Abu Dhabi / WAM Noting that climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution threaten lives, jobs and health the world over, the UN chief said on Saturday that it was essential “to make peace with nature.” “Without nature’s help, we cannot thrive or even survive on this planet Earth,” Secretary-General António Guterres underscored in his message for Earth Hour, commemorated annually …

  Brussels / WAM In 2021, the value of trade (imports plus exports) of agricultural goods between the EU and the rest of the world hit €347.0 billion ($381.16 billion), €20.7 billion more than in 2020. The EU exported €196.9 billion worth of agricultural products and imported €150.0 billion, generating a surplus of €46.9 billion, data by Eurostat showed. Between …

  Bloomberg National Grid Plc agreed to sell 60% of its gas transmission business to a consortium including Macquarie Group Ltd in a deal that will value the asset at 9.6 billion pounds ($12.7 billion). The UK firm will get about 2.2 billion pounds in cash from Macquarie’s asset management arm and British Columbia Investment Management Corp (BCI), it said …