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George Osborne Smiles

Economics

Budget 2013: Green Measures at a Glance

Infrastructure spending The chancellor dashed hopes in the renewable energy industry that it might figure in his talk of more public expenditure on big infrastructure projects. Instead, he cited high-speed rail investment, and said the government was "spending more on new roads than in a generation".

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US

Climate change moves to forefront in Obama's second inaugural address

Barack Obama said more about climate change in his inauguration speech – and expressed it more forcefully – than he did at any point in the 2012 election campaign and during much of his first term.

Barak Obama Speaks

US

Obama Uses Organizing For America Database to Drive Second-Term Agenda

Barack Obama has launched a new digital campaign that aims to harness the massive database of supporters' emails he amassed over two presidential elections and use it to propel the ambitious agenda for his second term in office.

Grow The Real Economy

GlobalUS

China's economy to outgrow America's by 2030 as world faces 'tectonic shift'

A US intelligence portrait of the world in 2030 predicts that China will be the largest economic power, climate change will create instability by contributing to water and food shortages, and there will be a "tectonic shift" with the rise of a global middle class.

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Video

Getco Bids on Knight, US Headed for Warmest Year

Deirdre Bolton reports Wednesday's top headlines. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's Money Moves.

Barack Obama Bloomberg

US

New York's Bloomberg endorses Obama to lead on climate change

The impact of the superstorm Sandy was felt directly on the presidential election on Thursday when the popular mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, threw his support behind Barack Obama, citing Republican challenger Mitt Romney's failure to back climate change measures.

Stress Test

Global

Rio+20 negotiators accused of strong-arm tactics

Brazilian negotiators have been accused of using strong-arm tactics at Rio+20 to secure a deal before heads of state start arriving for the Earth Summit later this week.

Obama Celebrations In Times Square

US

Barack Obama's global popularity on the wane, poll says

The world's love affair with Barack Obama is not quite over – but it's on the rocks. A survey of global opinion of the US president shows large numbers of non-Americans feel badly let down by the man awarded the 2009 Nobel peace prize.

Rio Ferdinand

UK

Government defends David Cameron decision not to attend Rio+20

The UK's environment secretary has hit back at criticism that David Cameron is not attending next week's Rio+20 sustainable development summit, saying the government takes sustainability seriously and there is "no lack of commitment" from the UK.

Not Talking

Financial Markets

Royal Bank Of Scotland Cancels Climate Change Campaign Sponsorship

Protesters have claimed a victory after the Royal Bank of Scotland pulled out of a major sponsorship deal with the UK's largest campaign to combat climate change.

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