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US climate rule will boost sustainable accounting industry

US climate rule will boost sustainable accounting industry

New US climate-disclosure regulations should boost demand for services of the Big Four accounting firms and more specialised reviewers, and could sharpen a rivalry between the two camps, executives and analysts said. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 6 approved a new rule fo


US natural gas pipeline accidents pose big threat

US natural gas pipeline accidents pose big threat

Last October, an Idaho farmer using a backhoe punched a hole into a 22-inch (56-cm) pipeline buried under a field, sending more than 51 million cubic feet of natural gas hissing into the air. While the incident on Williams Companies’ Northwest Pipeline was big, it was no anomaly along the ro

Ocean temperature hit record high in February: EU Scientists

Ocean temperature hit record high in February: EU Scientists

Ocean temperatures hit a record high in February, with the average global sea surface temperature at 21.06 degrees Celsius (69.91 degrees Fahrenheit), the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. February's average sea surface temperature surpassed the previous record of 20.9

Climate change impacts rural women, poor, elders: FAO

Climate change impacts rural women, poor, elders: FAO

Female farmers, poor people, and older populations are the most affected by climate change, and their needs require targeted measures, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) highlighted in a report published on Tuesday. The study, titled "Unjust Climate," reveals that certain social groups

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