Factbox-The U.S. SEC’s proposed new climate risk disclosure requirements
By Katanga Johnson and Michelle Price WASHINGTON – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday unveiled a landmark proposal requiring public companies to disclose …
By Katanga Johnson and Michelle Price WASHINGTON – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday unveiled a landmark proposal requiring public companies to disclose …
‘Would Empower China And Russia’: GOP Leaders Slam Democrats’ Climate Proposals As ‘A Grift’ Thomas Catenacci on March 18, 2022 Top House Republicans ripped the …
LONDON – BP’s board on Friday recommended investors vote against a shareholder resolution filed by Dutch activist group Follow This urging the British energy company …
Left Wing Democrats Ask Biden To Cancel Oil Drilling On Federal Lands, Declare ‘Climate Emergency’ Thomas Catenacci on March 17, 2022 The Congressional Progressive Caucus …
Appeals Court Reinstates Biden Climate Policy, Opening Door For More Regulation Thomas Catenacci on March 17, 2022 A federal appeals panel nixed a lower court …
Top Climate Democrat Says US Needs More Domestic Oil Production In ‘Short Term’ Thomas Catenacci on March 16, 2022 Democratic California Rep. Ro Khanna, an …
Activist Climate Group Files Legal Action Against Shell Oil Board Over Plan To Curb Emissions Thomas Catenacci on March 15, 2022 An activist group specializing …
‘This Can’t Wait’: Dozens Of Democrats Implore Biden To Restart Climate Talks Thomas Catenacci on March 14, 2022 Dozens of House Democrats signed a letter …
By Simon Jessop LONDON – Investors stepped up pressure on corporate climate lobbying on Monday, launching a new 14-point action plan for companies to stick …
By David Gaffen – Utility executives said on Thursday that their industry is facing higher costs in years to come to deal with the twin …
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will vote on a landmark climate-risk measure on March 21, the agency said …
EXCLUSIVE: Oversight Democrats Quietly Cancel Climate Hearing Into Big Oil ‘Disinformation’ Amid Ukraine Crisis Thomas Catenacci on March 4, 2022 Democrats on the House Oversight …
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Every year since 1973, Alaska has celebrated the virtues of perseverance and fortitude by hosting the Iditarod, a 1,000-mile …
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS – With this week’s U.N. climate science report laying bare the staggering economic costs and losses already faced from climate change, …
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry warned that a war in Ukraine could hamper global climate efforts and increase emissions. In multiple media interviews this week, …
The Supreme Court heard arguments in West Virginia v. EPA on Monday, a blockbuster case that could have major ramifications in future separation of powers …
The United Nations’ top panel studying climate change released an in-depth report, outlining the many dire and sometimes cataclysmic consequences of not curbing carbon emissions. …
By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber LONDON/BOSTON – As investors and businesses increasingly pledge to cut their carbon emissions, scientists on Monday offered a fresh …
By Gloria Dickie – Climate change will deliver serious blows to all parts of the world, but not all regions face the same threats. “We …
By Gloria Dickie LONDON – As scientists readied for Monday’s release of a sobering United Nations climate report, some worried it would be overshadowed by …
A majority of young registered voters are open to voting for Republican candidates even as most say climate change is an important issue, polling from …
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska – With marine heat waves helping to wipe out some of Alaska’s storied salmon runs in recent years, officials have …
By Stefanie Eschenbacher PROCESADOR DE GAS CACTUS, Mexico – It never gets completely dark in Colonia El Carmen, home to Mexico’s largest natural gas processing …
By Elizabeth Culliford – Facebook did not add labels to half of posts pushing content from top climate change deniers, according to an analysis from …
By Aidan Lewis CAIRO – Tackling climate change is a security threat that requires accelerated action even as international attention is focussed on Russia and …
By Lisa Barrington DUBAI – The United States and the United Arab Emirates are seeking an additional $4 billion of global investment in an initiative …
‘Reckless Decision’: Biden Administration Adds Climate Roadblocks For Future Pipelines, Energy Projects Thomas Catenacci on February 17, 2022 The Biden administration altered the official federal …
SHANGHAI – China’s banks face rising default risks as a result of higher climate-related costs in carbon-intensive sectors like thermal power, steel and cement, Liu …
The Associated Press announced Tuesday that it had secured funding from several progressive interest groups to hire two dozen climate change reporters. “This far-reaching initiative …
A federal district court in Louisiana halted one of President Joe Biden’s key climate initiatives implemented shortly after he was inaugurated in January 2021. Judge …
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday for delays to its landmark …
ZURICH – Climate finance specialist South Pole has won Singapore’s Temasek and the investment arm of Salesforce.Com Inc as minority investors after a new round …
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army released its first climate strategy on Tuesday designed to help protect bases against damage from global warming …
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has described climate change as an “existential crisis,” spent half a million dollars on private jets over the course of …
By Timothy Gardner -Nearly 80 scientists and academics, including a former U.S. energy secretary, on Thursday urged Governor Gavin Newsom to delay closure of California’s …
By Pete Schroeder and Hannah Lang WASHINGTON -Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Joe Biden’s pick to be the Fed’s top bank regulator, told U.S. lawmakers on …
Thomas Catenacci on February 1, 2022 A group of 23 House Democrats demanded that President Joe Biden push for the same amount of funds for …
A significant climate pledge made during the recent United Nations climate change summit is at serious risk of being nixed mere months after it was …
A large coalition of state financial officers announced their opposition to one of President Joe Biden’s top nominees for the Federal Reserve over her “radical” …
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Hollywood star and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has long supported battling climate change and fighting for clean air was involved in …
Elliot Dordick on January 18, 2022 The head of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, said the firm’s investments in clean energy enterprises are ultimately …
Chinese President Xi Jinping promised his support to ongoing global climate change mitigation efforts despite his absence from the recent United Nations climate summit. “We …
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced Thursday that it would begin hiring 1,000 employees for its so-called Clean Energy Corps which will be tasked with …
A group of environmentalists voiced opposition to potential Massachusetts solar projects that could generate at least 250 kilowatts of electricity. The majority of those who …
Two unexpected resignations by senior White House climate officials have rattled environmental activists within and outside the administration, Politico reported. White House Council for Environmental …
Thomas Catenacci on January 7, 2022 Cecilia Martinez, a member of the White House Council for Environmental Quality (CEQ), announced that she would resign Friday, …
Thomas Catenacci on January 6, 2022 Republican Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin chose former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler to lead his administration’s climate …
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg ripped President Joe Biden for not leading on climate change and investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure in his first …
A group of House Republican leaders raised concerns Tuesday about the new climate office created by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It …
Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council measure that would’ve labeled climate change a threat to security worldwide in a first for the international body. …