May 19 World carbon pollution falls 17 percent, study shows By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press According to a new study, the world cut its daily carbon dioxide emissions by 17% at the height of the pandemic shutdown last month. Continue reading
Apr 17 To cut carbon emissions, a movement grows to 'electrify everything' By Jonathan Mingle, Yale Environment 360 In an effort to move away from fossil fuels, U.S. communities from California to Massachusetts are instituting bans on natural gas in new construction. Proponents say the measures are critical for speeding the transition to an all-electric future powered by… Continue reading
Apr 08 Outbreak triggers drop in climate-changing emissions, Energy Department projects By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Despite mocking the idea of climate change, President Donald Trump will preside over one of the country’s sharpest drops in climate-damaging emissions on record, as the economic paralysis from the coronavirus tamps down energy use, according to an Energy Department… Continue reading
Feb 11 Global energy-related carbon emissions flattened out in 2019 By Associated Press Data published Tuesday showed declines in rich countries balancing out a rise in poor nations. Continue reading
Nov 15 This new 'battery' aims to spark a carbon capture revolution By Nsikan Akpan Inventors claim their carbon capture “battery” could return CO2 to preindustrial levels within 40 years, but first it has some economic hurdles to overcome. Continue reading
Oct 03 State with heavy greenhouse gas emissions moves to join climate initiative By Marc Levy, Associated Press Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf took a step toward capping greenhouse gas emissions from power plants Thursday, part of an effort to fight climate change in a heavily populated and fossil fuel-rich state that has long been one of the nation's… Continue reading
Sep 26 Only 2 countries are meeting their climate pledges. Here's how the 10 worst could improve By Nsikan Akpan Here’s how the top-10 polluters are succeeding and falling behind on reducing carbon emissions -- and how they can improve. Continue reading
Jul 09 23 governors join California to oppose Trump's rollback of mileage standards By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Trump administration says American consumers increasingly want bigger, gas-guzzling SUVs and pickup trucks. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 2:12 Why 11 Oregon state senators aren't showing up for work By William Brangham In Oregon, 11 important people are missing: Republican state lawmakers, who are nowhere to be found amid a partisan standoff now in its fifth day. The legislators walked out to stop the state Senate from acting on a contentious climate… Continue watching
Jun 19 EPA guts Obama rule on coal power plants By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The final Trump administration rule that would replace Obama's Clean Power Plan would give individual states wide discretion to decide whether to require efficiency upgrades at coal-fired power plants. Continue reading