It might seem surprising to find the world’s chemical companies on the front lines of preventing climate change , fighting to disrupt their own industries. But in a sweeping accord Continue Reading
Major development this past week in the world’s top natural gas play — the Marcellus shale of the northeastern U.S. Lawmakers in Pennsylvania — where the bulk of the Marcellus Continue Reading
Last week, we learned that the Paris climate agreement will go into effect in November after the European Union formally joined the accord, tipping it past the threshold needed to Continue Reading
The British government needs a new set of guidelines to address shortfalls in policies in place to cut emissions, a government committee on climate change said. Britain under its Climate Continue Reading
A megadrought spanning several decades could be almost certain to hit the American Southwest this century if greenhouse gas emissions are not curbed, a new study says. Rising temperatures will Continue Reading
Crews worked Saturday to restore power and traffic lights after they were knocked out by… Hurricane Matthew is stress-testing a costly new effort by utilities and the U.S. government to Continue Reading
International aviation group announces agreement to help limit emissions from the sector, coming on the heels of breakthrough support for last year’s Paris climate arrangement. Photo by Stephen Shaver /UPI Continue Reading
Even though the Paris climate agreement is in force, the global community needs to double down on support for a low-carbon economy, an advocacy group said. A flood of signatures Continue Reading
Already dealing with parched conditions, the U.S. Southwest faces the threat of megadroughts this century as temperatures rise, says a new study that found the risk is reduced if heat-trapping Continue Reading
Tourists protect themselves from the rain under umbrellas in front of the Eiffel tower as they visit the French capital during summer holidays in Paris, France July 19, 2011. A Continue Reading
Asian Development Bank lends India a hand to help advance rooftop solar power programs. Photo by Craig Russell/Shutterstock After depositing its signature to the Paris climate deal, India’s low-carbon objectives Continue Reading
A surfer takes advantage of large waves caused by hurricane Irina which is sitting some 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Durban, March 5, 2012. The global shipping industry is Continue Reading
Power plant In setting out the framework for greenhouse gas emissions reduction worldwide beyond 2020, the agreement reached by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris Continue Reading
China Leads the Planet in CO2 Emissions, but Persian Gulf States Lead on Per Capita Basis According to the World Bank’s current data, China was the leading emitter of carbon Continue Reading
Torrential rains unleashed on south Louisiana in August were made almost twice as likely by human-caused climate change, according to a quick-fire analysis released just weeks after the flood waters Continue Reading
The United States on Wednesday unveiled a long-awaited plan for desert renewable energy development that the solar and wind industries said unfairly favors land conservation and severely limits the ability Continue Reading
Oil storage An Iranian energy expert has warned that the policy pursued by Saudi Arabia-led OPEC might end in an environmental disaster. More specifically, according to Mohammed Sadegh Djoukar, if Continue Reading
Oklahoma regulators, working in coordination with federal authorities, closed down more wells in the state in response to an early September earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded six seismic events Continue Reading
U.S. Marines run down the beach to set up a mortar defense during a simulated beach assault at Marine Corps Base Hawaii with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Unit during the Continue Reading
Dakota Pipeline The Obama administration shocked the oil industry last week, pulling the plug on a major oil pipeline from the Bakken that had become a flashpoint between a pipeline Continue Reading
Where the Oceans Have Been Colder and Hotter Than Average Average temperatures from each decade compared with the 20th-century average. Ocean temperatures have been consistently rising for at least three Continue Reading
Ideologues hate it when the facts get in the way of their theories. California’s Gov. Jerry Brown signed trailblazing legislation last week that commits the state to audacious greenhouse gas Continue Reading
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a pair of bills to make major cuts in the state’s greenhouse-gas emission, while allowing elected officials greater ability to oversee its progress. Already on Continue Reading
Gov. Jerry Brown extended the nation’s most ambitious climate change law Thursday by another 10 years as California charts a new goal to reduce carbon pollution. The Democratic governor signed Continue Reading
Federal policies and positions on hydraulic fracturing have not changed in response to a weekend earthquake in Oklahoma, a White House spokesman said. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude-3.5 tremor Continue Reading
