Australian PM sets out her controversial carbon tax bill September 13, 2011 AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Julia Gillard introduced her government’s controversial carbon tax plans to parliament yesterday, despite heated opposition from the country’s conservatives. The deeply divisive levy, due to be voted on next month, will force around 500 of Australia’s most polluting companies to pay A$23 (£15) for each tonne of carbon they emit from July [...]
The roadster that’s streets ahead September 13, 2011 ZOOM-Zoom says the man from Mazda, brrm-brrm says my daughter from the passenger seat (airbag switched off, of course). The marketing man from Mazda will be delighted. Job done. That Mazda’s MX-5 is great fun to drive is well documented. It’s fair to say that for the money there really isn’t another roadster that gets [...]
The roadster that’s streets ahead September 13, 2011 ZOOM-Zoom says the man from Mazda, brrm-brrm says my daughter from the passenger seat (airbag switched off, of course). The marketing man from Mazda will be delighted. Job done. That Mazda’s MX-5 is great fun to drive is well documented. It’s fair to say that for the money there really isn’t another roadster that gets [...]
CAR TALK September 13, 2011 AUDI’S NEW A2: FIRST IMAGES These are the first official images of Audi’s new A2 model. This concept is a lightweight, plug-in electric four-seater with a 9.3-second, 0-62mph time and a top speed of 93mph. Audi claims a 124-mile range on a four hour charge. Most interesting, though, are the LED lights running down the [...]
CAR TALK September 13, 2011 AUDI’S NEW A2: FIRST IMAGES These are the first official images of Audi’s new A2 model. This concept is a lightweight, plug-in electric four-seater with a 9.3-second, 0-62mph time and a top speed of 93mph. Audi claims a 124-mile range on a four hour charge. Most interesting, though, are the LED lights running down the [...]
Glencore reveals record fatalities September 7, 2011 Commodities group Glencore released its first sustainability report yesterday, showing it paid $780,000 in major environmental fines last year and had 18 fatalities. This compares with three deaths for Rio, five at BHP Billiton and 26 at India-focused Vedanta Resources during its 2010-2011 financial year to the end of March. The 106-page report said the [...]
More efficiency, less sexiness September 6, 2011 THERE was a time when the only diesel Porsche you could buy was a tractor. But after Ferdinand Porsche’s tractor designs of the 1950s came the rather more striking and long-lasting 911 and Porsche became a sports car company. But now the best selling Porsche product is the Cayenne SUV, a vehicle that was widely [...]
Glencore moves to buy S.Africa’s Optimum Coal September 1, 2011 Commodity trading giant Glencore has confirmed it aims to take a controlling stake in South African coal miner Optimum Coal Holdings with its local partner, prominent local politician-turned tycoon Cyril Ramaphosa. The deal would be worth around $1bn (£613m) at OCH’s current share price. This would be Glencore’s most significant purchase since its record share [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS August 25, 2011 Berenberg Bank The private bank has strengthened its new London private banking operation, launched in January, by appointing Max White as a director to focus on clients in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the North West. White (pictured) joins from Morgan Stanley, where he spent eight years in the private wealth management [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS August 25, 2011 Berenberg Bank The private bank has strengthened its new London private banking operation, launched in January, by appointing Max White as a director to focus on clients in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the North West. White (pictured) joins from Morgan Stanley, where he spent eight years in the private wealth management [...]