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22 June 2022 Amena Saiyid
The Biden administration is looking to finalize key rules dealing with investor protection against climate risks as well as climate pollution...
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16 June 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s nuclear proposal includes a potential restart of the mothballed Bataan plant developed by his late father.
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14 June 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
Rich countries are urged to ramp up climate finance efforts to help developing countries counter climate change.
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09 June 2022 Amena Saiyid
Canada launches its GHG offset program with protocol for landfill sector.
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07 June 2022 Cristina Brooks
European Court of Auditors validates NGO concerns about LNG project emissions.
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27 May 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
The incoming administration will push for decarbonization policies and set a more ambitious interim emissions target.
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20 May 2022 Keiron Greenhalgh
Tackling ruminants' methane belches with GM crops remains off the table.
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19 May 2022 Keiron Greenhalgh
The US' top derivatives regulator is concerned about underlying carbon offsets' credibility.
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16 May 2022 Kevin Adler
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released a draft plan to explain how the state could reach net-zero emissions by 2045 or sooner....
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16 May 2022 Keiron Greenhalgh
Global warming is just as likely to reach a key threshold in the next five years as not for the first time.
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10 May 2022 Cristina Brooks
Global cleantech supply chain woes demand new era of cooperation.
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29 April 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
Government officials are expected to solve data integrity issues first, and other reforms to the ETS can wait.
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26 April 2022 Cristina Brooks
Rare earth element recycling and lithium production must increase to attain goals.
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22 April 2022 Kevin Adler
The first oil and gas lease sale on US lands by the Biden administration shows a new emphasis on GHGs.
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19 April 2022 Amena Saiyid
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said mainstreaming climate action and factoring carbon pricing into government spending is an imperative given...
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08 April 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
The Taiwanese government’s plan has bright spots but some carrots and sticks for private enterprises may be needed.
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07 April 2022 IHS Markit Chemical Expert
Regulation of emissions is on the way for farmers, critical mineral miners, and battery manufacturing plants.
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04 April 2022 Keiron Greenhalgh
Canada's government lays out the pace of emissions reductions and where they will come from as it forges a path to climate goals.
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31 March 2022 Kevin Adler
Proposals for emissions disclosure likely to create legal hurdles to passage.
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31 March 2022 Cristina Brooks
Electricity costs are a continued focus of concerns around high carbon prices.
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30 March 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
Don’t forget about climate risks when trying to secure energy supplies, IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera says.
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29 March 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
The market scheme of Australian Carbon Credit Units could be altered if the opposition wins power.
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28 March 2022 Kevin Adler
Many gas industry players oppose the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s plans to scrutinize pipelines’ climate impact.
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24 March 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
Concerns are growing over the long-term climate impact of countries’ fossil fuels-friendly policies during the ongoing geopolitical crisis.
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17 March 2022 Amena Saiyid
The federal appeals court order will allow the Biden administration to quantify the climate impacts into energy and environmental regulations....
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17 March 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
Incoming president Yoon Seok-yeol vows to reshape South Korea’s decarbonization pathway.
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17 March 2022 Cristina Brooks
Non-profits expect the natural gas price crisis will ease by the time new infrastructure will be built.
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16 March 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
Most market players remain bullish for the long run as European policymakers mull over ways to reduce energy dependence on Russia.
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15 March 2022 Cristina Brooks
Commissioner's speech further details revisions to EU energy transition strategy under REPowerEU.
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12 March 2022 Amena Saiyid
Biden administration’s mixed signals on boosting domestic mineral resources are making the US vulnerable to China and dependent on adversaries...
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11 March 2022 Cristina Brooks
Proposal has far-reaching impacts for the EU's Fit for 55 net-zero, biofuel, and hydrogen targets.
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09 March 2022 Kevin Adler
With philanthropists and foundations turning their attention to climate change, the energy industry has an opportunity to reach out on shared...
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08 March 2022
US President Biden banned imports of Russian oil, LNG, and coal on 8 March.
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02 March 2022 Kevin Adler Amena Saiyid
Russia's invasion of Ukraine overshadowed other issues in President Biden's State of the Union address, but clean energy still received a great...
