minister of Jersey Senator John Le Fondre on Wednesday evening “about the prospect of a blockade of Saint Helier” – the island’s main
One of India’s largest renewable energy generation companies, Adani Green Energy, has reported stellar financial performance during the first quarter of this year. According to the company’s filing with the Indian stock exchanges, Adani Green Energy’s profit rose from US$7.6 million in Q1 2020 to $14.1 million in Q1 2021. The company also reported a
7:00 AM ET The weeks following the Masters are typically sleepy, and this year is no different. After the buildup to the year’s first major championship, it is understandable that the world of golf collectively exhales. The RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, South Carolina, has a cool vibe. New Orleans is now a team event.
There are two distinct strands to today’s decision by Facebook’s oversight board, which is funded by the social media giant but made up of an independent board. There is the domestic impact and then there is the international precedent it sets. Domestically, it’s clear that Mr Trump is frustrated by his social media ban. Image:
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): 98% of GE’s shareholders yesterday demanded it take climate action, and its board said it would comply. Great Britain’s wind farms set a new clean energy record by generating 48.5% of the electricity system. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your
The UK is set to relax restrictions for visiting a handful of countries under a new traffic light system. Those returning to the UK from countries on the green list will not need to self-isolate for 10 days, while visitors to countries on the amber list will have to quarantine and get tested on their
BAFTA has defended its decision to present Noel Clarke with its outstanding British contribution to cinema award – and said calls for board resignations are inappropriate. Deputy chair of BAFTA Dame Pippa Harris told Sky News she “absolutely” stands by chair Krishnendu Majumdar and chief executive Amanda Berry who, with guidance from the organisation’s board,
In this article FB Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2021. Joe Skipper | Reuters Facebook’s independent Oversight Board ruled to uphold the company’s January decision to suspend the Facebook and Instagram accounts of former President Donald Trump. But, the board said, the
10:48 PM ET Amid a year of difficulties with players and staff, Indiana Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgren’s future with the franchise is uncertain as the regular season nears an end, sources tell ESPN. Bjorkgren has significant work to do with his relationships among players throughout the team and with some members of the organization, but
Liberty Steel has appointed four new directors to “accelerate the restructuring and refinancing” of the troubled business. The shake-up could involve selling off poorly performing parts of the company, whose employees have been facing uncertainty after the collapse of its main lender Greensill in March. Sanjeev Gupta, whose GFG Alliance business empire controls Liberty, last
The US Department of Defence has said it is tracking the Chinese Long March 5B-rocket that is out of control and set to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere this weekend. The Chinese rocket is expected to enter Earth’s atmosphere around May 8 and US Space Command is tracking the rocket’s trajectory amid concerns about where its debris
Researchers have identified fossil bone fragments of sauropod dinosaurs dating back to about 100 million years from an area around West Khasi Hills District in Meghalaya. The yet-to-be-published findings were made during a recent field trip by researchers from the Geological Survey of India’s Palaeontology division in North-East. The GSI researchers noted that this is
Facebook’s oversight board has upheld the indefinite suspension on former US President Donald Trump. The board has upheld Facebook’s decision on 7 January to restrict Mr Trump’s access to posting content on his Facebook page and Instagram account. Mr Trump was banned from a number of social media platforms after his supporters stormed the US
Workers cut up coal carts in Dec. 2019 at a coal mine in Mentougou, west of Beijing, where many mines have been shut as China scrambles to cut carbon emissions. Greg Baker | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s bond defaults are increasingly concentrated in a part of the country whose growth could face
There have been two positive COVID cases among the Indian delegation in the UK for this week’s G7 meeting, Sky News understands. Although it is not a G7 member, India was invited to attend the first in-person meeting of the group’s foreign ministers in more than two years in London this week. The meeting was