Billionaire space cowboys could become heroes by focusing on the climate crisis

Bezos, Musk and Branson have achieved much – but the biggest challenge facing humanity is not the stars, but our planetFor three of the world’s most famous billionaires, space is indeed the final frontier – for their egos. Jeff Bezos, the planet’s ri...

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‘Reckless’ - G20 states subsidised fossil fuels by $3tn since 2015, says report

Support for coal, oil and gas remains high despite pledges to tackle climate crisisThe G20 countries have provided more than $3.3tn (£2.4tn) in subsidies for fossil fuels since the Paris climate agreement was sealed in 2015, a report shows, despite m...

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Green transport can only succeed with a greener grid

Analysis - UK power infrastructure needs a big upgrade to tackle a surge in electric vehicles and manufacturing of alternative fuelsThe challenge of decarbonising the UK’s roads, railways and flight paths will rely on harnessing the UK’s cleaner energ...

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Even if Covid hits shares, we must not inflate another cheap-money bubble

The Delta variant is rattling markets. But the temptation to soothe them with quantitative easing must be resistedFalling share prices. Investors piling into the safe haven of bonds. Rising infection rates of the Delta variant of coronavirus. The eve...

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