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NEWS

Renewable financing costs tumble suggests Oxford study

Coal financing costs have surged over the last decade, while the cost of investing renewables has fallen sharply, according to a new report from the  Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme

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US agency probes Tesla crash as scrutiny continues over autonomous vehicles

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has dispatched a team to investigate a fatal crash in Texas in which two people were killed after their Tesla – apparently an autonomous vehicle ­– crashed into a tree

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EU energy future warnings in lobby row

Environmental NGOs have warned plans for a move by the European Union to a net zero energy future are in danger of being derailed

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Net Zero pledge as broker sets climate target

Broker Willis Towers Watson has pledged to deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with at least a 50% reduction by 2030, across the company’s business operations

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Businesses looking to travel smarter as world reopens

Ahead of Earth Day on Thursday, Adam Schrader, Director of Operations at Riskline, examines the future for business travel

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$50bn Californian opioid trial to begin

Four leading pharmaceutical manufacturers, including Johnson & Johnson and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, will go to trial today (19 April) over allegations they helped fuel an opioid crisis that, it is claimed, has resulted in nearly 500,000 overdose deaths in the United States

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RISK in FOCUS – in association with the Institute of Risk Management

Risk in focus: Claudia Nastase

The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) talks to Claudia Nastase, IRMCert Senior Risk Management & Compliance Advisor Kinshasa, DRC office UNHCR (United Nations Refugee Agency) on what working in risk is really like and what advice they would share with people looking for a career in the industry

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Risk in focus: Linda Visser

The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) speaks to Linda Visser, IRMCert Coordinator Contractor Mobilisation Wessels Mine, South Africa on what working in risk is really like and what hints and tips they’d share with people looking to move into the industry

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Risk in focus: Marcin Wojdyna

The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) speaks to Marcin Wojdyna, Enterprise Risk Management Specialist at Hutchison 3G UK Ltd on what working in risk is really like and what hints and tips they’d share with people looking to move into the industry

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ANALYSIS

Climate change litigation

Reaching the climate change goals set out in the Paris Agreement and pivoting away from fossil fuel dependence will require dramatic transformations in business models and supply chains, according to The Geneva Association

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Cybersecurity as a cornerstone

The landscape of cybersecurity and quantum computing are just some of the fascinating topics covered by a brilliant and engaging new report into our technological future produced by the World Economic Forum, in conjunction with Deloitte

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