Biden-Harris Admin Reportedly Backs Off On Major Emissions Initiative At UN Climate Summit
The Biden-Harris administration is quietly backing away from a plan to use the ongoing U.N. climate conference to announce an international call for emissions reductions, according to Politico. It is not clear…
Biden Presided Over Record Spike In CO2 Emissions During His First Year In Office
Biden Presided Over Record Spike In CO2 Emissions During His First Year In Office Jack McEvoy on December 14, 2022 Carbon dioxide emissions resulting from energy consumption in the U.S. grew by…
Europe To Tax American, Global Imports Based On Carbon Emissions
Europe To Tax American, Global Imports Based On Carbon Emissions Jack McEvoy on December 13, 2022 European Union (EU) members agreed on Tuesday to place a tax on imported goods that will be…
The Pentagon Wants To Regulate Defense Contractors’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Experts Say That’s Counterproductive
The Pentagon Wants To Regulate Defense Contractors’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Experts Say That’s Counterproductive Micaela Burrow on December 10, 2022 The Pentagon wants to oversee the climate impacts of businesses that provide…
JetBlue aims to significantly reduce jet fuel emissions by 2035
(Reuters) – JetBlue Airways Corp said on Tuesday it was committed to reducing emissions related to jet fuel by 50% per revenue tonne kilometer by 2035 from 2019 levels. The New York-based…
Environmental group alleges carmakers, Bosch deliberately manipulated emissions
By Rachel More BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s top four carmakers and parts supplier Bosch knowingly broke rules when developing a type of emissions software, an environmentalist group said on Thursday, in a years-long…
Chile’s Codelco trials fully-electric loader in bid to cut emissions
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda EL TENIENTE MINE, Chile (Reuters) – A huge fully electric-powered 14-ton loading shovel has begun operating at Chile’s century-old El Teniente copper mine, in what state miner…
Canada, Nigeria target oil and gas methane emissions with new laws
By Kate Abnett and Valerie Volcovici SHARM EL SHEIKH (Reuters) – Oil and gas producers Canada and Nigeria have become the latest countries to tackle the potent greenhouse gas methane with laws…
COP27: World on track to increase emissions 10.6% by 2030 – UN report
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – If countries fulfill their current climate commitments, global greenhouse gas emissions will rise by 10.6% by 2030 compared to 2010 levels, according to a United Nations…
Singapore to introduce new emissions rules for fossil-fuel power plants
By Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s energy regulator will be introducing new emissions standards for new and repowered fossil fuel-fired power generation units in 2023, a minister said on Wednesday. The…
Stellantis CEO: Europe auto emissions standards a “diversion”
By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) -Uncertainty over the future of European regulation on auto emissions gives Chinese competitors already ahead of the game an additional advantage, Stellantis chief executive Carlos Tavares said…
Global CO2 emissions to grow less than 1% this year thanks to renewables- IEA
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) -Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are expected to rise by just under 1% this year, as the expansion of renewables and electric vehicles outweighed…
One Year Of Wildfires Wiped Out Nearly 20 Years Of California Emissions Cuts
One Year Of Wildfires Wiped Out Nearly 20 Years Of California Emissions Cuts Bronson Winslow on October 18, 2022 Wildfire emissions in 2020 alone extinguished nearly 20 years of California emission…
World Bank to launch new trust fund for emissions reduction grants
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank said on Monday it is launching a trust fund aimed at pooling public funds to provide grants for projects to reduce carbon emissions,…
Volkswagen faces Israeli emissions class action suit after court ruling
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Volkswagen faces a class action suit in Israel after a court ruled in favour of petitioners seeking compensation from the German carmaker over diesel emissions cheating. A Tel Aviv…
U.S. climate envoy Kerry calls for ramp-up in financing to slash methane emissions
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Countries need to ramp up spending dedicated to cutting methane emissions in order to rapidly slash greenhouse gases and meet global climate goals, John Kerry, U.S.…
Advisory: Story on U.S. ethanol plant emissions is withdrawn
(Reuters) – Reuters is withdrawing a Sept. 8 article that compared carbon emissions from U.S. ethanol plants and oil refineries because of its flawed interpretation of data on ethanol-plant pollution and fuel-production…
Net zero investor group members set more short-term emissions targets
By Juliette Portala (Reuters) – The Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) said on Tuesday that nearly two thirds of its members had set short-term goals to cut portfolio emissions in line…
Australia to target vehicle emissions to boost electric car supply
By Praveen Menon and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s government said on Friday it plans to introduce new regulations targeting vehicle carbon emissions to boost the uptake of electric cars, as it…
‘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…
Methane emissions from U.S. shallow offshore platforms exceed those on land, study finds
(Reuters) – Measurements of methane emissions from shallow water oil and gas platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico found they were substantially higher than those from drilling on land, according to…
‘Outrageous’: EPA Agents Are Flying Helicopters Over Texas Oil Fields To Crack Down On Methane Emissions From Drilling
‘Outrageous’: EPA Agents Are Flying Helicopters Over Texas Oil Fields To Crack Down On Methane Emissions From Drilling Jack McEvoy on August 8, 2022 The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 6 department…
FCA US LLC Sentenced in Connection with Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests
WASHINGTON – FCA US LLC (FCA US), formerly Chrysler Group LLC, was sentenced today in federal court in Detroit and ordered to pay a fine of $96,145,784; and a forfeiture money judgment…
Coal Use, Especially In China, Is Poised To Wipe Out 17 Years Worth Of US Emissions Progress
Coal Use, Especially In China, Is Poised To Wipe Out 17 Years Worth Of US Emissions Progress Jack McEvoy on June 27, 2022 Rising emissions from growing global coal use amidst the…
Hendersonville Man Is Sentenced To Prison For Violating the Clean Air Act By Selling Thousands Of Illegal Devices That Defeat Required Vehicle Emissions Control Systems
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Today, Chief U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Matthew Sidney Geouge, 35, of Hendersonville, N.C., to one year and one day in prison for conspiracy to violate the Clean…
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…
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