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Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
France Delays $7-Billion LNG Import Over West Texas Methane Emissions
France is slamming on the brakes on a US$7-billion liquefied natural gas import deal by energy trader and utility Engie, out of concern that ... -
Climate & SocietyEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMethaneMiddle EastOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
Methane Emissions Rise 32% Despite Economic Slump as EU Considers Mandatory Import Standards
With global methane emissions rising sharply, by 32% so far this year despite the pandemic-driven recession, the European Union may consider mandatory emission standards ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMethaneSoil & Natural Sequestration
Tinder-Dry Canadian Peatlands Becoming a Ticking Carbon Bomb
Recent work by Canadian ecohydrologists on the devastating 2018 peatland fire near Parry Sound, Ontario has confirmed related findings from around the globe: the ... -
CanadaCCS & Negative EmissionsEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentGeothermalHydrogenJobs & TrainingMethaneOpinion & AnalysisPetrochemicals & PlasticsShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Analysis: Alberta Natural Gas Plan Has Kenney Venturing Boldly Backwards
The Jason Kenney government in Alberta is pitching hydrogen, plastics recycling, and even geothermal energy as elements of an economic diversification strategy that leans ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentHydrogenJurisdictionsMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergyWind
Climate Plan, Coalition Tensions Put Denmark’s 70% Emissions Cut at Risk
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has thrown her country’s 2030 emissions reduction target of 70% into doubt, and may have jeopardized her governing coalition, ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBioenergyCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentHydropowerJurisdictionsMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarWind
BREAKING: ‘First Blueprint’ Lays Out China’s Path to Carbon Neutrality
China would rely on a massive increase in solar, nuclear, and wind capacity while cutting its coal consumption 96% between 2025 and 2060 under ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalEnergy SubsidiesEuropeForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyShale & FrackingSoil & Natural Sequestration
EU Climate Plan Allows Loophole for Gas, Raises Questions About Carbon Sinks
Even as the European Union took a victory lap earlier this month for boosting its 2030 carbon reduction target from 40 to 55%, decision-makers ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
U.S. Fossils Fret Over PR Liability, Not Climate Impacts, of Natural Gas Flaring
Fossil companies in the United States worry about imperilling their public image by flaring far too much leftover natural gas from their operations, despite ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsMethane
‘Entire Cities Are That Size,’ Scientist Says, as Canada’s Last Intact Arctic Ice Shelf Collapses
The Milne Ice Shelf on Ellesmere Island, the last fully intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic, has collapsed, after losing 40% of its ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryMethaneUnited States
Judge Quashes Trump’s Methane Regulation Rollback as Global Emissions Hit All-Time High
In a decision last week, a U.S. judge called a halt to the Trump administration’s bid to roll back methane regulations enacted by President ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyMethaneOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
With U.S. Fossils ‘Hurtling Toward Bankruptcy’, Execs Get a Payout While Abandoned Wells Leak Methane
With U.S. fossils “hurtling toward bankruptcy at a pace not seen in years,” companies are already abandoning unprofitable oil and gas wells or leaving ... -
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Siberian Wildfires Release 59 Mt of CO2 in June as Brazil Gets Set for Deliberate Burning
With temperatures up to 10°C warmer than normal, and dry soils that are ideal for wildfires, the Siberian Arctic released an unprecedented 59 megatonnes ... -
Former Ohio Landfill Site to Become 50-MW Solar Farm
A New York-based developer is planning to lease the site of a former landfill near Columbus, Ohio to build a 50-megawatt solar farm. -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaAustraliaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneOceansSevere Storms & Flooding
WMO Sees ‘Enormous Challenge’ to Hit Paris Targets as 1.5°C Warming Looms
There’s a one in five chance that average global warming will hit 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in at least one of the next five ... -
China’s Biggest Fossil Pledges 50% Methane Intensity Cut by 2025
China’s biggest fossil producer, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), is promising to cut the methane intensity of its operations in half by 2025, the ...