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02 March 2022 Kevin Adler
US natural gas pipeline projects will undergo deeper scrutiny, including on GHG emissions, under new policies enacted in February.
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01 March 2022 Amena Saiyid
Until the US EPA writes a new regulation based on the Supreme Court opinion, more than 200 coal-fired power plants will remain without GHG limits....
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01 March 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
Low-carbon products, services are high on the agenda of Singapore recent budget.
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28 February 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
Carbon market players eye developing links between voluntary, compliance trading.
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25 February 2022 Amena Saiyid
President Biden's push to secure domestic supplies will require congressional support.
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24 February 2022 IHS Markit Energy Expert
The Paris-based watchdog says methane emissions reduction, monitoring, and reporting needs to improve
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18 February 2022 IHS Markit Energy Expert
Canada is seeking to incorporate methane capture from more landfills.
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15 February 2022 George Lobsenz
A judge dealt a blow to the Biden administration's climate ambitions by backing fossil fuel-heavy states' case.
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04 February 2022 Keiron Greenhalgh
Can climate adaptation truly join mitigation on equal terms in 2022 after so long in the shadows?
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03 February 2022 Kevin Adler
Canada is considering an investment tax credit to support CCUS projects, but opponents say enhanced oil recovery should be excluded.
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01 February 2022 Kevin Adler
The US government expanded its methane initiatives as it seeks a 30% emissions reduction by 2030.
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28 January 2022 Kevin Adler
A US court has invalidated the leasing of 1.7 million acres offshore for oil and gas development, citing inadequate review of greenhouse gas...
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25 January 2022 Amena Saiyid
With a change in the governor's office, Virginia is moving away from pro-climate policies pursued in the last few years.
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24 January 2022 Keiron Greenhalgh
Alok Sharma plots the path to COP27 and delivering on all those COP26 promises.
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20 January 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
The energy transition threatens oil revenues while providing business opportunities on other fronts.
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COP27, COP28 to see climate stocktaking, more focus on developing world, renewed fossil fuel debates
19 January 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
Egypt, UAE promise to turn Glasgow climate pledges into action, results while tweaking agendas of next two UN summits.
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17 January 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
Solar and wind power capacity has grown slowly in Africa due to insufficient investment.
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14 January 2022 Cristina Brooks
Germany’s new coalition government proposes to tackle a backlog of emissions cuts with more subsidies for renewables, industry, district heating...
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13 January 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
While highly exposed to climate risks, Pakistan is increasing coal-fired generation and reluctant to expand solar, wind capacity.
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08 January 2022 Cristina Brooks
The EU’s “green label” for natural gas power finance should spur the use of blends of low-carbon gases and natural gas.
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07 January 2022 Max Tingyao Lin
The carbon emissions reduction facility could inject as much as CNY 1.8 trillion into low-carbon activities every year, according to domestic...
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30 December 2021 Kevin Adler
The US government has put a bulls-eye target on methane reduction for 2022.
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28 December 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
How did 2021 turn out in a world warming to emissions reductions, net-zero pledges, renewable energy, climate adaptation, and green bonds?
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21 December 2021 Kevin Adler
Nearly six months of work on the $1.75-trillion Build Back Better plan for massive US investment in renewable energy is at-risk in the Senate....
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17 December 2021 Amena Saiyid
Biden administration is looking to financial agencies to protect banks, investors and consumers from the risk of climate-related exposures in...
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17 December 2021 Max Tingyao Lin
The ETS and voluntary market are enjoying healthy demand from power firms.
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13 December 2021 Kevin Adler
The latest iteration of the Biden administration’s climate policy is guidance to embassies to not offer support for high-carbon fossil fuel development...
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11 December 2021 Cristina Brooks
NGOs take issue with the offshoring of EU's coal and natural gas emissions.
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10 December 2021 Cristina Brooks
The move joins proposed trade policies on steel and carbon-intensive products.
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08 December 2021 Amena Saiyid
White House executive order lays out new timelines for decarbonizing the federal government's buildings, vehicles and other assets.
