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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will join an event outlining the government's vision for 'high-integrity' carbon markets, aimed at boosting confidence in a system that critics have panned as greenwashing (AFP)
Carbon ManagementEmissionsEmissions MarketsNewsPoliticsVoluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs)

US to unveil ‘guardrails’ needed for carbon markets to succeed

President Biden's administration is set to unveil "guardrails" that will ensure carbon offset markets effectively reduce emissions.

Heat is the leading cause of climate-related death (AFP)
ClimateNewsWeather

Climate change caused 26 extra days of extreme heat in last year

The report points to the role of global warming in increasing the frequency of extreme weather around the world.

Koji Sato, chief executive of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. “An engine reborn.” That's how Japanese automaker Toyota introduced plans for a new lean compact motor that will cast a futuristic spin on the traditional internal combustion engine. (Kyodo News via AP)
AutomotiveBiofuelsElectric Vehicles (EVs)ElectricityFuelNewsTransport

Toyota announces ‘an engine born’ with biofuel

Toyota announced it would offer lean compact engines that also run on so-called green fuels like hydrogen and bioethanol.

BusinessEmissions MarketsNewsPoliticsRegulationsVoluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs)

US unveils policy to boost carbon offset market integrity

Carbon offset integrity will be bolstered by new rules, hopes United States, in move to "unlock the power of private markets".

Brazil's vast Cerrado savanna covers a region the size of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Britain combined (AFP)
BiodiversityNews

Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado higher than in Amazon: report

More than 1.11 million hectares of forest were destroyed in Brazil's Cerrado region in 2023.

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Barbados-flagged ship True Confidence ablaze following a Houthi missile attack at sea, March 6, 2024, in this handout photo. DVIDS/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
BusinessClimateEmissionsMaritimeNewsTransport

How Red Sea disruptions are driving up carbon emissions

Attacks on ships traveling the Red Sea is forcing shippers to reroute their vessels on journeys that drive up their carbon dioxide emissions.

Subaru's CEO Atsushi Osaki, CTO Tetsuo Fujinuki, Toyota's CEO Koji Sato, CTO Hiroki Nakajima, Mazda's CEO Masahiro Moro and CTO Ichiro Hirose chat during a photo session at a press conference pledging to each develop a new engine in Tokyo, Japan May 28, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
AutomotiveBiofuelsElectric Vehicles (EVs)EmissionsFuelNewsTransport

Toyota showcases compact engines adaptable to different fuels

Banking on a strategy beyond just selling EVs at Toyota, biofuel and hybrid engines unveiled as the future of the market to beat...

FILE PHOTO: President of China Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attend the China-Africa Leaders' Roundtable Dialogue on the last day of the BRICS Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius/Pool/File Photo
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Analysis: China is back in Africa and doubling down on minerals

China's flagship economic cooperation program is bouncing back after a lull during the global pandemic, with Africa a primary focus.

El Bosque sits on a small peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico, exposed to Atlantic storms and hurricanes (AFP)
ClimateNewsWeather

Submerged homes and heat waves fuel Mexico climate angst

The climate is destroying us, say people in a Mexican village, as presidential candidate promises to invest billions in clean energy.

Cyclone Remal in Bangladesh lasted about 34 hours, a longer-than-normal duration experts say is part of a trend (AFP)
ClimateNewsWeather

Deadly Bangladesh cyclone one of longest seen

Bangladeshi weather experts said Cyclone Remal was one of the longest-lasting they'd experienced, blaming climate change for the shift.

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