Climate Crisis
Bloomberg: Exxon’s Plan for Surging Carbon Emissions Revealed in Leaked Documents
Internal projections from one of world’s largest oil producers show an increase in its enormous contribution to global warming Read here
Bloomberg
EU politics
Bloomberg – Merkel Pushes Back on Vaccine Patent Waiver in Clash With Biden
When the Trump reactionary high tide is in everyone looks liberal. Now that that tide is out the “Great Leader” of European liberal democracy is discovered to be skinny dipping. Read here
Economics
Bloomberg: Draghi Is Betting the House With Europe’s Biggest Stimulus Plan
Mario Draghi is using his position as Italian prime minister to deliver the one thing he could never conjure up when he was head of the European Central Bank: massive fiscal stimulus. Read here
Finance
Bloomberg – Deliveroo Sinks 31% in Setback to London Effort to Lure IPOs
Deliveroo Holdings Plc shares plunged as much as 31%, the worst performance in decades for a big U.K. initial public offering, dealing a blow to London’s efforts to establish itself as a hub for technology […]
Corruption
Bloomberg – Deep Rot in German Government: Audit Regulator Who Bought Wirecard Shares Faces Scrutiny
Anyone who knows much about the German political system knows how corrupt it is. German media hardly covers this as they know this will simply confirm the claims of the far-right AfD. Thus corruption increasingly […]
Climate Crisis
Bloomberg: UK lowest car sales in this century
The policies that European governments are not adopting to reduce car emissions are now being accomplished by the market. The question is if the same governments are going to continue subsidising the zombie car industry. […]
Climate Crisis
Bloomberg: How ‘Degrowth’ Pushes Climate and Well-Being Over GDP
In recent years, a group of economists, ecologists, and anthropologists has gained attention for trying to overturn a core tenet of economic policy — that growth is good for everyone. Known as the “degrowth” movement, […]
Economics
Bloomberg – Denmark: Companies that are registered in tax havens won’t be eligible for bailout
The Danish government has announced that companies which pay out dividends, buy back own shares or are registered in tax havens won’t be eligible for any of the state aid programmes. Read here BRAVE NEW […]
Finance
Bloomberg: The World’s Protesters Want to Soak the Rich, But That’s Not All
Expert on inequality says it’s not ‘blanket story’ for unrest Broken politics underlies it too, especially in Middle East Read here
Energy
Bloomberg: A Green Battery Vision in Norway Is Under Attack
Norway became one of the richest countries in the world thanks to its vast reservoirs of oil and natural gas. As green energy takes root, utilities and grid companies want to replicate some of that […]