Tag «Typhoon Haiyan»

Green Energy and Resilience Essential to Climate-Smart Growth

Natural disasters such as Typhoon Haiyan are the “new normal” for South-East Asia Promoting economic growth will require more resilient urban planning and clean energy policies Private-sector innovation is needed in insurance, energy storage and urban transport in particular For more information on the World Economic Forum on East Asia 2014: http://wef.ch/ea14    Metro Manila, Philippines …

Glencore to donate USD$2million to aid the relief effort of Typhoon Haiyan through the PASAR Foundation

Baar, Switzerland Glencore  to donate USD$2million to aid the relief effort of Typhoon Haiyan through the PASAR Foundation In  response  to  Typhoon Haiyan and the devastation that it has caused the Philippines,  Glencore will donate USD$2million to aid the relief effort of Typhoon  Haiyan  through  the  PASAR  Foundation  which  is  affiliated  to Glencore’s PASAR operations in the Philippines. Ivan Glasenberg, CEO, commented: ‘Typhoon  Haiyan  and  its  aftermath  have had a devastating effect on the …