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AfricaAsiaBatteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy Access & EquityHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneOff-GridPathways to 1.5SolarWater
Electricity, Clean Water Hold Keys to Human and Climate Health
While the world’s most industrialized countries grapples with health care systems that are strained and fraying in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, large ... -
AustraliaBatteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesJobsMethaneSolarWind
Scarce Details, ‘Quid Pro Coal’ Undercut Australian State’s 17.7-GW Renewables Plan
The Australian state of New South Wales has released a new net-zero plan that promises up to 17,700 MW in new wind, solar, and ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCarbon Levels & MeasurementLegal & RegulatoryMethaneOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Unregulated Tar Sands/Oil Sands Emissions May Undercut Canada’s Methane Reductions
Although Canada can still meet its 2025 deadline to reduce methane releases from conventional oil and gas production by 40 to 45%, those gains ... -
Energy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobsMethaneOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited StatesWater
Trump Considers Fossil Bailout as Coronavirus, OPEC Price War Put Producers in Peril
Federal government assistance for the U.S. shale industry emerged as a strong possibility last week, after falling demand due to the coronavirus pandemic and ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridMethaneSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Michigan Utility Becomes First in U.S. to Declare 2040 Net-Zero Goal
Michigan’s Consumers Energy has become the first United States power utility to set a 2040 deadline for bringing its greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero. -
BP Quits Three Fossil Trade Groups, Remains Member of American Petroleum Institute
Colossal fossil BP is dropping its membership in three U.S. industry organizations, but continuing its association with the American Petroleum Institute, the ubiquitous national ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneOil & Gas
Study Shows Governments, Scientists Underestimating Fossils’ Methane Releases by 25-40%
Governments and scientists are underestimating methane leaks from oil and gas operations by 25 to 40%, meaning that tens of millions of tons of ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate DenialEnergy PoliticsEuropeFinance & InvestmentMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMethaneOil & GasUnited States
Details Scarce, Serious Questions Remain as BP Claims Net-Zero Target
Colossal fossil BP is drawing a healthy dose of scrutiny and skepticism this week, after incoming CEO Bernard Looney announced plans Wednesday to bring ... -
$1.4-Trillion Asset Manager Declares ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Fossil Methane Leaks
One of the world’s biggest asset management firms, the UK’s $1.4-trillion Legal & General Investment Management, is declaring “zero tolerance” for climate-busting methane leaks ... -
Climate Impact of Commercial Space Travel ‘About to Get Worse’
The wild west of commercial space travel remains unconstrained by regulations on rockets’ greenhouse gas emissions, and they’re on track to get worse as ... -
LNG for Marine Shipping Produces Even Higher Emissions Than Fuel Oil
The methane routinely released by container and cruise ships operating on liquefied natural gas (LNG) makes them a bigger climate threat than the heavy ...
