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Confusion surrounds China’s energy policies as GDP and climate goals clash

China’s energy policies are fast creating a type of “emissions ambiguity”, as the twin goals of boosting GDP growth and reducing carbon emissions come into conflict.

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Frank Jotzo: We urgently need to cut emissions – the good news is we can do it quickly and relatively cheaply

The IPCC report finds that to achieve the shift that is needed, climate action must involve civil society. Whether it is unions, NGOs, grassroots organisations, the research sector or business associations, all need to be on board and pull in the same general direction.

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As evidence of cap and trade problems mounts, California air regulators remain defiant

The state is in danger of missing its 2030 emission goal, but the oil and gas industry is lobbying against changes.

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Mining giant concedes emissions ‘blowout’ at Queensland coalmine

Mining giant Anglo American has admitted to a “large blowout” in greenhouse gas emissions at a coalmine complex in central Queensland that is expected to cost it about $10m in carbon offsets.

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Coldplay pledge 50% lower CO2 emissions on 2022 world tour

Band announce a range of initiatives to reduce energy consumption, including stadium floors that harness fans' kinetic energy.

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EU unveils tough climate rules, eyes tax on foreign firms

The European Union unveiled sweeping new legislation to help meet its pledge to cut emissions of the gases that cause global warming by 55% over this decade, including a controversial plan to tax foreign companies for the pollution they cause.

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Call to tax international flights to raise climate funds for poor countries

Taxes on international transport could provide new flows of finance to developing countries to help them reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cope with the impacts of climate breakdown, a group of climate finance experts have said.

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Confusion surrounds China’s energy policies as GDP and climate goals clash

Frank Jotzo: We urgently need to cut emissions – the good news is we can do it quickly and relatively cheaply

As evidence of cap and trade problems mounts, California air regulators remain defiant

Mining giant concedes emissions ‘blowout’ at Queensland coalmine

Coldplay pledge 50% lower CO2 emissions on 2022 world tour

EU unveils tough climate rules, eyes tax on foreign firms

Call to tax international flights to raise climate funds for poor countries

Greenland landslide triggered global seismic event for nine days

Houston faces growing threats from hurricanes and heat waves, experts warn

Harris links climate action to American values as part of presidential push

As Biden prepares to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, pollution concerns persist in Pennsylvania

A Pennsylvania fracking company with more than 2,000 environmental violations selected for federal environmental justice funding

Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley

Op-ed: People need shelter from climate change — their health hangs in the balance

Youth climate case petition heads to Supreme Court