Focus on Emissions
Tata Steel brings forward UK coke ovens closure
Indian-owned Tata Steel UK said Monday that it would shut down coke ovens at its Port Talbot steelworks in south Wales starting this...
Low uptake of heat pumps hampering UK efforts to cut emissions, watchdog warns
Uptake of clean heat pumps to replace boilers has been less than half the expected levels under a flagship programme, a report has...
Skiers call out snowsports sector over ‘big irony’ of high-polluting sponsors
Skiers and campaigners have criticised winter sports organisations for “big irony” sponsorship deals with high-polluting companies. Former British alpine skier and Paralympian Anna...
‘Baloney factory’: Eby mocks Poilievre’s letter asking B.C. to join carbon tax fight
TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA — A letter from Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to British Columbia Premier David Eby, asking him to help halt...
Trial of former VW CEO over diesel scandal set to start in September
BERLIN — Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn is to go on trial in September on charges of fraud and market manipulation linked to...
Germany’s emissions dropped sharply last year, raising hopes for 2030 target
BERLIN — Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped by one-tenth last year as renewable energy grew in importance, the use of coal and gas...
Shell weakens climate targets with growing bet on gas
LONDON – Shell weakened a 2030 carbon reduction target and scrapped a “perilous” 2035 objective, citing expectations for strong gas demand and uncertainty...
Achieving net zero could cost Scotland £1.1bn a year until 2050, report warns
Meeting net zero commitments could cost the Scottish Government an average of more than £1.1 billion a year until 2050, a report has...
COP29 host Azerbaijan plans to upgrade climate target
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Azerbaijan, host of this year’s U.N. climate change talks, hopes to upgrade its emissions reduction target in...
California needs to triple pace of emissions cuts to meet 2030 goal, report says
By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) – California needs to triple its annual carbon emissions reductions to meet its 2030 target, a report...
