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India Sets a Surprise Net Zero Goal for 2070
India will reach net zero emissions by 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged Monday in his speech at the opening of the COP26 U.N. climate summit, a target that climate advocates recognized as further off than is ideal but potentially transformative for the world’s third-largest emitter. The announcement—which was accompanied by four other climate-related targets,…
Modern Capitalism Needs a Revolution to Undo the Damage It Has Caused
Capitalism stands at a crossroads and we must find the best way forward, writes Ronald Cohen
Barclays CEO Jes Staley to Step Down Amid Epstein Probe
Staley is expected to contest the findings of a U.K. regulatory probe investigating his ties to the financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
What to Know About Julian Assange’s Extradition Appeal
This week lawyers for the U.S. government began a legal challenge to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the U.K. to face charges of violating the Espionage Act. Assange is wanted in the U.S. on 18 criminal charges after WikiLeaks published thousands of secret U.S. military and diplomatic documents concerning the Afghanistan and Iraq wars…
Gas Prices and Energy Bills Are Going Up. Will COP26 Help Bring Them Down Again?
Your energy bills are probably going up. The average price of gasoline in the U.S. is currently $3.38 a gallon, 56% more than a year ago. This winter, the roughly half of U.S. homes heated by natural gas could see as much as a 30% hike in their bills and increases will be even steeper…
Economic Growth and Carbon Emissions Used to Go Together. In Some Countries, That’s Changing
When negotiators from almost 200 countries gather in Glasgow from Oct. 31 for the most important U.N. climate summit since 2015, the priority will be agreeing on how fast each country should cut its carbon emissions in order for the world to avoid catastrophic levels of climate change. The latest U.N. analysis, published Oct. 26,…
Why Working at Facebook Is Like Playing Chess With an Alien, According to Leaked Documents
Internal documents paint a unique picture of the internal culture at Facebook
Frances Haugen Is Talking to European Lawmakers. That’s a Big Problem for Facebook
Haugen is seeking to ensure new laws around the world reflect the internal reality of how social media companies work
The Return to the Workplace Means New Rules for Office Dressing
Getting dressed for the return to the office comes with new rules, writes S. Mitra Kalita
Saudi Arabia to Start Investment Fund for Carbon Capture
Saudi Arabia said Middle Eastern economies will be boosted by efforts to cut planet-warming gases and announced a fund to invest in carbon-capture technology. “Climate change is an economic opportunity for individuals and the private sector,” Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in Riyadh on Monday at a forum attended by several heads of state.…
Sudan’s Military Arrests Prime Minister, Dissolves Government in Coup
Sudan’s military seized power Monday, dissolving the transitional government hours after troops arrested the prime minister. Thousands of people flooded into the streets to protest the coup that threatens the country’s shaky progress toward democracy. The takeover comes more than two years after protesters forced the ouster of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir and just weeks…
Russia Says Climate Change Is a Big Priority. But Its Real Goal at COP 26 Will Be Slowing Down Progress
It will be harder for Russia to decarbonize than almost any other country. It's much easier to delay and derail