Most Nations Aiming for Net-Zero Fail to Meet Targets, Study Shows June 9, 2023 By Akshat Rathi and Laura Millan A new scientific assessment of government commitments to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions found most lack credibility and would put the...
Finding Ways to Get Polluters to Pay for Climate Damages June 7, 2023 By Akshat Rathi The biggest achievement at the annual United Nations climate summit last year was committing to create a fund that would...
Swiss Re Becomes Fourth Insurer to Leave Net Zero Group May 23, 2023 By Alastair Marsh Swiss Re is quitting the world’s main climate alliance for insurers, joining a growing exodus from the coalition of some...
Greenpeace Sues Italian Energy Company ENI May 11, 2023 Greenpeace and an environmental coalition including 12 Italian citizens are suing Italian energy company ENI, accusing it of knowingly contributing...
EU Set for Tough Talks After Lawmakers Back Stricter Methane Rules May 9, 2023 By Kate Abnett The European Parliament voted on Tuesday in favor of rules that would force companies selling oil and gas in Europe...
Methane-Tracking Satellites Catch Polluters May 2, 2023 By Aaron Clark Think of them as speed cameras, but for methane. Just like roadside instruments used to identify drivers breaking traffic rules,...
Extreme Weather Is Nearly Universal Experience: Poll April 28, 2023 By Hannah Fingerhut An overwhelming majority of people in the U.S. say they have recently experienced an extreme weather event, a new poll...
U.S. Proposes 56% Vehicle Emissions Cut by 2032, Requiring Big EV Jump April 12, 2023 By David Shepardson The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed sweeping emissions cuts for new cars and trucks through 2032, a...
EPA to Propose New Vehicle Pollution Cuts, Sees Big EV Jump April 10, 2023 By David Shepardson The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is set to propose new rules to spur sweeping cuts in vehicle emissions pollution that...
The U.S. Leads the World in Weather Catastrophes – Here’s Why April 3, 2023 By Seth Borenstein The United States is Earth’s punching bag for nasty weather. Blame geography for the U.S. getting hit by stronger, costlier,...