Tuesday, 4 March 2025

Focus on Emissions

IATA Director General Willie Walsh speaks during an interview with Reuters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 2, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky
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No need to reduce aviation growth to hit net zero, IATA head says

The head of the global airline body IATA said there was no need to reduce growth in global aviation in order to meet...

FILE - The Ultium Cell factory in Warren, Ohio, is shown, July 7, 2023, where General Motors stacks battery cells into modules, a joint venture with LG Energy Solution of Korea. Former President Donald Trump and other Republicans portray Biden's policy to promote electric vehicles as unfair for consumers and government overreach. Biden and Democrats have been less vocal and more nuanced, advocating Biden's climate reduction goals while promoting homegrown technology over competition from China. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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Republicans aim to make Biden’s EV push an election-year issue

Republicans bid to make Biden's promotion of electric vehicles a big electoral issue.

FILE - The athletics track at the Olympic Stadium, currently known as Stade de France, is installed, in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, April 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)
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Paris aiming to be most sustainable Olympics yet, say organisers

Organisers of the Paris Olympics say is will be the most sustainable Olympics yet in terms of emissions.

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Solar power in Chile: Study explores short-term health benefits of rapid expansion

A new peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, quantifies the short-term health benefits of an explosion in new solar...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company's headquarters in the Swiss town of Baar November 20, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
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Glencore’s climate action plan wins more support from shareholders

Just 10% of investors rejected Glencore's 2024-2026 Climate Action Transition Plan at the annual general meeting on Wednesday.

FILE - A man views flood damage in Bridgewater, Vt., that submerged vehicles and threatened homes Monday, July 10, 2023. Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change, Thursday, May 30, 2024 after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)
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Vermont becomes 1st state to require oil companies pay for damage from climate change

Vermont has enacted a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change.

A mechanical shovel is seen being used for reclamation activity in an area that had been mined for coal at the Rosebud Mine, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Colstrip, Mont. The mine serves a nearby power plant that's become a political flashpoint ahead of the 2024 election after the Biden administration finalized new pollution rules for coal plants. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP)
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‘War on coal’ rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election looming

Actions by President Joe Biden's administration could hasten closures of heavily polluting coal power plants and the mines that supply them.

FILE PHOTO: Emirates airliners are seen on the tarmac in a general view of Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates January 13, 2021. Picture taken through a window. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi/File Photo
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Global airline bosses to address geopolitical, climate challenges

Geopolitical tensions and ambitious environmental targets will deliver challenges to global airline bosses at an annual summit next week.

The Edinburgh low emission zone will be enforced from Saturday June 1 (Lucy North/PA).
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Drivers have had ‘fair notice’ ahead of LEZ enforcement – council

A low-emission zone (LEZ) comes into force in Aberdeen on the same day as Edinburgh, while enforcement in Dundee began on Thursday.

A new analysis by Corporate Accountability found that household names including Disney, Volkswagen, Air France and many more were among brands that heavily invested in likely worthless carbon offset credits (AFP)
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World’s biggest companies snap up ‘likely junk’ carbon offsets: analysis

A new analysis by Corporate Accountability found that household names including Disney, Volkswagen, Air France and many more were among brands that heavily...

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