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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
The Danish government will introduce Europe’s first carbon tax on agriculture, after a five-month negotiation with farming and conservation groups ended in a historic agreement on Monday night. From 2030 farmers will …
Denmark sets first carbon tax on agriculture Read More
Pollution from the plastics industry is a major force behind the heating of the planet, according to a new report from the federal government. The industry releases about four times …
Plastics industry heats world 4 times as much as air travel, report finds Read More
“The future of the auto industry is electric,” President Joe Biden said in a voiceover to a video posted on Twitter Wednesday night. Automakers seem to agree with him. On Thursday, …
Biden, “Big Three” automakers join forces on EV goals Read More
Published last week in collaboration with the Initiative for Energy Justice and the nonprofit Solar United Neighbors, the report outlines the benefits of a proposal to offer solar power to 30-million homes …
Solar Power Buildout Would Generate Billions in Economic Benefits Read More
The UK government has once again failed to come forward with sufficient policies to meet the ambition of its climate goals, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC). Across nearly …
UK will miss climate goals by without new policies Read More
United Nations climate envoy Mark Carney and his United States peer John Kerry have announced a new plan to boost efforts by the financial system to help move the global …
UN, US climate envoys launch global finance industry push Read More
Huge amounts of post-pandemic stimulus packages are mostly failing to support action to tackle climate change or halt the loss of biodiversity, but the amount of green spending is slowly …
Spending on green economic stimulus is slowly rising, study finds Read More
India is entering a “solar-powered revolution” that will see it edge out coal as the nation’s top electricity source, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Solar power currently makes …
IEA: India is on ‘cusp of a solar-powered revolution’ Read More
Changing minds changes very little. Overhauling the way we live is more like it. David Fell suggests that, for most of us, like-minded people will lead the way to Net …
If nothing changes it all stays the same Read More