Eurogas urges dialog with gas suppliers over methane emissions
The EU should bring its external gas suppliers to the table for dialog over how best to manage methane emissions, rather than look to impose any kind of penalty on Continue Reading
Supermarkets struggle to stop HFC leaks in freezers fueling global warming – The Washington Post
Some of the climate impacts of a grocery store trip are obvious, like the fuel it takes to get there and the electricity that keeps its lights glowing, conveyor belts Continue Reading
Fossil fuel pollution causes one in five premature deaths globally: study
Pollution from fossil fuels causes one in five premature deaths globally, suggesting the health impacts of burning coal, oil and natural gas may be far higher than previously thought, according Continue Reading
U.S. Cities Are Under-Counting Their CO₂ Pollution By Almost 20%
About three-quarters of fossil-fuel CO₂ pollution comes from cities. At least 48 U.S. cities are under-counting their carbon dioxide pollution by nearly 20%, according to a new study that compares Continue Reading
Volkswagen Asks Supreme Court to Block Local Emissions Regulations
German auto giant Volkswagen AG VOW -0.06% is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that it says opens up car makers to a flood of emissions regulations from local governments that could Continue Reading
Global Methane Emissions Equaled Europe’s Carbon Footprint in 2020
Emissions of planet-warming methane fell last year as oil and gas production declined, but they were still equivalent to the European Union’s total carbon dioxide emissions. Oil and gas operations emitted Continue Reading
EEB report finds only Belgium and Slovakia on track to meet EU air pollution targets
All of the EU’s member states but two have failed to show how they will slash air pollution to comply with the emissions limits set out in the EU’s National Continue Reading
Exclusive: U.S. air pollution monitoring network falling into disrepair – GAO report
The U.S. air pollution monitoring network has fallen into disrepair after years of budget cuts and neglect, leaving tens of millions of Americans vulnerable to undetected bad air quality from Continue Reading
EEA: 3/4 of EU urban population exposed to toxic air as governments fail to cut emissions
Most Europeans living in cities are still breathing air that is dangerous to their health, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA) in a new report ; governments are not Continue Reading
Neste and Shell to increase supply of sustainable aviation fuel
Finnish biofuel producer and oil refiner Neste NESTE.HE said on Wednesday it had signed an agreement with Shell Aviation to significantly increase the supply and availability of sustainable aviation fuel. Continue Reading