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By Jarrett Renshaw Jan 9 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration expects to release short-term guidance on clean fuel tax credits on Friday and leave final decisions to President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, according to two sources familiar with the plan. With the news, biofuel companies and their legislative backers will have to wait to …
(Reuters) – North Dakota regulators on Friday approved Summit Carbon Solutions’ application for a permit to run a section of its carbon dioxide pipeline through the state and store the captured greenhouse gas underground. The unanimous vote by the three-member Public Service Commission is a critical step for Summit’s hopes to build the biggest carbon …
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The annual U.N. climate summit began on Monday with some prominent leaders planning to skip the event ahead of tough talks on finance and trade, after a year of weather disasters that have emboldened developing countries’ demands for cash. Delegates gathering in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, hope to resolve the COP29 summit’s top agenda item – …
Trump Worries and Leader Absences Cloud COP29 Climate Summit in Baku Read More »
Santos in Australian Federal Court over alleged greenwashing Questions raised over gas exporter’s net zero ambitions One of the world’s first legal challenges over corporate greenwashing kicked off in an Australian court, with an activist shareholder group claiming natural gas producer Santos Ltd. misled investors on its climate targets. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility said Monday in …
Major LNG Producer Challenged in Court on Clean Claims in Landmark Case Read More »
by EnergyNow Staff Carbon offsets are a tool used to mitigate the environmental impact of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. They allow individuals, businesses, or governments to compensate for the emissions they produce by investing in projects that either remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere or prevent further emissions. The concept is that by supporting …
Now You Know! What are Carbon Offsets and Who is Buying Them? Read More »
(Reuters) – Britain will provide funding of up to 21.7 billion pounds ($28.5 billion) over 25 years to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects to curb emissions from industry and create new jobs in northern England, the government said on Friday. Britain has a climate target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and …
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(Reuters) – The Alette Maersk was the first container vessel powered by low-carbon methanol fuel to cross the Pacific Ocean – a milestone in the shipping industry’s effort to reduce its climate impact. But when the 1,148-foot (350-meter) vessel arrived at the Port of Los Angeles from China last week, there was nowhere in the …
Maersk Says Ocean Shipping’s Zero-Emissions Push Needs Government Support Read More »
We can reduce hydrocarbon consumption in many modest ways to materially mitigate GHG emissions and reduce consumer energy costs. This approach can be more successful than the loud clamouring of some environmentalists who want to eliminate burning fossil fuels to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to address climate change. The federal government is pursuing …
COMMENTARY: Where Can We Easily Reduce or Eliminate Oil & Natural Gas? – Yogi Schulz Read More »
(Reuters) – The U.S. government opened up on Friday competitive bidding that will close on Aug. 26 for $850 million in grants to help small oil and gas producers monitor and reduce methane from their operations, a major part of the Biden administration’s plan to crack down on leaks of the potent greenhouse gas. WHY …
U.S. Offers $850 Million in Grants to Clean up Oil Sector Methane Emissions Read More »
Canada’s proposed oil and gas emissions cap will prompt companies to cut production rather than invest in costly carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, according to a report by consultancy Deloitte and released by the Alberta government on Tuesday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is developing regulations to force Canada’s highest-polluting sector to cut …
Canada Oil and Gas Emissions Cap Likely to Curtail Production, Report Says Read More »
