Focus on Emissions
US to fund lower-emission fertilizer with eye to greener ethanol
Department of Energy will spend $36m on lowering emissions from using synthetic nitrogen fertilizer on corn used to make ethanol.
Oil producer Strathcona partners with Canada Growth Fund for carbon capture
Strathcona and Canada Growth Fund will each invest up to C$1 billion in building CCS infrastructure in Saskatchewan and Alberta, aiming to capture...
New UK government must restore nature as ‘top priority’, green groups urge
Green groups urge PM Keir Starmer to prioritize nature, addressing challenges like increased eco-farming funds, stricter polluter rules, and expanded protected areas.
Amazon tribes win lawsuit over carbon credits in Colombia
Court annulled the $3.8M carbon credit deal in the Amazon rainforest, claimed by six local tribes to have been signed without their consent.
Azerbaijan plans climate fund after pushback on fossil-fuel levy: source
Azerbaijan has abandoned its proposal for a fossil-fuel levy at COP29, opting instead to launch a new fund for green investments in poorer...
Seeking carbon-free power, Virginia utility considers small nuclear reactors
The utility will explore the possibility of using small nuclear reactors to help meet growing electricity demands while reducing emissions.
Campaigners criticise Paris Olympics sponsorship deals with high-emitting firms
Top athletes have joined Badvertising, which campaigns against high carbon advertising, in calling for the International Olympics Committee (IOC) to cut ties with...
Warming Baltic Sea: a red flag for global oceans
Climate change combined with pollution could flip Europe's Baltic Sea from being a sponge for CO2 to a source of the planet-warming gas.
Tokyo residents seek to block building of massive data centre
Carbon dioxide emissions and spike in electricity usage among the fears in Akishima as developers plan new data center in Japan.
Canada insurers investing in fossil fuels as climate risks grow, shareholder group says
Canada's top property and casualty insurers have invested over C$19.5 billion in fossil fuels, despite climate change raising risks and costs.
