Arizona positioned to take on cuts in Colorado River supply
Water officials in Arizona say they are prepared to lose about one-fifth of the water the state gets from the Colorado River in what could be the first federally declared Continue Reading
Urgent methane cuts needed to rein in climate change, U.N. says
Deep cuts in methane emissions, including from the fossil fuel industry, are urgently needed to slow the rate of global warming and keep it beneath a threshold agreed by world Continue Reading
Democrats move to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump
Congressional Democrats are moving to reinstate regulations designed to limit potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields, part of a broader effort by the Biden administration to combat Continue Reading
This might be the Senate’s most important climate vote ever
THE SENATE votes Wednesday on what sounds like an arcane regulatory question. In fact, Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) argued Tuesday, “This is the most important climate vote that the Senate Continue Reading
Effort to cut world’s greenhouse emissions may be hampered by a giant accounting problem.
Scientists have identified a staggering 5.5 billion ton gap between greenhouse gas emissions acknowledged each year by the world’s nations and the emissions calculated by independent models, an accounting discrepancy Continue Reading
Climate Deniers Are Changing Their Strategy: Green Summit Update
Top executives, policy makers and investors are gathering this week for the two-day Bloomberg Green Summit. The virtual event focuses on the core issues of climate change. The conference kicked off Monday Continue Reading
Why It’s So Hard to Compare Countries’ Climate Goals
There is just no accounting for climate change. This statement is not figurative, in the way “There’s no accounting for taste” is figurative. There’s literally no common accounting for what Continue Reading
US EPA gives green light to California, other states to set tougher car standards
The US Environmental Protection Agency on April 26 took the first steps in dismantling the Trump administration’s rollback of fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks, including announcing it Continue Reading
EPA moves to restore California waiver for setting tailpipe emission limits
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it will move to grant California permission to set more stringent climate requirements for cars and SUVs, a reversal of a key Trump Continue Reading
Global Emissions Goals Come With Big Cost and Political Hurdles
Countries aiming to sharply reduce their emissions to meet climate goals must be prepared for staggering costs and looming political battles as they seek to overhaul swaths of their economies, Continue Reading