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06 December 2021 Kevin Adler
Israel and Jordan have proposed a deal in which Israel provides additional clean water to Jordan in exchange for renewable power.
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01 December 2021 Cristina Brooks
Carbon markets are set to expand after a new deal on Article 6, though standards for offsets are still lacking.
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01 December 2021 Kevin Adler
The US Department of Interior's recommendations to reform federal onshore and offshore leasing received criticism from all sides.
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UPDATE: Climate risk in focus as Biden renominates Fed Chairman Jerome Powell for another four years
22 November 2021 Amena Saiyid
President Biden said current Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and Board Governor Lael Brainard share his belief that urgent action needs to be taken...
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17 November 2021 Amena Saiyid
President Joe Biden has asked the US Senate for consent to ratify the 2016 Kigali Amendment that would phase down the production and use of global...
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16 November 2021 Amena Saiyid
US EPA will not revisit first-ever GHG standards set under the Trump administration even though groups claim they are outdated.
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15 November 2021 Amena Saiyid
The Glasgow agreement resulted in a first-time recognition of the role fossil fuels play in exacerbating climate change.
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12 November 2021 Max Tingyao Lin
Hydrogen industry leaders say large investments from private sector can only be realized when governments act.
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11 November 2021 Kevin Adler
Switzerland has signed bilateral agreements with six nations for carbon offset programs that meet Paris Agreement Article 6 standards.
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11 November 2021 Cristina Brooks
At COP26, experts raise concerns related to rising energy needs of buildings.
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10 November 2021 Max Tingyao Lin
The signatories of the Clydebank Declaration plan to develop pilot bunkering projects for six green corridors or more by 2025.
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10 November 2021 Kevin Adler
The US and China announced at COP26 a new framework that lays out strong—though general—commitments to reduce methane and CO2 emissions this...
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08 November 2021 Amena Saiyid
US Congress passed the infrastructure portion of Biden's Build Back Better economic agenda, but the climate and social spending piece remains...
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08 November 2021 Max Tingyao Lin
Besides aggressive renewable energy expansion, Asia’s seventh-largest economy plans to impose a carbon levy on major polluters, participate in...
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07 November 2021 Max Tingyao Lin
Article 6’s implementation guidance is once again being hotly debated during climate talks.
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05 November 2021 Kevin Adler
The first week of COP26 has seen new commitments by many nations to phaseout coal use and to accelerate investments in renewable power, but...
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04 November 2021 Max Tingyao Lin
The first international commitment that covers oil and gas could drive $17.8 billion per year to clean energy.
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03 November 2021 Cristina Brooks
Promise further grows the UK's new green and climate risk financial data regime.
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03 November 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Minimizing the impact of drought, floods, and rising sea levels through climate adaptation tools is a path to helping Africa's farmers that Bill...
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02 November 2021 Max Tingyao Lin
New head of government also doubles Japan’s contribution to adaptation funds to $14.8 billion.
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02 November 2021 Amena Saiyid
US President Joe Biden announced a series of regulations at EPA and the Department of Transportation that will capture methane leaks from oil...
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29 October 2021 Max Tingyao Lin Kevin Adler Keiron Greenhalgh Cristina Brooks
Net-Zero Business Daily shares perspectives heading in to COP26 from leaders in key sectors and industries.
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29 October 2021 Amena Saiyid
The US Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court decision at the request of a 19-state coalition led by West Virginia.
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29 October 2021 Amena Saiyid
The US will command a strong presence at COP26 despite President Biden's inability to get Congress to approve signature legislation.
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28 October 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The new point man for Canada's COP26 negotiating team is a former Greenpeace activist, raising hopes and fears in equal measure among observers....
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28 October 2021 Cristina Brooks
Policy options on the table include international cooperation on natural gas.
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26 October 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison is looking to head off critics with a net-zero pledge, but the various legs of Australia's journey...
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26 October 2021 Kevin Adler
Net-Zero Business Daily shares perspectives heading in to COP26 from leaders in key US industries, and others.
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25 October 2021 Cristina Brooks
Efforts to shore up flagging climate finance reach new pitch ahead of COP26.
