European dairy boss says uncertainty about green rules holding back investment

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Uncertainty about European environmental rules is deterring investment in food production and pushing up prices, according to the head of Scandinavia’s largest dairy producer. “The general worry is what will the long term regulation on … Read more

ADM pledges to stick to climate goals as Donald Trump divides corporate world

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world US commodities trader Archer Daniels Midland has pledged to stick with its climate commitments, despite looser regulations under Donald Trump that make it easier for companies to scale back environmental goals. Ismael Roig, … Read more

Brookfield buys National Grid’s renewables business in US for $1.7bn

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Renewable energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Asset manager Brookfield is buying National Grid’s onshore renewables business in the US for $1.7bn, highlighting its confidence in the sector despite President Donald Trump’s anti-green agenda. London-listed National Grid put the business up for … Read more

How we made it: Glaciers shrinking

Inspired by an excellent video from the European Space Agency, I wanted to show where the world’s glacial regions are and how much ice loss has occurred in each of them since 2000. To make the animation, I downloaded the geographic information system data for the glaciers from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. … Read more

Germany’s debt brake problem

The US and Europe battled in the UN and G7 over whether to blame Russia for its war against Ukraine, German election winner Friedrich Merz faces serious hurdles to boosting defence spending, and Apple said it planned to hire an additional 20,000 staff in the US over the next four years. Plus, US commodities trader … Read more