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Sales tax on carbon price could raise billions in Canada: watchdog
Advocacy group says sales GST, HST revenue on top of carbon price could be used to help businesses reduce footprint.
Georgia lawmakers weigh a 3-year pause on expansion permits for planned Okefenokee mine
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — As a proposed mine on the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge nears final approval,...
China 2023 coal power approvals rose, putting climate targets at risk
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China approved 114 gigawatts (GW) of coal power capacity in 2023, up 10% from a year earlier, with...
Young activists lobby for Australian law on climate harm
CANBERRA (Reuters) – A group of young activists lobbied Australian lawmakers on Thursday for legislation that would oblige the government to consider how...
Airlines’ sustainability mantra masks divides over green future
By Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Promoting the Singapore Airshow on Sunday, the organiser of the event was asked what would be different...
Hyundai’s Supernal and Embraer-backed Eve Air Mobility see future in electric-powered air taxis
SINGAPORE (AP) — As the aviation sector seeks ways to make air travel less polluting and more sustainable, aerospace company Embraer and South...
UK set to miss near, long term emissions targets, DNV predicts
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is set to miss its decarbonisation targets for 2030 and its goal of reducing greenhouse gas...
Suncor breaks oilsands record, but adjusted earnings fall
Calgary-based company says lower crude prices and a weaker business environment led to fall in earnings.
Court lifts moratorium on US federal coal sales
The ruling from a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is a setback for environmentalists and Democratic lawmakers who...
Supreme Court seems skeptical of power plant ‘good neighbor’ rule
EPA rule to restrict smokestack emissions challenged by three states over costs and effectiveness.
