Focus on Emissions
US offers $850 million in grants to clean up oil sector methane emissions
The US government opened up on Friday competitive bidding for $850m in grants to help small oil and gas producers monitor and reduce...
Alberta environment minister unworried by movement toward methane tariffs
WASHINGTON — Alberta’s environment minister expressed little concern that European countries are taking steps toward tariffs on imported natural gas associated with high...
Fossil fuel opponents score victory in a UK Supreme Court ruling on case near a London airport
Fossil fuel opponents won a major victory Thursday as the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that planners reviewing well-drilling permits must consider the greenhouse...
U.S. bans on gasoline-powered leaf blowers grow, as does blowback from landscaping industry
Restrictions on gas-powered leaf blowers face blowback from the landscaping industry and some property owners, who say that the battery-powered blowers favored by...
Biden administration old growth forest proposal doesn’t ban logging, but still angers industry
The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions...
Green Party calls for legislation to reduce air pollution in the UK
The Green Party has pledged to bring in legislation to improve air quality standards and reduce pollution in the UK. Under a “Clean...
Denmark awards first licenses to explore CO2 storage options on land
Denmark has awarded the first three licenses to investigate large-scale storage of carbon dioxide in geological formations on land, the Danish Energy Agency...
Pathways Alliance oilsands group removes all website, social media content
Pathways Alliance oilsands group has removed all content from its website and social media feeds amid uncertainty around an anti-greenwashing provision
Net-zero grid could spark flurry of deal-making in renewables sector: report
Decarbonizing Canada's electricity grid could lead to a significant uptick in mergers and acquisitions in the renewable energy sector, a new report says
Oil companies flare more natural gas, defying effort to eliminate practice
Oil companies around the world burned off the most natural gas in five years while increasing intensity of the highly polluting practice
