Russian conglomerate Rostec has supplied the first batch of mobile systems providing protection from unmanned aerial vehicles to Russian oil and gas companies.

Malaysian palm oil industry officials urged the government to take action against environmental groups critical of the commodity, with one executive calling them “toxic entities”.

Rosneft and Indian Oil Corporation Limited have signed a contract to supply up to 2 million tonnes of oil to India via the port of Novorossiysk by the end of 2020.

Norway may restrict oil firms’ access to offshore resources in the Arctic by moving the so-called ice edge, a line that sets a legal limit on the extent to which companies can go north in search of oil.

Global green bond issuance is expected to be between $300-$375 billion this year, after a record year last year, according to research from two companies who track the growing market.

Widely blamed for volatile “flash crashes” in currencies and equities, high-frequency algorithms may also be why shock global events, including the current coronavirus, seem to have lost their power to spook markets for any length of time.

Ryanair Holdings Plc publicity describing the budget carrier as a “low-CO2 emissions airline” has been deemed misleading by Britain’s main advertising watchdog, which ordered its withdrawal on Wednesday.

Russia accused Norway of restricting its activities on a remote chain of islands in the Arctic and said it wanted talks with Oslo to have the issue resolved.

Britain’s aviation industry has set out plans to reach a target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, even with the building of a third runway at Heathrow airport which is expected to drive up flight numbers.

The longer nations put off acting on climate change, the greater the risk of stranded assets if governments are forced into a belated “handbrake turn”.