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25 October 2021 Kevin Adler
Nations continue to present new net-zero pledges in the run-up to COP26.
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22 October 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
G20 nations received a pointed reminder of their responsibilities this week ahead of key climate meetings.
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11 October 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The UN Human Rights Council adopts a resolution recognizing the right to a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.
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11 October 2021 Kevin Adler
Under the Biden administration, the US government is redoubling its efforts to support decarbonization of the building sector.
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07 October 2021 Max Tingyao Lin
By doing too little in liberating tariffs, the world’s largest GHG emitter is struggling to ensure sufficient supplies of electricity and risks...
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06 October 2021 Cristina Brooks
Green/conservative coalition's ecotax and tax rebate package gently tackles carbon.
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05 October 2021 Kevin Adler
The EU Parliament voted on 5 October to approve new rules that ease the ability of non-governmental organizations to sue in EU courts over environmental...
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30 September 2021 Max Tingyao Lin
If the Greens participate in the next ruling coalition as widely expected in Germany, Europe’s largest economy is likely to become more aggressive...
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29 September 2021 Kevin Adler
Natural gas pipelines will become ineligible in the EU for funding and accelerated approvals as Projects of the Common Interest after 2027.
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27 September 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Climate activists and renewable energy advocates want to see Prime Minister Justin Trudeau deliver on campaign trail pledges.
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23 September 2021 Amena Saiyid
The US agrees to phase out climate-warming refrigerants, but is yet to sign the global treaty phasing out their production and consumption.
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23 September 2021 Max Tingyao Lin
China promises not to build new overseas coal plants—without stating how and when.
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23 September 2021 Amena Saiyid
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is warning companies it will ask for more information if disclosures of climate risk fail to include...
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21 September 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
South Africa’s government approved plans for a more ambitious GHG emissions target for the coming decade than previously expected.
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17 September 2021 Amena Saiyid
US and EU set a global goal of reducing methane emissions by 2030 that a UN study says can be achieved using existing technologies.
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15 September 2021 Amena Saiyid
A US House committee recommends the imposition of a methane fee and the creation of a program that will reward utilities for continuing to shift...
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14 September 2021 Amena Saiyid
The US is joining its allies in seeking an end to overseas financing of coal-fired projects as investors step up their demands for clean energy...
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13 September 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh Clay Boswell
Europe's plastics industry wants a mandatory EU recycled content target for plastics packaging of 30% by 2030.
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10 September 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The Scottish government’s decarbonization and renewable energy plans for the coming year won a favorable reception from industry this week.
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08 September 2021 Amena Saiyid
South Korean provinces step up pressure on President Moon to retire coal-fired generation earlier than planned.
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08 September 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
A study shows the number of countries rolling out programs to combat air pollution increased over the past five years, but more is still required....
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03 September 2021 IHS Markit Energy Expert
Saudi Arabia plans to set up a platform for the trading of carbon offsets, credits generated in the Middle East and North Africa.
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03 September 2021 IHS Markit Energy Expert
South Korea passed a bill mandating national carbon neutrality by 2050, becoming the 14th country in the world to legislate a carbon target.
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01 September 2021 Amena Saiyid
As losses mount from climate-related disasters, the US Treasury is seeking to assess, anticipate, and address the financial risk to the US insurance...
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30 August 2021 Amena Saiyid
The US Department of Health and Human Services has created an office to deal with the impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations and...
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27 August 2021 Kevin Adler
The US International Trade Association is seeking public comment on ways to improve US export competitiveness in cleantech products.
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26 August 2021 Amena Saiyid
The US Congress has approved a budget resolution for fiscal year 2022 that contains incentives and funding to place the country on the path to...
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25 August 2021 Amena Saiyid
The climate partnership between the US and Singapore will open up clean energy investment opportunities in the region.
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23 August 2021 Amena Saiyid
US court decisions, despite some setbacks, seem to be reaffirming Biden's goal to wean the US away from fossil fuel production.
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23 August 2021 Cristina Brooks
The recent proposals limit but don't close the book on forest wood-based electricity and heat.
