After two deadly dam disasters that made Vale SA a pariah of the global green movement, Brazil's largest mining company is striving to put the environment and climate at the heart of its business, Chief Executive Eduardo Bartolomeo told Reuters.
Spain would prefer Europe-wide to national measures to help manage record-high power prices, Energy and Environment Minister Teresa Ribera told the Reuters Impact conference on Tuesday.
China Molybdenum Co (CMOC) is looking to tap more hydropower projects and potentially use solar energy as it expands its production of copper and cobalt in Democratic Republic of Congo, its vice chairman said.
Investments into clean energy projects in emerging markets have faltered in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis and policy reforms are needed to help flows revive, said the head of the $8.5 billion Climate Investment Funds (CIF).
Addressing climate change will require reimagining urban planning and design, speakers at the Reuters Impact conference said, discussing ways that buildings and cities could evolve.