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Exxon Faces Fierce Pushback After Climate Plan Offers No Guarantee of Emission Reductions
The pushback was fierce and pretty much instantaneous this week after colossal fossil ExxonMobil announced a vague climate plan that would reduce its greenhouse ... -
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Carbon Capture and Storage (Still) Falls Short of the Hype
A drastic increase in most countries’ carbon prices, to something above US$100 per tonne, will be the price of entry for anyone banking on ... -
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With $170/Tonne Carbon Price, $15B in New Spending, Canada’s 2030 Carbon Target Still Falls Far Short
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled an updated national climate plan Friday that includes a $170-per-tonne carbon price in 2030, C$15 billion in new climate ... -
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Montreal Vows 55% Emissions Cut by 2030
In its just-released 10-year climate plan, the city of Montreal is vowing to cut emissions by 55% from 1990 levels by 2030. Environmental groups ... -
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EU Considers 50% Toll Reduction for Zero-Emission Trucks
European Union transport ministers have agreed to a new tolling system that will give truckers a price break of at least 50% if they ... -
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Faster Carbon Cuts Will Show Results Within 20 Years, New Study Concludes
Greenhouse gas reductions that match up with a 1.5°C limit on average global warming would deliver “substantial near-term benefits” within 20 years, while reducing ... -
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$875M Quebec Biofuel Project Will Process Non-Recyclable Waste, Prevent Methane Emissions
Quebec and federal officials announced an investment Tuesday in a biofuel production facility that will use non-recyclable residual materials, diverting those items from landfills ... -
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Analyst Cites Fossil Exports as the ‘Biggest Climate Scandal You’ve Never Heard Of’
The focus on domestic greenhouse gas reductions in the run-up to next year’s United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, COP 26, will leave out ... -
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Contrail Pollutants Contribute Twice the Impact of Airline CO2 Emissions, Study Finds
A new report from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency concludes that emissions of black carbon, nitrous oxide, soot, and water vapour were responsible ... -
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Brazilian State Fossil Petrobras Expands Production, Writes Off Net-Zero as ‘Fad’
Brazilian state fossil Petrobras is writing off the drive to net-zero carbon as a “fad”, after undertaking to reduce its own emissions 25% by ... -
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BREAKING: UK Declares 68% Carbon Reduction Target for 2030 After Analyst Warns to Watch the Fine Print
The United Kingdom will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 68% from 1990 levels by 2030, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today, a plan he ... -
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Opinion: For Ottawa, Delayed Climate Action Could Mean Relying on ‘Expensive, Unproven’ Carbon Capture Technologies
Last month, the federal government released its long awaited plan to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Bill C-12, if passed, commits Canada ... -
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BREAKING: Countries’ Fossil Extraction Plans Drive Emissions Far Past 1.5°C Limit
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a “potential turning point” in global fossil fuel production, countries will drive greenhouse gas emissions far beyond a ... -
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In Conversation: A Better Climate Accountability Bill Serves Everyone’s Interests, Croome and Andrews Say
Julia Croome and Alan Andrews are staff lawyers at Ecojustice, where they’ve been leading much of the climate community’s research and analysis leading up ... -
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Opinion: Kerry Must Lead Total Reform of U.S. Climate Diplomacy
After four years of climate denial at the top of the U.S. government, the appointment of John Kerry as a climate envoy for the ...