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18 August 2021 Amena Saiyid
US Treasury guidance will allow multilateral development banks to finance gas power plants and pipelines.
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17 August 2021 Amena Saiyid
The US Department of the Interior will continue to review the federal oil and gas leasing program as a whole to assess its carbon footprint...
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13 August 2021 IHS Markit Energy Expert
CERAWeek Conversations looks at key issues on the road to COP26.
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10 August 2021 Cristina Brooks
Biofuel producers are not completely ready to switch feedstocks and customers.
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10 August 2021 Kevin Adler Amena Saiyid
The US Senate passed the $1.2-trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan on 10 August.
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06 August 2021
Japan is looking to carbon trading as part of efforts to decarbonize its economy en route to a net-zero future.
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06 August 2021 Cristina Brooks
Study suggests transportation sector may reject aggressive net-zero path.
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04 August 2021 IHS Markit Energy Expert
For the second time in a few weeks, a top Australian official criticized the EU's possible Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism as discriminatory...
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04 August 2021 Cristina Brooks
Limiting global warming to 2 degrees C means greater national ambitions in the coming months.
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04 August 2021 Paul McConnell Kevin Adler
Keep track of key events leading up to COP26 with this IHS Markit timeline.
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04 August 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Israel is to introduce a carbon tax in 2023, rolled out in phases through 2028.
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30 July 2021 Kevin Adler
The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity initiative is a new effort to create a standard, global registry for carbon allowances.
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27 July 2021 Cristina Brooks
The Fit for 55 proposals would create a staged approach to tighter emissions in industry, power, refinery as well as heating and vehicle sectors....
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22 July 2021 Kevin Adler
Japan is proposing to nearly double its renewable energy target for 2030 to 36-38% of the power generation mix.
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21 July 2021 Cristina Brooks
Diplomacy called for as countries reshape trade rules around carbon.
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21 July 2021 Kevin Adler
The aviation industry could be squeezed by policies in the EC's Fit for 55 package, including new mandates for sustainable aviation fuel and...
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19 July 2021 Jeff Beattie Amena Saiyid
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unveils its first attempt at overhauling the nation's electric transmission policies in a decade...
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19 July 2021 Cristina Brooks
EC is tightening its vehicle emissions standards as it spurs zero-emissions transportation markets.
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14 July 2021 Kevin Adler Cristina Brooks
The Fit for 55 package of energy and climate reforms would transform numerous sectors of the EU economy towards 2030 and 2050 GHG goals.
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13 July 2021 Kevin Adler
The European Parliament and European Council have ironed out differences on how to increase the public's ability to file litigation over environmental...
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01 July 2021 Amena Saiyid
The US EPA gets a clean slate to write tougher rules to limit methane emissions from new and existing oil and gas operations.
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30 June 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The US and Canada are set to expand their clean energy cooperation in an effort to accelerate the transition to net-zero emissions by 2050.
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29 June 2021 IHS Markit Energy Expert
Germany's parliament has changed the country's net-zero target year from 2050 to 2045.
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25 June 2021 Cristina Brooks
EU emissions target paves the way for industrial greening and tariffs.
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24 June 2021 Kevin Adler
President Joe Biden said a bipartisan group of senators has agreed to a $1.2-trillion infrastructure spending plan.
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22 June 2021 Cristina Brooks
EU member state opposition indicates a longer wait before networks cut fossil fuels.
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17 June 2021 Kevin Adler
European lawmakers are coming closer to resolving a dispute of more than a decade over limitations on nongovernmental organizations' abilities...
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17 June 2021 Cristina Brooks
Group seeks net zero as global benchmark ahead of COP26 in Glasgow
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16 June 2021 Amena Saiyid
Court ruling will have the effect of restarting the leasing process on hold since President Biden’s 27 January executive order on climate change....
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15 June 2021 Amena Saiyid
NATO will conduct annual GHG assessments of its installations and exercises, and develop methodologies for assessing them.
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14 June 2021 Amena Saiyid
G7 members will release a plan in autumn at the earliest that will spell out how they plan to counter China's Belt and Road Initiative to fund...
