by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 7, 2022 | International News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
Teams that were developing engines knew they couldn’t meet targets and felt so pressured they falsified test results, Ogiso said. That led to more deception, as workers covered up their wrongdoing. No safety problems are believed to be involved, Ogiso said TOKYO: Hino...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 12, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Supply chains are already strained due to a surge in demand as economies rebound from lockdowns, pandemic disruptions at ports and a lack of new ships. If older vessels move into the slow lane as well, shipping capacity could take another hit at a time when record...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 13, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Roughly half of the Forbes 2000 largest companies have yet to announce plans to reach net-zero — the point at which greenhouse gas emissions are negated by deep cuts in output as well as methods to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide. Of the 702 companies with a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 17, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Policy
The report also said big developing countries like India and China, which in 2018 accounted for 42% of all emissions, “will dominate the uncertainty” in climate progress with their emissions growing faster in coming years than emissions are reduced elsewhere...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 15, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
South East Asia is expected to see the strongest electricity demand, growing by an average 5% between 2022 and 2024, followed by the Asia Pacific region, which includes China, at around 4% over that period, slightly below pre-pandemic levels. Demand in North America...
