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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".

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FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces New Principles for High-Integrity Voluntary Carbon Markets

Since Day One, President Biden has led and delivered on the most ambitious climate agenda in history, including by securing the Inflation Reduction...

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 30, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kell/File Photo
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US regulator homes in on malpractice in voluntary carbon markets

CFTC's carbon markets fraud probe looks at false claims about environmental benefits and green credentials.

Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State, Geoffrey Pyatt poses for a portrait during CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston, Texas, U.S. March 19, 2024.  REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/ File Photo
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US State Dept says oil service firm SLB is not violating Russia sanctions

The U.S. and other western countries have sought to reduce Moscow's energy revenue through sanctions that prompted many service companies to leave Russia....

The sun sets behind spinning land-based wind turbines in Atlantic City, N.J., on Dec. 13, 2023. On April 24, 2024, eight Jersey Shore towns wrote to New Jersey utility regulators saying that a proposed wind farm off Long Beach Island will be costlier than expected. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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Gusts of activity underway by friends, foes of offshore wind energy projects in NJ, NY

Shore towns spanning much of New Jersey's 127-mile coastline wrote to the state's Board of Public Utilities, saying the proposed Atlantic Shores wind...

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US to launch carbon offset guidelines to boost integrity

New U.S. guidelines for the use of carbon offsets inside and outside of government meant to build confidence in the market and ensure...

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Holtec files lawsuit against New York’s radioactive materials rules

Nuclear decommissioning company objects to state law banning New York's radioactive waste being discharged into the Hudson River.

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US lawmakers introduce bill to support nuclear fusion development

If scientists and companies succeed, nuclear fusion could be a power source that emits virtually no greenhouse gas emissions and does not create...

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US ‘will not accept’ flood of below-cost Chinese goods: Yellen

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has recently concluded talks about cheap exports with Chinese officials and business leaders

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Offshore Wind’s Biggest Month Ever

Approval of multiple new projects, new multi-state leases and agreements, and the first commercial scale offshore wind project coming online, mark the success...

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