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11 June 2021 Jim Day
The US Congress moved closer 10 June to cancelling the Trump administration's rollback of methane regulations for oil and gas producers.
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11 June 2021 Stephanie Brinley
GM informed the US EPA it now supports national adoption of clean vehicle standards proposed in California’s vehicle emissions framework.
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10 June 2021 Kevin Adler
TC Energy announced on 9 June that it is canceling its Keystone XL crude pipeline from Canada to the US, in the face of US President Joe Biden...
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09 June 2021 IHS Markit Energy Expert
Negotiations between President Biden and Senate Republicans over an infrastructure bill have ended, though a new effort might gain traction.
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07 June 2021 Amena Saiyid
President Biden is empowering the US Department of Energy with a new mission to develop hydrogen and carbon capture technologies.
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04 June 2021 Kevin Adler
The US and Mexico could cooperate more closely on climate change issues after the 6 June national election in Mexico.
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03 June 2021 Kevin Adler
The proposed US FY 2022 budget includes billions of dollars to support the purchase of electric vehicles and installation of EV chargers.
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02 June 2021 Nick Lowes Christine Chow
Businesses from all sectors are increasingly expected to demonstrate that their targets and plans for reducing carbon emissions are consistent...
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29 May 2021 Jeff Beattie
President Biden's proposed FY 2022 federal government budget includes a $1.9 bil boost for DOE work on energy efficiency and renewable energy....
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27 May 2021 IHS Markit Energy Expert
The World Meteorological Organization said that there is a 40% chance the average global temperature will surpass pre-industrial levels by 1.5...
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27 May 2021 IHS Markit Energy Expert
The Democrat-led US Senate Finance Committee, over the objections of Republicans, moves legislation offering a range of technology neutral tax-credits...
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26 May 2021 Amena Saiyid
Activist shareholders drum up majority to force global oil majors to reckon with climate impacts and related risks.
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25 May 2021 Cristina Brooks
EU plans for a shipping carbon price and sulfur control zones face diverse hurdles.
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25 May 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Developing nations want the same access as developed nations to include gas-fired generation and powered vehicles in decarbonization strategies....
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21 May 2021 Cristina Brooks
Spain's first net-zero bill will curb GHGs across sectors including power, mobility, buildings.
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20 May 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Engagement on the energy transition can help tackle the civil unrest flaring up across Latin America in recent weeks and months, restoring trust...
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19 May 2021 William Fleeson
Energy executives from across North America believe there is a need for resiliency as well as policy-driven change as the continent’s power sector...
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19 May 2021 Kevin Adler
Most US utilities have made carbon-reduction pledges, but say technology must advance for them to reach net zero by 2050.
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18 May 2021 Cristina Brooks
NGO says e-vans falling behind electric cars because of weaker regulations.
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13 May 2021 Cristina Brooks
Case follows Europe's other courts in forcing nation to speed progress on emissions.
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07 May 2021 Cristina Brooks
Many EU states seeking funds have not yet applied for all the finance available.
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07 May 2021 IHS Markit Energy Expert
The Climate Leadership Coalition says that private investment in Europe will have to carry the region to meet its 2030 climate objectives.
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06 May 2021 Amena Saiyid
Targeting the fossil fuel sector with existing technologies can make a sizeable dent in global methane emissions.
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05 May 2021 Amena Saiyid
Asset managers say they need standardized metrics to report climate risks and to guard against investing in companies that are greenwashing their...
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03 May 2021 Amena Saiyid
The US EPA is not waiting for a formal ratification of the global Kigali Amendment to phase down the use and production of HFCs that are potent...
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03 May 2021 Amena Saiyid
EPA Administrator Michael Regan was grilled by House Energy and Commerce Committee members about EPA's role in meeting the US goal of halving...
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30 April 2021 Cristina Brooks
Regulations, green bonds and increased EU ETS allowance prices boost renewable prospects.
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29 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
US President Joe Biden made it clear that he is pursuing a role for federal government in helping the country's recover and transition to a low-carbon...
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28 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
US Senate Democrats are successful at invoking the Congressional Review Act for the first time to dismantle a Trump-era regulation on methane...
