Aime Williams
@Aime_Williams
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Reporting on trade under Trump 2.0 for @FinancialTimes in Washington. Welsh. đ© [email protected]. DMs open.
Washington, DC
Joined December 2010
US tech tariff exemption could be temporary, says US commerce sec
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US president says products given reprieve will fall under separate regime
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Trump reportedly has now decided to also exclude smartphones from the steep tariffs he first announced April 2. (Details on implementation TBD) by @Aime_Williams et al
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Dispensation is first sign of softening of levies against China and provides a big boost for Apple
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EMERGENCY PODCAST EPISODE Trade Talks is back! Tariffs from the new U.S. President call for an emergency relaunch of the longstanding trade podcast. @Aime_Williams joins to explain what happened with Canada, Mexico, and China. https://t.co/LDt07OMxpp
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Tariffs from the new President call for an emergency relaunch of the longstanding trade podcast. Aime Williams (Financial Times) joins to explain.
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$1.8 trn go through public coffers every year to subsidize industrial activities that profoundly stress the natural environment and biodiversity v. $150bn in spending on protecting biodiversity. @Aime_Williams
https://t.co/ImlEREOcg8
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The US is trying to de-China-fy its EVs. Ford, VW and Stellantis are among carmakers trying to water that down. Story from @Claire_Bushey & @Aime_Williams on this hugely important issue:
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Motor companies fret about loss of tax incentives as they depend on Chinese battery components
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Rich nations offer Indonesia $20bn to wean it off coal - by @Aime_Williams and @mjruehl
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Shift to renewable power is hailed by John Kerry as âgroundbreakingâ
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"Just a short bus ride away from the COP27 centre at the Sharm el-Sheikh resort town, the worldâs biggest oil exporter has hosted its own âgreen initiativeâ inside a domed structure with luxury eco-hotel aesthetics"
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Campaigners question legitimacy of having oil and gas companies participate in official programme
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*Joe Biden enters the chat*
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Blinken and Pelosi among delegates to demonstrate commitment to tackling global warming
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Companies can't âclaim to be net zeroâ while continuing to build or invest in new fossil fuel assets, says UN https://t.co/YkWdEVUWnY
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Financial institutions cannot claim to be net zero while investing in fossil fuels, says report
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How far does the IRA get the US towards its Paris goals, and how much further is there to go? @Aime_Williams has the story, with thoughts from @rhodium_group @collinrees @jen_hensley @SierraClub and me. https://t.co/Q8bZeI4iNB
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Bidenâs Inflation Reduction Act has pivoted US policy but more action is needed, say analysts
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The US is drawing up plans to tap into cash from the worlds biggest companies to help developing countries phase out fossil fuels and switch to clean energy. Scoop w/ @CamillaHodgson
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Climate envoy John Kerry seeks support to develop new framework for carbon credits to be sold to business
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If rich countries are really going to help poorer countries pay for climate change action, what will it look like? Here's the first global experiment in South Africa. This is how it's going:
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Rich countries pledged $8.5bn to help the country shift away from dirty energy. But a year on, negotiations are strained
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The atmospheric detectives trying to solve the mystery of why there is more and more methane in the air. Fantastic read by @lesliehook and @digitalcampbell
https://t.co/R5fRerGlHc
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Levels of the gas are growing at a record rate and natural sources like wetlands are the cause, but scientists donât know how to curb it
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California = ban new petrol stations. North Carolina = destroy EV chargers ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ
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California towns lead a push to stop new sites while others threaten to destroy electric car chargers
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Who pays for climate change? The tale of a Peruvian farmer suing a German utility company // by @CamillaHodgson
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A farmerâs case against energy company RWE could shatter precedent on climate-related litigation
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"Demands that banks and insurers stop financing new fossil fuel development received average support of just 10 per cent" - Shareholders back away from green proposals at US companies
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Useful thread from @kirti_datla getting into a bit of the detail from yesterday's landmark WV vs EPA SCOTUS decision
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Just published: front page of the Financial Times, international edition, Friday 1 July https://t.co/o8i1WN73Hu
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"In a majority opinion authored by chief justice John Roberts, the justices ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency was not specifically authorised by Congress to reduce carbon emissions when it was set up in 1970."
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Landmark ruling deals a blow to Biden administrationâs fight against climate change
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Populist politicians, finance industry contrarians and conservative activists have launched a war on #ESG and âwoke capitalismâ - my dispatch from #Davos via @FT
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Rightwing populists and industry sceptics are mounting a backlash against a vision for business that looks beyond profits
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