Climate Change Speeds Up as Major Indicators Blow Off the Charts, WMO Warns March 20, 2024 By Laura Millan All the major indicators of climate change smashed historic records last year, with some rising so steeply that the United...
Pressure Builds for Charge on Global Shipping Sector’s CO2 Emissions March 18, 2024 By Kate Abnett The European Union, Canada, Japan and climate-vulnerable Pacific Island states are among 47 countries rallying support for a charge on...
US Appeals Court Temporarily Pauses SEC Climate Disclosure Rules March 18, 2024 By Clark Mindock A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily paused new rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requiring public...
Sierra Club Sues SEC for Weakening Climate Risk Disclosure Rules March 15, 2024 By Clark Mindock A major environmental group has sued to challenge new rules issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requiring public...
Republican-Led States Sue SEC Over Climate Risk Disclosure Rules March 7, 2024 By Clark Mindock Ten Republican-led states have sued to challenge new federal rules that require U.S.-listed companies to report climate-related risks, a spokesperson...
SEC Scales Back New Pollution-Disclosure Rules for Companies March 6, 2024 By Lydia Beyoud and Zahra Hirji The Securities and Exchange Commission will force companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions for the first time, but watered...
Europe Automakers Will Not Challenge 2035 Fossil-Fuel Car Ban, Industry Group Says February 27, 2024 By Gilles Guillaume Europe’s automakers will not challenge the European Union’s decision to effectively ban fossil-fuel vehicles as of 2035 no matter who...
SEC Drops Some Emissions Disclosure Requirements From Draft Climate Rules February 23, 2024 By Chris Prentice, Isla Binnie, Jarrett Renshaw and Douglas Gillison The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has removed some of its most ambitious greenhouse gas emission disclosure requirements from...
Slumping EV Prices Force Carmakers to Repay Leasing Firms February 22, 2024 By Elisabeth Behrmann and Wilfried Eckl-Dorna Carmakers have begun compensating leasing companies for the sliding value of used electric cars as Tesla Inc.’s price cuts rip...
Insurers’ LNG Support at Odds With Their Climate Ambition, Report Says February 21, 2024 By Aaron Clark The underwriting of liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity in the US by major global insurers is at odds with their...