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Havas CEO Yannick Bolloré Staked His Brand on Caring About the Climate. So Why Is His Company Working for Shell?

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billion) — to take over the company’s global strategic media buying in 2024. French authorities were also investigating a similar scheme involving Havas and the re-election campaign of Guinean President Alpha Condé. billion euros (around $2.49

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The 5 Biggest US Utilities Committing to Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

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If Joe Biden wins the presidential election in November and Congress enacts his $2 trillion clean energy and infrastructure ambition, utilities will need to reconfigure their plans to meet Biden's nationwide goal of zero-carbon electricity by 2035. Others are likely to face similar mandates in short order.

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COP27: 'Brazil is back' in global climate fight, Lula promises

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva first foreign trip since landmark election victory receives rapturous reception in Sharm El Sheikh. Today I am here to say that Brazil is ready to join once again to the efforts to build a healthier planet," Lula said, in what is his first foreign trip since winning Brazil's presidential election last month. "A

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Biden Pledges $2T in Clean Energy and Infrastructure Spending

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Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, further detailed the clean energy and infrastructure plans he would pursue if elected, including $2 trillion in spending over four years. And it put us on a path toward a thriving clean energy economy.” trillion over a decade.

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‘Gathering Storm’: How ‘Rogue’ Companies are Buying up North Sea Oil and Gas

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Non-executive chairman of EnQuest , Martin Houston, which has an interest in 22 North Sea licences, is a council member of the US National Petroleum Council, an oil and natural gas advisory committee to the Secretary of Energy which knew about the dangers of climate change as far back as the 1970s but worked to publicly downplay the industry’s role.

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The Solar Industry Wants a Tax Credit Extension. Should it Get One?

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Many Democratic presidential candidates have pitched renewables credits as part of larger climate policy packages. per watt by the end of 2024. ” “We as an industry said get us out to 2020 and that’s good. A new president could also push for an ITC extension or modification after the 2020 election.

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