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Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant significantly increase accident risk, IAEA head says
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Japan may ban sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles in mid-2030s – media
The move would follow Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s pledge earlier this year for Japan to slash carbon emissions to zero on a net basis by 2050 to realise a greener society.
EU warns of risks of Covid-19 vaccine race after UK approval of Pfizer shot
EU lawmakers were critical of Britain’s decision.
“I consider this decision to be problematic and recommend that EU Member States do not repeat the process in the same way,” said Peter Liese, an EU lawmaker who is a member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party.
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Rusty pilots making flying errors is next aviation headache
“Regular flying keeps your mind in the cockpit,” said Mohan Ranganathan, an aviation safety consultant who was an adviser to India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation. “Being away from flying for such a long time brings in some complacency. Add loss of income, uncertainty about jobs or the future of the airline, that brings in additional stress. With an increase in stress levels, proficiency drops.”
U.S. plans for first COVID vaccines as pandemic deaths surge again
“Within 24 hours, maybe at most 36 to 48 hours, from the approval, the vaccine can be in people’s arms,” Moncef Slaoui, a former GlaxoSmithKline executive who is overseeing the vaccine portion of the U.S. program, said at an event conducted by The Washington Post newspaper
New Zealand declares climate emergency, promises carbon neutral govt by 2025
In her first term she passed a Zero Carbon Bill, which sets the framework for net zero emissions by 2050 with an exemption for farming, and banned new offshore oil and gas exploration.
Nearly half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, mainly methane.
The government on Wednesday promised the public sector will achieve carbon neutrality by 2025. Government agencies would have to measure and report emissions and offset any they can’t cut by 2025.
Markel Singapore appoints Marine Underwriter
Before joining Markel, she was an underwriter at MS Amlin where she was responsible for underwriting a P&I portfolio. Prior to that, she was at Charles Taylor developing its P&I portfolio
UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, first in the world
“The vaccine will be made available across the UK from next week.”
Britain’s vaccine committee will decide which priority groups will get the jab first such as care home residents, health and care staff, the elderly and people who are clinically extremely vulnerable.
Charles Taylor appoints Bobby Gracey as global head of fraud
Damain Ely, CEO, Charles Taylor Adjusting, said “As Insurers across the world look to control claims costs, the conditions for a greater level of claims fraud can increase, so developing counter fraud capabilities becomes essential. This is the time to support our clients further by developing our counter fraud expertise. Bobby has demonstrated his strong knowledge and experience, making him the obvious choice to lead our global fraud function. We are delighted that he is joining us.”
Fossil fuel production far exceeds climate targets, U.N. says
the 2015 Paris Agreement, requires fossil fuel production decreasing by around 6% per year between 2020 and 2030.
Instead, countries are planning and projecting an average annual increase of 2%, which by 2030 would result in more than double the production consistent with the 1.5C limit, the report said.
Allianz to acquier Westpac Banking Corp’s general insurance business
It will also enter into a new 20-year exclusive agreement for the distribution of general insurance products to Westpac customers in an expansion of its existing bancassurance agreement, which has been in place since 2015.Under the new distribution agreement, along with the existing products of motor, caravan and trailer and travel insurance,