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World needs to spend $110bn a year to curb methane releases

Bloomberg The world needs to dramatically ramp up spending tenfold to $110 billion a year to curb methane releases and avoid the worst of climate change, a new study has found. The potent greenhouse gas is responsible for nearly half of net global warming to date, yet just 2% of global climate finance is directed towards curbing releases of the ...

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Gas price surge may slash UK’s cost to hit net-zero emissions

  Bloomberg Britain’s path towards zeroing out its greenhouse gas pollution may cost a third less than expected if natural gas prices remain elevated, analysis by government’s fiscal watchdog showed. The Office For Budget Responsibility examined how high fossil-fuel prices would impact the whole-economy cost of the UK reaching its target for net zero emissions by 2050. In 2019, the ...

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VW breaks ground on $20bn battery unit’s first cell plant

  Bloomberg Volkswagen AG broke ground on a new battery plant in Germany on Thursday, saying the factory marks the first step in an effort that will generate more than 20 billion euros ($20.4 billion) in revenue annually by the end of the decade. The Salzgitter venture is one of six battery plants VW has planned for Europe. PowerCo, the ...

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