Carbon Monoxide Warning Issued to Residents Near Evesham Forest Fire
BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. — Dense smoke from the Bethany Run wildfire drifted northward overnight, setting off carbon monoxide alarms in several neighborhoods as low temperatures kept the smoke close to the ground.…
Biden ‘social cost of carbon’ climate risk measure upheld by U.S. appeals court
By Clark Mindock NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld the “social cost of carbon” calculation used by President Joe Biden’s administration, which sharply boosts the price tag…
Carbon monoxide leak at Pennsylvania daycare sends children to hospital
By Rich McKay (Reuters) – A carbon monoxide leak sent dozens of children and staffers at a Pennsylvania daycare center to local hospitals on Tuesday in an evacuation that drew every ambulance…
London Stock Exchange sets listing rules for carbon cutters
By Huw Jones, Susanna Twidale and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – The London Stock Exchange has become the first major bourse to set listing rules for companies that finance carbon reduction projects,…
MOONEY: No Carbon Taxation Without Representation? Pennsylvania Decides
MOONEY: No Carbon Taxation Without Representation? Pennsylvania Decides Kevin Mooney on October 6, 2022 Pennsylvania voters who played an instrumental role in bringing an overreaching executive to heel during the COVID-19…
Marsh allows U.S. clients to pay broking fees with carbon credits
LONDON (Reuters) – Marsh’s U.S. clients will from Thursday be able to pay their fees in voluntary carbon offset credits or renewable energy certificates (RECs), the insurance broker said, part of a…
U.S. could dodge EU carbon border levy, bloc’s climate chief says
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The United States may be able to avoid the European Union’s plan to slap tariffs on imports of polluting goods based on its similar climate targets, the…
Why Arctic wildfires are releasing more carbon than ever
By Manas Sharma, Gloria Dickie, Adolfo Arranz and Simon Scarr (Reuters) – Smoke from hundreds of wildfires darkened skies over the Alaskan Interior this summer, with the state experiencing its fastest start…
Netherlands warns against EU carbon market fundraising plan
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Netherlands has warned other European Union countries that an EU plan to use a carbon market reserve to finance their exit from Russian gas would…
China’s Sinopec starts first carbon capture, storage facility, plans another two by 2025
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s Sinopec Corp said on Monday it has put into operation the country’s largest carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) facility in east China, and plans to build two…
How industry is depending on carbon capture technology for climate goals
By Cassandra Garrison (Reuters) – Norwegian carbon dioxide (CO2) storage company Northern Lights and its owners have agreed to store emissions captured at fertiliser-maker Yara’s Dutch operation from 2025 in what they…
‘Deeply Flawed’: Democrats’ Climate Bill May Supercharge China And Its Carbon Emissions
‘Deeply Flawed’: Democrats’ Climate Bill May Supercharge China And Its Carbon Emissions Jack McEvoy on August 16, 2022 The Democrats’ massive climate spending bill, which was signed into law by President Joe…
Exclusive-World Bank’s IFC taps blockchain for carbon offsets
By Simon Jessop, Shadia Nasralla and Cole Horton LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – International Finance Corp (IFC), a World Bank affiliate, told Reuters on Wednesday it is backing a blockchain-enabled platform to trade…
Hong Kong exchange enlists HSBC, Tencent to help create carbon market
By Selena Li HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s stock exchange said on Tuesday it had enlisted banks including HSBC and companies such as China’s Tencent to help it develop a global carbon…
Carbon monoxide to blame for May death of three Americans in Bahamas, police say
By Jasper Ward NASSAU -The Bahamas police said on Tuesday that an investigation into the mysterious death of three Americans in May at a resort on the island of Great Exuma determined…
Ferrari installs 1MW fuel cell plant to speed up carbon neutrality
MILAN – Italy’s Ferrari said on Thursday a new fuel cell plant had been recently installed at its historic headquarters facilities in Maranello, in a further step by the luxury car maker…
CFTC eyes potential oversight of cryptocurrencies, carbon trading – commissioner
By Gary McWilliams HOUSTON – Cryptocurrency developers and U.S. lawmakers are moving toward putting the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in charge of regulating digital currencies, said CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger. The designation…
GOP Climate Group Targets Global Carbon Emissions Amid Record Gas Prices
GOP Climate Group Targets Global Carbon Emissions Amid Record Gas Prices Thomas Catenacci on June 2, 2022 A coalition of House Republicans tasked with crafting energy and climate policy are set to…
Carbon County Man Charged With Drug Trafficking
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Roberto Magobet, age 44, of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was indicted on May 31, 2022, by a federal…
Swiss Re, UBS among founding buyers in carbon removal scheme
By Susanna Twidale LONDON – Insurance firm Swiss Re and banking giant UBS are among five founding buyers of credits from a scheme set up by a Swiss company to drive down the cost of…
Chevron says world’s largest carbon capture project has ‘a ways to go’ to meet goals
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE – Chevron Corp’s Gorgon carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Australia is working at only half its capacity nearly three years after starting up and the company…
ICE launches nature-based carbon credit futures contract
LONDON – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) said on Monday it had launched a nature-based solutions carbon credit futures contract to help bring price signals to the voluntary carbon market. Nature-based solution (NBS) carbon…
U.S. Energy Department to commit $2.25 billion to carbon storage program
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy intends to commit $2.25 billion for projects to store carbon dioxide underground and help fight climate change, it said on Thursday. The funding for carbon…
Factbox-How companies account for remote work in their carbon footprints
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) – Reuters surveyed 20 large companies that both report their carbon footprints and embrace remote work about whether they estimate carbon emissions from employees’ home offices. Half of…
China should set up carbon ‘connect’ scheme to woo foreign investors – expert
BOAO, China – China should launch a pilot “connect” market access programme for carbon with Hong Kong to enable foreign investors to enter the country’s fast-growing green finance sector, a leading Chinese…
Australia’s Qantas aims to cut carbon emissions 25% by 2030
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY -Qantas Airways Ltd plans to reduce carbon emissions by about 25% by 2030, in part by boosting sustainable aviation fuel to 10% of its fuel mix and increasing…
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