Carbon & Sustainability
Russian lawmakers back the nation’s first ever climate law
Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 7:16 AM MDT
Russia, the world’s fourth-largest polluter and country often criticized for unambitious, has made its first step towards carbon trading and a detailed…
Record Chinese coal burning to drive surge in carbon emissions
Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 7:07 AM MDT
Chinese coal consumption is poised to hit a record this year, contradicting a view held by many climate change and…
Toyota unveils new EV, joins Volkswagen’s bet on electric future
Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 6:44 AM MDT
Toyota Motor Corp. is accelerating up its push into electric vehicles with the release of its first SUV built on…
Exxon floats $100 billion government-backed carbon capture hub
Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 6:37 AM MDT
Exxon Mobil Corp. proposed a giant, $100 billion hub to capture carbon dioxide emissions along the U.S. Gulf Coast in…
Liberals focus on clean technology for climate spending
Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 6:23 AM MDT
Pushing the private sector to develop clean technology – and heavy emitters to adopt it – is where billions in…
Federal government looks beyond near term with climate stimulus
Monday, April 19, 2021, 5:25 PM MDT
Justin Trudeau’s government is proposing a raft of funding for Canadian companies — including money for infrastructure and tax incentives…
Winners of $20M contest make concrete to trap carbon dioxide
Monday, April 19, 2021, 7:05 AM MDT
Organizers of a $20 million contest to develop products from greenhouse gas that flows from power plants announced two winners…
White House considers methane-busting vow before climate summit
Friday, April 16, 2021, 6:46 AM MDT
The Biden administration is considering singling out methane for significant reductions as part of a pledge to cut greenhouse gases…
Low carbon bucks: Conservatives pitch consumer carbon pricing through savings account
Friday, April 16, 2021, 6:18 AM MDT
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is pitching a loyalty-card style of carbon pricing where consumers would see what they pay on…
Zero-carbon goal pushes Japan to bet on century-old technology
Thursday, April 15, 2021, 6:57 AM MDT
Some of the biggest industrial companies in Japan are working on a project that could trigger a wave of investment…
Shell asks investors to vote against activist climate resolution
Thursday, April 15, 2021, 6:49 AM MDT
Royal Dutch Shell plc’s board has urged shareholders to reject a climate resolution filed by Dutch activist investor Follow This…
U.S. startup plans to build first zero-emission gas power plants
Thursday, April 15, 2021, 6:43 AM MDT
A new kind of power plant that doesn’t add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere is being built in the U.S.,…