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28 April 2021 Kevin Adler
Australia's market-oriented approach to climate change solutions includes expanding a carbon offsets trading program and investing in green hydrogen...
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28 April 2021
The Biden administration is opening $8.25 billion of new funding to finance construction of power lines as well as new guidance to overcome siting...
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27 April 2021 Kevin Adler
Vietnam's newest Power Development Plan envisions shifting from coal-fired power to gas and renewables.
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27 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
Countries are seeking to reduce fossil fuel use among their armed forces as part of their overall commitments to reduce GHGs.
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26 April 2021
The Panama Canal Authority has announced a goal of reaching carbon neutrality in 2030.
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26 April 2021 Kevin Adler
Representatives from across the globe detailed their decarbonization efforts at the Leaders Climate Summit on 23 April.
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23 April 2021 Kevin Adler
Numerous new and expanded international coalitions emerged during the US-led climate summit on 22-23 April.
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22 April 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced the country would achieve climate neutrality by 2050
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22 April 2021
Senior Democrats in the US Senate unveiled a sweeping proposal to overhaul the energy tax credit system 21 April.
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22 April 2021 Kevin Adler Amena Saiyid
US President Joe Biden issues the country's first-ever international climate financing plan that could end support for overseas fossil fuel projects....
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22 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
President Joe Biden announces the US will halve its GHG emissions compared with 2005 levels by 2030.
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21 April 2021 Cristina Brooks
The EU gains speed on a slew of environmental regimes, for example the EU ETS.
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21 April 2021 Kevin Adler
As the world's economies rebound in 2021, so too will energy-related carbon emissions, rising nearly 5%, says the International Energy Agency....
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21 April 2021 Bernadette Lee
A number of state-owned Chinese energy companies are fast-tracking their peak carbon emissions plans.
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20 April 2021 Kevin Adler
Canada's draft FY2021/22 budget includes nearly $18 billion in spending on green recovery programs and implies the country will exceed its GHG...
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20 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
US Secretary of State Blinken seeks to reaffirm US leadership role in tackling climate change around the world.
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19 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
US and China agree to work on raising global climate ambitions and developing their respective long-term GHG goals before COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland....
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16 April 2021 Cristina Brooks
The UK is relying on emissions trading to reach its 2050 net-zero emissions goal.
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16 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
FERC policy will help 12 states that have some form of carbon pricing on the books, and others that are looking to impose it..
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16 April 2021 Bernadette Lee
The emphasis on the climate in China’s 14th Five-Year-Plan is unprecedented, according to an analyst.
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15 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
The global power sector is ready to embrace decarbonization through renewables and energy storage.
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14 April 2021 Kevin Adler
US GHG emissions increased by 1.7% in 2019 from 2018, according to new data from the US EPA.
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14 April 2021 William Fleeson
The coal plants built in China in 2020 exceeded capacity taken offline in the rest of the world.
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14 April 2021 Cristina Brooks
London's financial industry is expected to benefit if the UK can ramp up companies' sluggish pace on climate risk.
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14 April 2021 Kevin Adler
The Leaders' Climate Summit coordinated by the US will occur on 22-23 April, and it might be when the US announces its updated nationally determined...
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12 April 2021 Kevin Adler
A carbon tax of $25/mt implemented over a 10-year period across the Asia Pacific region could reduce their GHG emissions by 21%, said the IMF....
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09 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
The White House wants Congress to fund at least $14 billion in spending to fight climate change in the 12 months starting 1 October.
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09 April 2021 Kevin Adler
Puerto Rico regulators and legislators are weighing their options for ensuring power resiliency and transitioning to clean energy technology....
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08 April 2021 William Fleeson
John Kerry, US presidential envoy for climate issues, discussed the need for multilateral cooperation on climate change at the IMF-World Bank...
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07 April 2021 Kevin Adler Amena Saiyid
Leaders of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank emphasized this week that climate change remains at the top of their agenda, along...
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07 April 2021 Cristina Brooks
Europe’s highest court rejects farmers' appeal criticizing the EU's GHG emissions targets.
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07 April 2021 Kevin Adler
Recognition in the US and globally that methane reduction needs to be a priority is generating ideas from government and industry.
