Focus on Emissions
Explainer: New U.S. EPA power sector rules set up likely legal clashes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new regulations targeting pollution from power plants are expected to usher in major legal challenges. Here is what...
Tough rules force US power plants to capture emissions or shut down
New EPA rules on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration's most ambitious effort yet to roll back...
Continental hit with $107 million fine over Dieselgate scandal
Automotive supplier's Dieselgate fine based on breaching supervisory duties after investigation by German prosecutors.
The role of sustainable aviation fuel in reaching net zero by 2050: IATA report
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to play a big role in all roadmaps for aviation industry to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, says new...
Canada’s PM to Saskatchewan premier: Don’t pick fight with revenue agency
The Saskatchewan premier has pledged his province will not send Ottawa the money it collects from the federal carbon price on natural gas...
EU Parliament adopts new rules to improve air quality by 2030
BRUSSELS – The European Parliament adopted stricter legally-binding air pollution limits on Wednesday that must be complied with by 2030. Why it’s important...
An ‘ambitious’ global plastic treaty demands limits on production: Canada’s environment minister
A global treaty to end plastic waste will not be ambitious enough if it does not include some limits on plastic production: Canada's...
Factbox: Biden races to safeguard environmental rules from axe
Environmental Protection Agency expected to launch key Biden environmental measures in the coming days.
California, 21 other states back EPA vehicle emissions rules
California, New York, Michigan and Pennsylvania – among others – intervene in Republican states' EPA lawsuit regarding emissions regulation.
EU Parliament approves rules requiring companies to repair worn-out products
The European Commission says 260 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions are generated each year as a result of still-usable consumer goods being...
