China's recent steps to regulate the rare-earth industry are in line with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and are meant to protect the environment, the country's top industry regulator said this week.
This report by the World Bank spells out what the world would be like if it warmed by 4 degrees Celsius, which is what scientists are nearly unanimously predicting by the end of the century, without serious policy changes.
Companies in Asia reveal expectations that regulations that could lead to rising costs for reporting and reducing GHG emissions will also be the main sources of climate-related business opportunities.