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Simon Jessop

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 16, 2026
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Jul 13, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · By Simon Jessop

    Google agrees biggest carbon-removal deal yet, aims to scale new model (opens the original)

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    LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Google has agreed its biggest carbon-removal deal yet, backing a project in Brazil run by developer Terradot that aims to both cut methane emissions from rice farming and ‌capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, executives told Reuters. Spanning more than 200,000 hectares in the southern state of ‌Rio Grande do Sul, it is the largest enhanced rock-weathering project to date, aiming to accelerate a natural process where certain rocks absorb CO2 ​from the atmosphere

  2. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · Simon Jessop, Rebecca Delaney, Valentina Za

    Europe's Heatwaves Expose Insurance Gap as Business Losses Mount (opens the original)

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    For more than a century, cafes in the Italian city of Padua have welcomed customers for an early evening drink, or aperitivo, encouraging them to sit outside and socialize before dinner. As Europe bakes under its fifth heatwave of the year, the traditional 6-7 p.m. slot has all but disappeared as people seek air-conditioning indoors, cutting sales for many hospitality businesses. Adding to the pressure, extreme heat often falls outside traditional business interruption insurance, exposing a grow

  3. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · Simon Jessop and Praveen Paramasivam

    Corporate concern over El Nino hits multi-year high | CNBC Africa (opens the original)

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    LONDON/CHENNAI, Aug 14 (Reuters) – The risk of an exceptionally strong El Nino and how to adapt has shot up the agenda in company discussions, according to an analysis of filings and earnings calls. Scientists have said a “very strong” El Nino is increasingly likely and could be the most disruptive such event since 1950. But they also say the impact is hard to predict as man-made global warming compounds the effect of El Nino, which is a natural phenomenon. For companies, the challenge is to mit

  4. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · By Simon Jessop

    Companies failing to act quickly enough on nature loss, UN says (opens the original)

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    LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Companies and financial institutions are not moving fast enough to address nature loss despite the growing threat it poses to profits, economic growth and global supply chains, the U.N.'s ‌biodiversity chief told Reuters. Ahead of the next round of talks under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Armenia ‌in October, Executive Secretary Astrid Schomaker said that while some companies were highly engaged, many remained "on the sidelines". "Companies are not in

  5. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · By Simon Jessop and Marc Jones

    Africa facing up to $20 billion economic hit from 'super' El Niño, AfDB climate chief warns (opens the original)

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    LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - An impending "super" El Niño is likely to inflict a combined $10 billion to $20 billion hit on affected African countries and trigger mass migration from hard-hit areas, the African Development Bank's top climate expert told Reuters. Forecasters are warning that the El Niño weather pattern — which ‌often drives severe droughts, flooding and storms in Africa — could turn into one of the strongest ever seen if current Pacific Ocean warming trends continue. As well as th

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