Today: September 12, 2024
Today: September 12, 2024

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U.S. investors rebuff big oil climate shareholder resolutions

Big U.S. investors at the top five western oil firms' shareholder meetings this year rebuffed an activist group's resolutions to align their emission targets with the Paris climate

U.S. investors rebuff big oil climate shareholder resolutions
Business|Political

Engine maker Cummins agrees to pay $1.67 billion to settle claims it bypassed emissions tests

Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. has agreed to pay an over $1.67 billion penalty to settle regulatory claims that the company unlawfully altered hundreds of thousands of pickup truck engines to bypass emissions tests

Engine maker Cummins agrees to pay $1.67 billion to settle claims it bypassed emissions tests
Business

Factbox-What is in the US SEC's proposed rule on climate reporting?

Wall Street's top regulator is expected to vote soon to adopt far-reaching changes to the way thousands of U.S.-listed companies tell investors how climate change will

Factbox-What is in the US SEC's proposed rule on climate reporting?
Business

Accounting body says investors want climate data that U.S. rules exclude

Investors will be asking companies for data on indirect greenhouse gas emissions that new U.S. financial disclosure rules exclude, the International Sustainability

Accounting body says investors want climate data that U.S. rules exclude
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UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left 'to save the world'

The United Nations climate chief says humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic changes in the way it spews heat-trapping emissions

UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left 'to save the world'
Economy|News|Science|Technology

'End of oil not in sight', OPEC Secretary General says in MEES article

The end of oil is not in sight, OPEC's top official said, as the pace of energy demand growth means that alternatives cannot replace it at the needed scale, and the focus should be

'End of oil not in sight', OPEC Secretary General says in MEES article
Economy|Environment|News|Science|Technology

EU's 2050 net zero goals at risk as EV rollout faces setbacks

The EU needs to rethink its policies to make a 2035 ban on new petrol car sales feasible as electric vehicles (EVs) remain unaffordable and alternative fuel options

EU's 2050 net zero goals at risk as EV rollout faces setbacks
Africa|Environment

South Africa passes its first sweeping climate change law

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a broad climate change act that will set caps for large emitters and require every town and city

South Africa passes its first sweeping climate change law
News|Political

US to fund lower-emission fertilizer with eye to greener ethanol

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US to fund lower-emission fertilizer with eye to greener ethanol
Economy|Environment|News

EU drafts plan to exempt long-haul flights from new emissions rules

The European Commission has drafted plans to initially exempt long-haul flights from rules on monitoring their non-CO2 emissions after

EU drafts plan to exempt long-haul flights from new emissions rules
Economy|Environment

Denmark will be first to impose CO2 tax on farms, government says

Denmark, a major pork and dairy exporter, will introduce a tax on livestock carbon dioxide emissions from 2030, making it the first country to do so and

Denmark will be first to impose CO2 tax on farms, government says
Business|Environment|Travel

No need to reduce aviation growth to hit net zero, IATA head says

The head of the global airline body IATA said there was no need to reduce growth in global aviation in order to meet an industry target to meet net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

No need to reduce aviation growth to hit net zero, IATA head says

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