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Trump floats plan to let billionaire polluters 'bribe their way' past regulations
1 week, 5 days ago

Trump floats plan to let billionaire polluters 'bribe their way' past regulations

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday floated a legally dubious proposal to let corporations and individuals who invest $1 billion or more in the U.S. bypass regulations, a scheme that environmental groups and government watchdogs said underscores the corrupt intentions of the incoming administration. The Associated Pressnoted Tuesday that Trump's push to let large investors evade regulations would itself likely run …

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Trump vows fast environmental approvals for $1 billion investments in US
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1 week, 6 days ago

Trump vows fast environmental approvals for $1 billion investments in US

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to speed up environmental approvals for those investing $1 billion or more in the United States. On Tuesday, Trump said any person or company investing $1 billion or more in the country "will receive fully expedited approvals and permits, including, but in no way limited to, all Environmental approvals." Trump has previously …

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"No free riders" Dutch tell top UN court over climate change
1 week, 6 days ago

"No free riders" Dutch tell top UN court over climate change

Dutch News  

The Netherlands told the UN’s top court on Tuesday that without sufficient action to combat global warming, the Peace Palace may soon be an island. “There is no room for free riders on this planet,” René Lefeber, legal adviser to the ministry of foreign affairs, told the International Court of Justice at a ground-breaking case on the legal rights and …

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Landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court
3 weeks ago

Landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court

Dutch News  

Two weeks of hearings into the legal rights and responsibilities of countries regarding climate change opened at the UN’s top court in The Hague on Monday, with the small island nation of Vanuatu urging International Court of Justice judges to hold the world’s polluters legally responsible. “Today, we find ourselves on the front lines of a crisis we did not …

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Super-polluters are venting an invisible, planet-warming gas into the atmosphere
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Super-polluters are venting an invisible, planet-warming gas into the atmosphere

CNN  

CNN — High above Earth, a cutting-edge satellite is zooming around the planet 15 times a day. The Permian Basin, one of the most productive oil and gas basins in the world, is leaking methane to the tune of 9 to 14.5 times the limit the industry agreed to — nearly 640,000 pounds per hour. Kayrros’s 2023 analysis of global …

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COP29 Baku: UN rules facilitating carbon trading between nations agreed upon
1 month ago

COP29 Baku: UN rules facilitating carbon trading between nations agreed upon

India Today  

New rules allowing wealthy polluting countries to buy carbon-cutting "offsets" from developing nations were agreed at UN climate talks on Saturday, in a move already raising fears they will be used to greenwash climate targets. Supporters say a UN-backed framework for carbon trading could direct investment to developing nations where many credits are generated. Carbon credits are generated by activities …

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Climate-threatened nations stage protest at COP29 over contentious deal
1 month ago

Climate-threatened nations stage protest at COP29 over contentious deal

The Hindu  

The world’s most climate-imperilled nations stormed out of consultations in protest at the deadlocked UN COP29 conference on Saturday, as simmering tensions over a hard-fought finance deal erupted into the open. An unpublished version of the final text circulating in Baku, and seen by AFP, proposes that rich nations raise to $300 billion a year by 2035 their commitment to …

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I want the Australian fashion industry to survive. But the making of clothes is a morally fraught concept
1 month ago

I want the Australian fashion industry to survive. But the making of clothes is a morally fraught concept

ABC  

Her name is Look 28. Loading YouTube content Fears for Australian Fashion Week The Australian fashion community is in survival mode at the moment, trying to draw attention to the critical need for Australian Fashion Week to continue, now that the entertainment juggernaut IMG has abandoned the event they have owned and run since 2005. The event has always represented …

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Frustration grows over fossil fuel influence at U.N. climate talks
1 month, 1 week ago

Frustration grows over fossil fuel influence at U.N. climate talks

LA Times  

People protesting fossil fuels hold up signs at the COP29 climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday. Catherine Abreu, director of the International Climate Politics Hub, suggested that there should be a “firewall” between fossil fuel lobbyists, U.N. climate bodies and negotiators from countries. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who on Friday presented new data on carbon pollution sites, …

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As Pakistan chokes on smog, is the government doing enough?
1 month, 1 week ago

As Pakistan chokes on smog, is the government doing enough?

Al Jazeera  

Islamabad, Pakistan – With a staggering 1.8 million people requiring medical treatment in Pakistan’s eastern province of Punjab and 11 million children facing health risks, according to the United Nations, provincial authorities are scrambling to combat hazardous smog that has driven air pollution to unprecedented levels. “The government’s smog mitigation plan, originally proposed in 2017, is essentially the same, with …

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Critics warn Trump EPA pick Zeldin 'will make our air and water dirtier'
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1 month, 1 week ago

Critics warn Trump EPA pick Zeldin 'will make our air and water dirtier'

Raw Story  

As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet continued to take shape on Tuesday, climate and environmental campaigners expressed deep concerns about his pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency: Lee Zeldin. "Big Oil spent millions of dollars propping up Donald Trump's campaign—and he's not wasting any time giving them a good return on their investment," Climate Power executive director Lori Lodes …

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Shell wins appeal in landmark greenhouse gas climate case
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1 month, 1 week ago

Shell wins appeal in landmark greenhouse gas climate case

Dutch News  

An appeals court in The Hague has sided with oil giant Shell, overturning a landmark climate change decision that would have forced the company to drastically cut its greenhouse gas emissions. “It can be said that any reduction in greenhouse gas emissions has a positive effect on combating climate change. “Our target to become a net-zero emissions energy business by …

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For nearly a decade, climate talks have been hashing out so-called Article 6. But what is it?
1 month, 1 week ago

For nearly a decade, climate talks have been hashing out so-called Article 6. But what is it?

