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Focus on Emissions

FILE PHOTO: A plane is seen during sunrise at the international airport in Munich, Germany, January 9, 2018.    REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
AviationEmissionsNewsRegulations

EU drafts plan to exempt long-haul flights from new emissions rules

International carriers have been lobbying for an opt-out on monitoring no-CO2 emissions.

dian oil and gas companies facing a federally imposed emissions cap will cut their production rather than invest in emissions-reducing carbon capture and storage technology, a new report by Deloitte says. A dump truck works near an oil sands extraction facility near Fort McMurray, Alta. on Sunday June 1, 2014.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Frans
Carbon ManagementClimateEconomyEmissionsFuelNatural GasNewsOilPolitics

Canada’s emissions cap not possible without oil, gas production cuts: Deloitte

A new report commissioned by the Alberta government suggests that oil and gas companies will cut production rather than invest in carbon capture...

Nine of the past 13 climate change targets have now been missed (Nick Ansell/PA)
ClimateEmissionsNewsPolitics

Scottish Government again misses target for reducing emissions

The Scottish Government has been criticised for missing 9 of its past 13 emissions targets.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden reacts to questions from reporters during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
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Oil and corn groups team up in lawsuit to halt Biden truck emissions rules

Lobby groups say President Biden's plans to cut emissions from heavy-duty vehicles will cause economic harm.

FILE PHOTO: Solar panels of Germany's largest solar park Weesow-Willmersdorf by energy supplier EnBW AG are seen in Werneuchen, Germany September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
ClimateElectricityEmissionsNewsSolar

Germany’s solar installations up 35% in early 2024

Solar panel capacity on commercial rooftops rose by 81% and solar installations were up 74%

A view shows the Vostochny container port in the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/file photo
ClimateEmissionsMaritimeNewsTransport

AI can help shipping industry cut down emissions, report says

Shipping contributes nearly 3% to the world's carbon dioxide emissions.

AnalysisClimateCoalElectionsEmissionsFuelNatural GasOilOpinionPolitics

Opinion: The world no longer needs new fossil fuels – and the UK could lead the way in making them taboo

Opinion: If governments stop new projects, the production and consumption of fossil fuel will gradually decline over coming decades as existing assets reach...

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E3G Briefing: Opportunities and risks for climate action after EU elections

What do the results of the European Parliament elections mean for climate and energy policy? A briefing note from London-based climate think tank...

FILE PHOTO: A worker shovels coal as he loads a truck at a coal port in Hanoi February 23, 2012. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo
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More than 800 coal plants worldwide could be profitably decommissioned, research group says

Though only a tenth of existing coal plants are scheduled to shut down by 2030, more could close if efforts are made to...

FILE PHOTO: A survey vessel sails past wind turbines at the Burbo Bank offshore wind farm near New Brighton, Britain, January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Noble/FILE PHOTO
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Analysis-Industry fears EU carbon border tax will penalise British green energy

Wind farms like this one in New Brighton could face CO2 fees from 2026 even though they don't produce emissions.

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