President Joe Biden said on Sunday that it was “not at all inconsistent” for him to push energy-producing countries to ramp up production of fossil fuels while also urging others to lower emissions in line with his climate goals. Speaking at a press briefing following days of negotiations in Rome between leaders of the Group…
Biden: Pushing OPEC to Boost Oil Output ‘Not at All Inconsistent’ With Climate Goals
November 1, 2021
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We Must Reject Huge Financial Demands at UN Climate Conference
Commentary In the 1996 award-winning film “Jerry McGuire,” pro football player Rod Tidwell had a single demand of his agent: “Show me the money!” “Show us the money” is precisely what thousands of bureaucrats from developing countries will demand at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from Oct. 31–Nov. 12….
Chipmaker TSMC Aims for Net Zero Emissions by 2050
TAIPEI—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said on Thursday that it aims to reach net zero emissions by 2050, matching a plan announced by President Tsai Ing-wen in April. “TSMC is deeply aware that climate change has a severe impact on the environment and humanity. As a world-leading semiconductor company,…
UK Police Arrest Dozens of Activists Who Blocked Motorway
Police arrested at least 71 climate protesters on Wednesday after they blocked several junctions on the UK’s busiest motorway. The activists from the campaign group Insulate Britain, which is demanding government action on home insulation, stopped traffic on three sections on the M25 shortly after 8 a.m. Demonstrators sat on the road while stranded motorists…
White House Targets 20 Percent Lower Aviation Emissions by 2030
The White House on Thursday said it is targeting 20 percent lower aviation emissions by 2030, as airlines facing pressure from environmental groups to lower their carbon footprint pledged to use more sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The push to accelerate carbon cutting is part of President Joe Biden’s target of making the United States net…
Climate Activists Who Defaced Parliament Should Have Protested at Chinese Embassy: Aussie Senator
Members of an activist group who defaced Australia’s Parliament House and the prime minister’s Canberra residence, The Lodge, during a protest, do not care about climate change but instead want to “radically change” Australia’s political system from democracy to communism, according to an Australian politician. Nationals Sen. Matt Canavan told Parliament on Aug. 10, after…
Biden Executive Order Seeks to Raise Emissions Standards, Promote Electric Vehicles
On Aug. 5, the Biden administration issued an executive order on vehicle emissions. In addition to instructing the Environmental Protection Agency to adopt California’s stringent emissions standards, it sets the goal that 50 percent of all light trucks and passenger cars be plug-in electric, battery cell electric, or fuel cell electric by 2030. The order…
Handful of Cities Driving Urban Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Study
Just 25 big cities—almost all of them in China—accounted for more than half of the climate-warming gases pumped out by a sample of 167 urban hubs around the world, an analysis of emissions trends showed on Monday. In per capita terms, however, emissions from cities in the richest parts of the world are still generally…
EU Fines Volkswagen, BMW $1 Billion for Emissions Cartel
BRUSSELS—The European Commission fined German carmakers Volkswagen and BMW a total of 875 million euros ($1 billion) on Thursday for colluding to curb the use of emissions cleaning technology they had developed. The case, separate to the so-called ‘Dieselgate’ scandal over software designed to cheat on vehicle emissions tests, sets a precedent by extending the…
Ohio Can Sue VW Over Emissions Scandal, State’s Top Court Rules
Ohio’s Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the state’s attorney general to move forward with a lawsuit against Volkswagen AG over its “Dieselgate” scandal and manipulation of emissions-control systems. The court ruled 6–1 that the federal Clean Air Act did not pre-empt state law-based claims that Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is pursuing,…
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