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Carbon emissions
British business seeks to cash in on carbon
Jul 8, 2019
British entrepreneurs scramble to make money from carbon emissions without causing further climate change.
Church of England crusades against climate change
Jun 13, 2019
The church is flexing its financial muscle in a bid to curb carbon emissions.
One Texas non-profit's idea to help curb climate change
Apr 1, 2019
Landowners would pay to “store” carbon.
Are Republicans softening on carbon taxes?
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Jed Kim
Sep 12, 2018
A few GOP lawmakers are bucking the party line by backing a tax on CO2 emissions.
Can looser regulations save the coal industry from market forces?
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Jed Kim
Aug 21, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency released details today of its plan to replace the Obama-era rules governing carbon emissions from power plants. The EPA’s proposals differ radically from the old Clean Power Plan. They give a lot of concessions to the coal industry. President Donald Trump has long promised to end what he calls the “war […]
Why is this group updating the "social cost of carbon"?
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Jed Kim
Jul 18, 2018
President Trump has effectively weakened the government's calculation of the costs of carbon emissions. Others are working to make it much stronger.
U.S. officials tout cleaner fossil fuels, nuclear power at international talks
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Andy Uhler
Nov 14, 2017
At the United Nations climate talks in Germany, White House officials are talking about plans to make fossil fuels cleaner or more efficient, and to expand nuclear power, as approaches to reducing emissions. While the rest of the world may be more into discussing renewable energy, the focus of the current U.S. delegation would reduce […]
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U.S. carbon emissions are down since 2005. Here’s why.
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Scott Tong
Aug 17, 2017
Despite a growing fossil fuel export business, the U.S. economy has actually seen its emissions of carbon dioxide fall the last two decades. A new analysis lists the specific reasons, and there are many: more natural gas burned instead of coal, more wind and solar power, more efficient factories and cars. But tomorrow’s path to […]
Walmart aims high on lowering carbon footprint
Aug 1, 2017
Walmart among the businesses stepping up as government retreats on climate change.
Climate alliance states have significant leverage
Jul 18, 2017
Following withdrawal from Paris accord, states take the lead on emissions targets.