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — After nearly a decade of negotiations, leaders during the United Nations climate conference’s first day decided on some of the finer points of much-debated sticking point aimed at cutting planet-warming emissions from coal, oil and gas. But the gaveling through of Article 6 late Monday was criticized by climate justice groups, who said carbon markets allow major …

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Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell
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1 month, 1 week ago

Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, while saying that “protection against dangerous climate change is a human right.” The decision was a defeat for the Dutch arm of Friends of the Earth and …

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Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes
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1 month, 1 week ago

Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — World leaders converged Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference with plenty of big names and powerful countries noticeably absent. “There’s nothing to be proud about.” The world’s biggest polluters and strongest economies — China and the United States — aren’t sending their No. He said this explains “the absolute mess we’re finding ourselves in.” Leaders …

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Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to U.N. climate talks in year of weather extremes
1 month, 1 week ago

Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to U.N. climate talks in year of weather extremes

LA Times  

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley; United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer; Simon Stiell, United Nations climate chief; Antonio Guterres, United Nations secretary-general; Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan president; and Turkey President Recep Tayyip, front center, pose with others for a group photo at the COP29 U.N. “There’s nothing to be proud about.” The world’s biggest polluters and strongest economies — China and …

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Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell
1 month, 1 week ago

Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell

NPR  

Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell toggle caption Frank Augstein/AP THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, while saying that "protection against dangerous climate change is a human right." The ruling …

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Pacific nations pressure Australia, UK and Canada over climate record
2 months ago

Pacific nations pressure Australia, UK and Canada over climate record

ABC  

Several Pacific island nations are ramping up pressure on Australia over climate change during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa, declaring that Canberra must phase out fossil fuel exports to help ensure their survival. Tuvalu's prime minister, Feleti Teo, joined senior officials from Vanuatu and Fiji to launch a new report by the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative …

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Last coal-fired power station in Britain closes down in landmark moment for clean energy
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Last coal-fired power station in Britain closes down in landmark moment for clean energy

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since then, 15 coal power plants closed or switched fuels and last year the fossil fuel made up just …

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Harris supported the Green New Deal. Now, she’s promoting domestic oil drilling
3 months, 1 week ago

Harris supported the Green New Deal. Now, she’s promoting domestic oil drilling

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Even as she promoted her efforts to boost clean energy, Vice President Kamala Harris said in Tuesday’s debate that the Biden-Harris administration has overseen “the largest increase in domestic oil production in history because of an approach that recognizes that we cannot over rely on foreign oil.″ The comment by Harris, a longtime climate hawk who backed the …

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Harris supported the Green New Deal. Now she’s promoting domestic oil drilling
3 months, 1 week ago

Harris supported the Green New Deal. Now she’s promoting domestic oil drilling

LA Times  

Workers move a section of well casing into place at a Chesapeake Energy natural gas well site near Burlington, Pa., in 2010. Even as she promoted her efforts to boost clean energy, Vice President Kamala Harris said in Tuesday’s debate that the Democratic administration has overseen “the largest increase in domestic oil production in history because of an approach that …

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UN secretary-general calls on major polluters to show leadership in cutting emissions to prevent Pacific climate catastrophe
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UN secretary-general calls on major polluters to show leadership in cutting emissions to prevent Pacific climate catastrophe

ABC  

United Nations secretary-general António Guterres has implored major polluters and developed nations such as Australia to rapidly cut emissions and phase out coal and gas after meeting Pacific leaders in Tonga, warning the region is on the brink of climate catastrophe. But Pacific climate groups and some Pacific politicians have sharply criticised Australia's climate track record, saying the federal government …

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Recent Supreme Court decisions are already slowing climate progress
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Recent Supreme Court decisions are already slowing climate progress

Salon  

During its last session, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority dealt blow after blow to federal agencies’ authority to draft and enforce policies, including those aimed at mitigating climate change. “That’s not good for the energy transition that we actually need to go through.” In its most consequential ruling, the Supreme Court overturned the so-called Chevron doctrine, which has since 1984 …

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Once seen as an environmental crusader, RFK Jr. sheds green mantle with Trump endorsement
4 months ago

Once seen as an environmental crusader, RFK Jr. sheds green mantle with Trump endorsement

LA Times  

F. Kennedy Jr. worked as an environmental lawyer, filing lawsuits against polluters. Yet even before he announced Friday that he was suspending his presidential campaign and supporting former President Trump, Kennedy had repeatedly disappointed and angered dozens of environmentalists, who said he had abandoned his green roots. “I could not have imagined him supporting former President Trump.” Reicher, a former …

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