More Tankers Come Under Attack as US-Iran Conflict Spreads in the Region March 6, 2026 By Jonathan Saul and Anna Hirtenstein More tankers came under attack in Gulf waters on Thursday as the U.S.–Iran war escalated, and Iranian drones entered Azerbaijan,...
Gulf Shipping Crisis Deepens as Tankers Stranded for Fifth Day, US Sinks Iranian Warship March 4, 2026 By Yousef Saba, Jonathan Saul and Anna Hirtenstein The U.S.–Iran war widened on Wednesday after a U.S. strike hit an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, deepening a crisis...
Update: EU Announces New Sanctions on Companies and Individuals Over Russian Oil December 15, 2025 By Lili Bayer, Julia Payne and Anna Hirtenstein The European Union adopted fresh sanctions against Russian oil interests on Monday, targeting traders Murtaza Lakhani and Etibar Eyyub for...
Reuters: Iran, Russia and the New Zealand Insurer That Kept Sanctioned Oil Flowing October 28, 2025 By Paul Carsten, Lucy Craymer, Gleb Stolyarov and Anna Hirtenstein Last Christmas, the tanker Yug cruised out of the Chinese port of Qingdao after offloading 2 million barrels of sanctioned...
Europe’s Banks Move to Greener Finance in Response to Climate Change Risks July 12, 2018 By Anna Hirtenstein Some of Europe’s largest banks are unveiling plans to lend and manage money in greener ways as pressure mounts to...
AXA Insurance Chief Warns of ‘Uninsurable Basements’ from New York to Mumbai January 26, 2018 By Anna Hirtenstein Private property below ground in New York and Mumbai may not be insurable in the next decade if climate change...
Many Large Investors Tackle Climate Risks with Greener Investments April 26, 2017 By Anna Hirtenstein Most of the world’s largest asset owners have gotten the message that climate change poses a risk to their portfolios...
U.K. Has 1st Day Without Burning Coal for Power Since 1880s April 24, 2017 By Anna Hirtenstein and Andrew Reierson The U.K. had its first full day without burning coal to make electricity since the Industrial Revolution more than a...
Air Pollution Affects Many London Parks August 10, 2016 By Anna Hirtenstein London is famous for its numerous parks and gardens, but even those green spaces aren’t safe from pollution. The air...
‘Weird & Wacky’ Methods to Absorb Global Warming Pollution Viewed Too Risky February 11, 2016 By Anna Hirtenstein Some of the most dramatic measures to suck global warming pollution out of the atmosphere are probably too risky to...