US Dollar sinks with US session facing selling pressure on the Greenback

The US Dollar in negative territory in the US session with Challenger Job Cuts and Jobless Claims ticking up ahead of Friday’s NFP.  In France Marine Le Pen uses momentum to try and push through here agenda ahead of President Emmanual Macron’s speech. The US Dollar Index (DXY) failed to close above the pivotal 106.50 level

Vodafone and Three: What £16.5bn merger actually means for customers and prices

Thursday 05 December 2024 10:14 am The Vodafone and Three merger has been given the green light. After an almost 18-month battle the UK’s largest ever telecoms deal – which will see Vodafone and Three complete a £16.5bn merger – has been given the green light. Described by Vodafone as a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform

Closing the green space gap: Addressing gender inequality in nature access

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Green reforms to energy investment treaty pass key hurdle

Green reforms to a major energy treaty that has shielded oil and gas investments from climate regulation took a big step forward today, as the 51 governments of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) agreed to allow each other to remove protections for fossil fuels. The vote is a victory for the European Commission’s four-year-long push

Latin America and Caribbean can become global leader in green energy

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, says Latin America and the Caribbean can become a global leader in the field of green energy due to their abundance of sunshine, strong winds and geothermal energy. She argues that harnessing these resources would make the region an example

As climate focus shifts to states, East Coast partnership offers model for multi-state collaboration

The Hummel Station power plant in central Pennsylvania. Credit: Emma K. Alexander / Creative Commons ) by Sarah Shemkus, Energy News Network A trailblazing regional greenhouse gas partnership on the East Coast is considering possible changes or expansion that would allow it to keep building on its success — and the stakes grew higher last

Swiss startup offers wavelength-selective PV system for agrivoltaics

Voltiris has launched its latest greenhouse pilot project, installing its novel wavelength-selective PV system at a vegetable growing farm in Canton Baselland. December 4, 2024 Valerie Thompson Swiss-based agrivoltaics specialist Voltiris is offering a novel solution based on a patented under-roof dichroic mirror concentrator system that integrates tracking systems and silicon PV panels. The system

Kier gets green light for Birmingham office build

Kier Property has secured consent for a 10-storey office block within the £500m Arena Central scheme in Birmingham. The developer’s 49 metre-tall 5 Centenary Square scheme was granted planning permission by the city council’s planning committee. It updates a consent granted three and a half years ago with amendments to “better suit the current market”.