Climate

Energy

After Near Decade of Talks, a Global Carbon Credit Trading Deal at COP29

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Countries at the United Nations COP29 climate summit struck a deal on the basic rules to launch an international carbon trading market.

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Energy

Shell Strikes a Blow For Fossil Fuel Industry in Climate Litigation — For Now

Shell managed to overturn a Dutch legal order made in 2021 that had mandated the company cut its emissions 45% from 2019 levels by 2030.

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Real Estate

Zillow Adds Climate Risks to Home Listings

Zillow will be adding climate risk scores and insurance information to for-sale listings on its online marketplace.

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Patent Drop

Airbus Patent Aims to Clean Up Airplanes’ Earth-Warming Contrails

But stymieing aviation emissions may take more than just workarounds for contrails.

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Energy

Greenwashing Is Becoming a Bigger Legal Risk

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A report from the London School of Economics shows climate litigation is on the rise, although the cases filed each year may be stabilizing.

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Patent Drop

Intel’s Clean Computing Patent Signals AI’s Power Problem

Intel’s latest patent to clean up data centers could help minimize the climate impacts of tech’s hunger for AI.

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International Economics

China Brings in Subsidies for Smartphones

On Friday, Beijing announced that a trade-in program that previously applied to big appliances and cars will now be widened to smartphones.

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Private Equity

Will Private Equity Fuel a Big Year for IPOs?

As the New Year rolls in, Wall Street is preparing for a slew of listing announcements from private equity-backed firms.

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Private Equity

All in the Franchise: Why Private Equity Loves the Business Model

It’s understandable if you failed to notice one meaty if unglamorous trend on Wall Street: Private equity’s love affair with franchising.

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