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The Environmental Protection Agency announced earlier this month that it would stop making polluting companies report their greenhouse gas emissions to it, eliminating a crucial tool the U.S. uses to track …
The EPA is ending greenhouse gas data collection. Who will step up to fill the gap? Read More
Since winning office last November, he has issued a series of executive orders and is poised to sign his “big beautiful bill” that effectively terminates Biden-era climate policies. Carbon Brief’s …
Chart: Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ blows US emissions goal by 7bn tonnes Read More
SINGAPORE, Feb 28 (Reuters) – China’s economy became less carbon intensive last year as a result of a record surge in renewable energy capacity, official data showed on Friday, but …
China cuts carbon intensity in 2024 but still lags on key targets Read More
By taxing carbon-intensive imports, the EU says it will help its domestic companies take ambitious climate action while still remaining competitive with firms in nations where environmental laws are less strict. There …
Can ‘carbon border adjustment mechanisms’ help tackle climate change? Read More
Some sectors, such as livestock farming and heavy industry, are viewed as particularly hard to decarbonise. This is due, in part, to a perceived lack of cheap technological solutions. Any “residual …
Major emitters ‘may retain or expand’ fossil fuels despite net-zero plans Read More
A damning new EU climate risk report has warned that Europe could suffer “catastrophic” consequences from the climate crisis if it fails to take urgent and decisive action to adapt to risks. On Monday …
New report on climate risks should be “final wake-up call” for the climate crisis in Europe Read More
A generation ago, the EU made a big bet: It could climate-proof Europe by making companies pay for carbon pollution. There was just one problem. That bet hinged on carbon …
The EU’s climate piggy bank is under pressure Read More
WINNIPEG, Manitoba/OTTAWA, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces a setback for his climate-change action plan in conservative-leaning Saskatchewan, as provincial opposition mounts against the federal carbon …
Trudeau’s climate plan faces setback in Saskatchewan over carbon tax Read More
Competing superpowers have much to offer in tackling climate change. Joshua Brown asks: can the US and China put aside their rivalry for the sake of the Earth? It’s a …
China and US: cooling off and global warming Read More
Scientists and campaigners have slammed the government’s decision to hand unexpectedly large subsidies to the biggest polluters – making it far cheaper to pollute in the UK than in the …
Failing UK anti-pollution scheme needs ‘complete rethink’, experts say Read More