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Falling coal use in China and the US and a worldwide shift towards renewable energy have kept greenhouse gas emissions level for a second year running, one of the world’s leading energy analysts has said.

Preliminary data for 2015 from the International Energy Agency (IEA) showed that carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector have levelled off at 32.1bn tonnes even as the global economy grew over 3% .

Are you gay? The question isn’t taboo in the workplace anymore, for better or worse.

Facebook Inc. will stop routing advertising sales of its largest U.K. clients through Ireland, increasing its British tax bill by millions of pounds in a bid to improve transparency after facing criticism on tax avoidance.

Companies don't always think about the emissions created by their employees traveling to work, says Ann Fandozzi, a former auto executive who is CEO of employee carpooling app Ride. The recently-launched app has investments from a TPG Capital fund and has partnered with U2 frontman Bono. She spoke with Bloomberg Brief Sustainable Finance Editor Emily Chasan about how encouraging carpooling among employees can affect emissions, congestion, and even employee productivity. Comments have been edited and condensed.

The Nebraska Peace Foundation is an organization in Lincoln that fights against climate change, racism, and nuclear weapons. It also owns one share of Berkshire-Hathaway Class A Common Stock. Recently, the group says it filed a shareholder resolution that would make the company’s insurance division report on how it addresses climate change risk.