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Focus on Emissions

A person uses a megaphone as climate activists await a ruling on whether planning permission granted for oil wells in southern England was lawful, outside the Supreme Court in London, Britain, June 20, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs
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Environmental activists win landmark ruling over UK oil well plan

UK court has ruled that planners must look at the impact of emissions before granting approval for oil wells, making it easier to...

Nippon Steel logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 1, 2024.  REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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Shareholders warn Nippon Steel faces higher decarbonisation costs with U.S. Steel takeover

Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel risks raising decarbonisation costs for Japan's top steelmaker, an activist shareholder group said, urging the company...

The sun sets behind overhead power lines in Kuwait City as the government requested citizens to ration their electricity usage amid soaring temperatures (AFP)
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Four in five people want more climate action: UN survey

Four in five people want their country to strengthen its commitments to addressing climate change, according to a global poll published on Thursday

FILE PHOTO: Drilling rigs operate at sunset in Midland, Texas, U.S., February 13, 2019. Picture taken February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
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Fossil fuel use, emissions hit records in 2023: Statistical Review of World Energy

LONDON – Global fossil fuel consumption and energy emissions hit all-time highs in 2023, even as fossil fuels’ share of the global energy...

A rural municipality on Nova Scotia’s South Shore has become the first to pass its own coastal protection regulations after the province abandoned its legislation earlier this year. A beachgoer walks along as a classic car drives along the water's edge at Crescent Beach in Lunenburg County, N.S. on Saturday, August 27, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Rural municipality in Canada’s Nova Scotia passes coastal protection regulations

Under the coastal protection regulations passed by a rural municipality in Nova Scotia, no new coastal development will be permitted within 30 metres...

Emissions fell 50% between 1990 and 2022, but the target was 53.8% (PA)
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Scottish Ministers ‘resolutely focused’ on net zero after key target missed

The Scottish Government is “resolutely focused” on achieving climate goals, the Net Zero Secretary has said after a key emissions target was missed

An engine being tested by GE Aerospace as part of a technology demonstrator project for hybrid electric engines for future single-aisle jets is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on June 18, 2024.  GE Aerospace/Handout via REUTERS
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GE Aerospace developing hybrid engines for single-aisle jets

GE Aerospace is developing a hybrid electric engine with the hopes it will power next-generation narrow-body jets by the middle of the next...

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows power-generating windmill turbines at a wind park in La Regrippiere, near Nantes, France, April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
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Companies setting climate transition plans up 44% in 2023, research shows

The number of companies saying they have a climate transition plan in line with the world's most ambitious goal has jumped by nearly...

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux says he was not "muzzled" by the federal Liberals over economic data related to the impact of carbon pricing. Giroux, centre, waits to appear before the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs (SECD) at the Senate in the Parliamentary Precinct of Ottawa, on Monday, June 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Canada’s parliamentary budget officer says Liberals not muzzling him over carbon price data

Canada's parliamentary budget officer says he is not being "muzzled" by the federal Liberals over economic data related to the impact of carbon...

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Justice for disadvantaged communities in New York’s cap-trade-and-invest

Disadvantaged communities are disproportionately affected by emissions from fossil fuel combustion in New York. Resources for the Future considers policy options for reducing...

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