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05 April 2021 Karin Rives
Geoengineering is gaining traction as a last-resort tool for curbing climate change, with the US' National Academies saying it warrants study....
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02 April 2021 Cristina Brooks
The UK’s North Sea Transition strategy invests heavily in CCUS and hydrogen.
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31 March 2021 Kevin Adler Amena Saiyid
The American Jobs Plan announced 31 March by President Joe Biden includes many energy transition features.
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29 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Interest is heating up in the US Congress on major clean energy legislation.
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26 March 2021
The US DOE sets a goal of cutting the cost of solar energy by 60% within the next 10 years through a R&D program.
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25 March 2021 Kevin Adler
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 25 March that the government's pollution pricing regime, which includes a national carbon tax, is constitutional....
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23 March 2021 Karin Rives
Bipartisan bill lays foundation for carbon capture and storage infrastructure, creating financing program modeled after similar federal programs...
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23 March 2021 Kevin Adler
With a pipeline approval for Northern Natural on 22 March, FERC for the first time incorporated analysis of a pipeline project’s GHG emissions...
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22 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
SEC actions are designed to protect the rights of shareholders to drive companies toward sustainable investments.
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19 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
The 14th Five-Year Plan of the Chinese government seeks to balance economic and climate ambitions, according to IHS Markit’s Lara Dong.
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18 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
US CFTC's action anticipates climate-fueled risks to financial markets.
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17 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
The EU's carbon-linked border tariff is not the preferred policy of the US.
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16 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
Austria’s governing coalition puts another nail in the coffin of the Mercosur EU–South American free trade agreement.
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16 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Debra Haaland was approved by a Senate committee on 4 March to be the next Interior Department Secretary; her nomination moves to the full Senate....
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15 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
US senators as well as representatives from power and gas companies agree on a need for a diverse fuel mix to shore up the nation's electricity...
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12 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Canada's national government continues to roll out funding and proposed regulations to move the country on a path towards 2030 and 2050 emissions...
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11 March 2021
The European Parliament passed a non-binding vote on 9 March to maintain the supply of free carbon allowances to the cement, chemicals, and steel...
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10 March 2021 Karin Rives
The US Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency ...
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10 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Governments around the globe are missing their chance to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the same time as fighting the impact of the COVID-19...
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08 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
India’s geological storage potential for carbon dioxide (CO2) in the range of 500 to 1,000 gigatons (GT) makes carbon capture and storage a feasible...
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05 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
US lawmakers agree on securing critical mineral supplies needed for storage and EVs but differ on fossil fuel reliance.
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04 March 2021 Kevin Adler
The Biden administration is working closely with the private sector on a range of energy transition programs that will reduce emissions and create...
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03 March 2021 Karin Rives
House Democrats revealed the CLEAN Futures Act on 2 March, seeking to push aggressively to decarbonize the power sector and expand US electrification....
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03 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
US Energy Secretary backs the concept of mining for critical minerals at home instead of relying on economic competitors.
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03 March 2021 Karin Rives
At CERAWeek by IHS Markit, new DOE Sec. Jennifer Granholm announced that the agency's $40-billion loan authority is back in high gear.
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02 March 2021 Karin Rives Amena Saiyid
While relations with China have changed since then former US Secretary of State John Kerry helped to negotiate the 2015 Paris Agreement, he's...
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02 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Norway wants to see an expansion of carbon tax regimes across the globe ...
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02 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
Acting chairman of the US CFTC adds his voice to a growing chorus warning of climate change’s financial sector impacts.
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02 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
The EU’s net-zero emissions efforts are being felt globally as companies buy its exported energy technologies and prepare for the potential roll-out...
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01 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Plans to cut Colombia’s carbon emissions by more than 50% by 2030 are realistic, if it adopts and delivers on a complex, multi-faceted strategy...
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01 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
The EU is in danger of falling short of its Paris Agreement emissions target if the bloc fails in proposed reforms of the Energy Charter Treaty...
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26 February 2021 Karin Rives
The White House expects to update these estimates with final values by January 2022.