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Al Gore: China could surprise the world at Glasgow climate talks

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is hopeful China and the United States will set aside their differences at U.N. climate change talks in Glasgow, just as they came together in 2015 to help hammer out the Paris Agreement.

Solutions

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PBF shares tumble on new N. California air pollution regulation

Shares of oil refiner PBF Energy Inc fell more than 10% on Northern California's new air pollution requirement that could possibly shut down the company's Martinez refinery in the state.

Politics

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Exxon vows to add two new directors amid bitter proxy fight

Exxon Mobil says it will appoint two new directors with energy industry and climate experience within the next 12 months, a pledge made days before a shareholder contest over the oil company's climate stance and board makeup.

Politics

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Chevron shareholders to vote on climate change proposals -filing

Chevron has pledged to limit the pace of growth of its carbon emissions that contribute to climate change, but has not set longer-term targets to achieve net zero as many European oil companies have done.

Solutions

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Show us the plan: Investors push companies to come clean on climate

In the past, shareholder votes on the environment were rare and easily brushed aside. Things could look different in the annual meeting season starting next month, when companies are set to face the most investor resolutions tied to climate change in years.

Impacts

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Oil refineries shut as Texas energy industry reels from deep freeze

A deep freeze across Texas over the weekend took a toll on the energy industry in the largest U.S. crude-producing state, shutting oil refineries and forcing restrictions from natural gas pipeline operators.

Politics

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Once united in support of Biden, environmentalists and unions clash over pipelines

Environmentalists and labor unions that threw their support behind U.S. President Joseph Biden now find themselves on the opposite sides of a battle over the construction of big pipeline projects between Canada and the United States.

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Al Gore: China could surprise the world at Glasgow climate talks

PBF shares tumble on new N. California air pollution regulation

Exxon vows to add two new directors amid bitter proxy fight

Chevron shareholders to vote on climate change proposals -filing

Oil refineries shut as Texas energy industry reels from deep freeze

Once united in support of Biden, environmentalists and unions clash over pipelines

Kristi Noem's handling of South Dakota flood raises doubts about FEMA readiness

EU delays deforestation law enforcement

Americans weigh family planning as political and climate fears grow

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

How the plastic industry undermines democracy by blocking bans

Oil and gas profits could fund global climate efforts, study suggests