UK Labor leader Starmer slams PM’s no-show at Davos, touts new ‘opposite OPEC’ alliance

UK Labor leader Starmer slams PM’s no-show at Davos, touts new ‘opposite OPEC’ alliance

DAVOS, Switzerland – January 19, 2023: Keir Starmer, leader of the Labor Party, during a CNBC panel discussion on day three of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images On Thursday, the leader of Britain’s opposition Labor Party, Keir Starmer, criticized Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for choosing not to attend the World … Read more

Davos 2023: Greta Thunberg accuses energy companies of throwing people ‘under the bus’

Davos 2023: Greta Thunberg accuses energy companies of throwing people ‘under the bus’

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Greta Thunberg on Thursday called on the global energy industry and its financiers to end all fossil fuel investment during a high-level meeting in Davos with the chief of the International Energy Agency (IEA). During a panel discussion with Fatih Birol on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum … Read more

Tesla extends price cuts in US and Europe to boost demand

Tesla extends price cuts in US and Europe to boost demand

Tesla cuts prices in the US and Europe by up to 20% Steady cost inflation behind German cuts – spokesperson Stocks fall in pre-market US trading The move follows price cuts in Asia last week. Some models now benefit from US credits, French subsidy Jan 13 (Reuters) – Tesla (TSLA.O) has cut prices for its … Read more

Police tackle barricaded coal mine protesters in abandoned German village

Police tackle barricaded coal mine protesters in abandoned German village

LUETZERATH, Germany, January 11 (Reuters) – Hundreds of police began clearing climate protesters from an abandoned village on Wednesday during a standoff over the expansion of an open-pit lignite mine that has shed light on tensions around Germany’s climate policy during an energy crisis. Protesters formed human chains, made a makeshift barricade of old shipping … Read more