Queensland farmers are being urged to start acting on emissions reductions and avoid costs and disruptions in the future as the state releases its low-emissions agriculture roadmap. Five key areas are outlined in the plan released on Tuesday: livestock emissions; cropping and horticulture emissions; energy opportunities; carbon farming and landscape management; and regional supply chains….
UK Renewables Generated More Electricity Than Gas This Winter, Think Tank Claims
British-based renewables generated more electricity than gas this winter, an energy think tank has claimed. According to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), between Oct. 1, 2022, and Feb. 28, 2023, power generated by wind, hydro, and solar reached 47 terawatt hours (TWh), slightly exceeding the electricity generated by gas over the same period….
Outer London Councils Launch Legal Challenge Against Mayor’s ULEZ Expansion
Five Conservative-led councils in outer London have started a legal challenge against London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s decision to expand London’s ultra low emission zone (ULEZ). The ULEZ is an area in which vehicles that do not meet certain emissions standards must pay a daily charge of £12.50 ($15) to drive or face fines. The scheme…
Republican Senators Oppose New Environmental Regulation on Heavy-Duty Trucks
February 11, 2023
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Thirty-four Republican senators have introduced a resolution to overturn a rule on cutting emissions for heavy-duty trucks. The rule was created by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in December. The EPA’s rule forces heavy-duty truck makers to reduce their trucks’ emissions, and it is more stringent by 80 percent compared to current standards. Under the…
Administration Releases Blueprint to Decarbonize US Transportation Sector Within 30 Years
January 11, 2023
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The Biden administration has released its United States National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization outlining a plan to eliminate emissions and achieve net-zero carbon status within the next 30 years. The blueprint, which was developed by the Departments of Energy, Transportation (DOT), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), was called a…
First New UK Coal Mine in 30 Years Approved to Ire of Environmentalists
The UK government has granted planning permission for the country’s first new coal mine in 30 years, provoking anger from environmental campaigners. The coking coal mine on the edge of Whitehaven in Cumbria, which is expected to extract nearly 2.8 million tonnes per year, is expected to create more than 500 jobs. But climate activists…
‘Misleading’ HSBC Climate Change Ads Banned by UK Watchdog
The UK’s advertising watchdog has banned two HSBC adverts for giving “misleading” information about the bank’s green credentials. The banned posters were seen at bus stops in London and Bristol last October, in the run-up to the United Nations COP26 climate change summit. The first poster featured an aerial image of waves crashing on a…
LA Port Reports Spike in Emissions During Cargo Ship Backups
The backup of cargo ships waiting to deliver goods to the Port of Los Angeles last year caused a spike in greenhouse gas emissions, a new study shows. In 2021, the port recorded a 39-percent increase in greenhouse gases, which include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases. These gases trap heat in the…
Ex-Trump Adviser Says There Are Clear Winners From Democrat Spending Bill—Just Not America
China and Russia are the clear winners of the the carbon-reducing provisions in the Democrats’ latest spending bill that aim to cut fossil fuel emissions by 40 percent by 2030, according to former President Donald Trump’s erstwhile economic adviser. Stephen Moore, a Trump-era adviser and senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation, told NTD in a…
Cory Morgan: When It Comes to Limiting Carbon Emissions, Trudeau Is Not Leading by Example
Commentary While many Canadians haven’t been able to travel out of the country for years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and others haven’t been able to travel due to passport renewals being caught in bureaucratic limbo, Canada’s jet-setting prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has flown to Costa Rica for a family vacation. I don’t begrudge the…
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