Last fall, ExxonMobil executives hurried along the hushed, art-filled halls of the company’s Irving, Texas, headquarters, a 178-acre suburban complex some employees facetiously call “the Death Star,” to a series Continue Reading
Volkswagen faces claims that it broke consumer protection laws in 20 European countries by marketing cars at the centre of the “dieselgate” scandal as “green”. Vera Jourova, the EU justice Continue Reading
The world population will reach 9.9 billion in 2050, increasing by 33 per cent from an estimated 7.4 billion now, the latest report from the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) has Continue Reading
California will extend its landmark climate change legislation to 2030, a move that climate specialists say solidifies the state’s role as a leader in the effort to curb heat-trapping emissions. Continue Reading
One would hardly expect an official from Obama’s administration, which has dedicated a lot of work to curbing the harmful effects of fracking on the environment and public health, to Continue Reading
Factories asked to cut activity before G-20 meet in Hangzhou Activity curbs and last month’s flooding seen reducing demand China is throwing the world’s leaders a party, and oil bulls Continue Reading
Three minor seismic events were recorded near the shale reserve areas in Oklahoma in the past 24 hours, data for the U.S. Geological Survey show. USGS data show the strongest Continue Reading
A Volkswagen outside a dealership in Seoul, South Korea, earlier this month. The auto maker… Governments, investors and car owners around the world are gaining ground in efforts to pressure Continue Reading
More than 2,000 officials from Party and government departments have been punished for malpractice related to environmental policy implementation. Last month, inspectors were dispatched to eight provinces and autonomous regions Continue Reading
The state can’t pay, so someone has to. And the water keeps rising. The Phillips 66 oil refinery on the bank of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, near the Continue Reading
Louisiana’s shrinking coastline is causing headaches for the oil industry in that state, as an eroding coast and rising sea waters are threatening oil infrastructure. The coastline is disappearing at Continue Reading
The state can’t pay, so someone has to. And the water keeps rising. The Phillips 66 oil refinery on the bank of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, near the Continue Reading
Climate change is never going to announce itself by name. But this is what we should expect it to look like. That’s what many scientists, analysts and activists are saying Continue Reading
A drilling industry advocacy group on Monday downplayed a report released last week by a scientific panel that called into question a major finding that the Environmental Protection Agency had Continue Reading
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co has come up with a new type of gasoline engine it says may make some of today’s advanced diesel engines obsolete. The new engine uses Continue Reading
Emergency crews have rescued more than 7,000 people stranded in Louisiana by historic flooding that has killed at least three people and submerged whole communities, Governor John Bel Edwards said Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia raised its oil production to a record last month while much of the kingdom sweltered in record temperatures that have also hit neighboring countries across the Middle East. Continue Reading
North Miami buildings are seen near the ocean. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) This story has been updated. On a warming Earth, seas inevitably rise, as ice on land melts Continue Reading
Record gas consumption at power plants this summer is accelerating the rebalancing of the U.S. natural gas market. Working gas stocks in underground storage started the year at a seasonal Continue Reading
For America to reach full renewable energy, we need to re-focus our investments — and divest ourselves of some dangerous ideas about natural gas. Natural gas coming out of the Continue Reading
Smaller oil and gas producers could be at risk of failing if stripper wells are not exempted from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new methane rules, according to the Continue Reading
In a memorable recent statement, some of Germany’s top scientists argued that “controlled implosion of fossil industries and explosive renewables development” can deliver the targets in the Paris agreement on Continue Reading
A view of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas September 15, 2008. A pact that 15 U.S. states signed to jointly investigate Exxon Mobil Corp for allegedly misleading the Continue Reading
California regulators advised Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on methods to revamp federal regulations regarding ethanol and other biofuels in order to ensure their increased use, according to state and Continue Reading
Fifth storm of year prompts warnings across Caribbean Earl could make its way to the oil-rich Bay of Campeche Tropical Storm Earl, the fifth of 2016, may be near hurricane Continue Reading
