U.S. Securities Regulator Lists April for Climate Rule Action January 13, 2023 By Ross Kerber The top U.S. securities regulator has cited April as the release date for a long-anticipated rule on companies’ climate-related disclosures,...
UK Review Advises ‘Step Change’ in Approach to Climate Change January 12, 2023 By Ellen Milligan The UK needs “a step change” in its approach to slashing carbon emissions if it is to eliminate greenhouse gases...
Allstate Commits to 2030 Net Zero Emissions Goal December 28, 2022 Allstate Corporation announced a commitment to achieve net zero emissions for direct, indirect and value-chain greenhouse gas emissions by 2030....
EPA Finalizes Tough Emissions Rules to Cut Pollution From Heavy-Duty Trucks December 21, 2022 By David Shepardson The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday finalized new emissions standards to drastically cut smog- and soot-forming emissions from heavy-duty...
EU Forms Landmark Deal to Bolster Carbon Market as Centerpiece of Green Strategy December 20, 2022 By Ewa Krukowska and John Ainger The European Union reached an agreement to strengthen and expand its flagship carbon market, endorsing the centerpiece of the Green...
Rising Climate Costs to Challenge Companies, Countries in 2023 December 15, 2022 By Katy Daigle In a year marked by yet more climate-linked floods, hurricanes and droughts, governments and companies were forced to look more...
EU Takes ‘First Step’ to Certify Removals of Carbon Dioxide From Atmosphere December 2, 2022 By Kate Abnett The European Union set out plans on Wednesday to certify removals of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, while leaving key...
TotalEnergies to Take Legal Action After Greenpeace Says it Under-Reports Emissions November 4, 2022 By Juliette Portala France’s TotalEnergies said on Thursday it would take legal action after environmental group Greenpeace France said it had under-reported its...
Earth Is on Track to Warm Above 2C, Even With Climate Action: UN Report October 26, 2022 By Laura Millan Government plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions aren’t enough to avoid catastrophic global warming, with the planet on track to...
Biden ‘Social Cost of Carbon’ Climate Risk Measure Upheld by U.S. Appeals Court October 24, 2022 A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld the “social cost of carbon” calculation used by President Joe Biden’s administration, which...