Carbon & Sustainability
SEC takes a different route than Europe on climate disclosures
Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 6:51 AM MDT
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to take a different tack on climate-risk disclosures than its counterparts in…
Chevron triples low-carbon spend, avoids net-zero pledge
Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 6:42 AM MDT
Chevron Corp. will triple investments in lower-carbon technologies through the next seven years while putting off a pledge for net-zero…
Texas oil body makes it a little harder for wells to flare gas
Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 6:36 AM MDT
Getting a permit to burn excess natural gas at Texas oil wells is getting a little bit harder. Texas Railroad…
Democrats’ energy plan will kill U.S. coal by 2030, miners say
Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 6:53 AM MDT
A plan to push utilities to use more clean energy could eliminate coal from the U.S. power grid by the…
Fluor Canada: One company’s path to corporate sustainability and net zero
Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 6 AM MDT
2020, a Year to Remember 2020 will be a year that everyone will remember. When asked, “What happened in 2020?”…
Norway’s oil addiction at stake in election about climate change
Monday, September 13, 2021, 6:43 AM MDT
The dilemma Norwegians face in Monday’s election is how to reconcile their embrace of electric cars and environmental awareness with…
Harvard’s $42 billion fund to stop investing in fossil fuels
Friday, September 10, 2021, 6:52 AM MDT
Harvard University will stop investing in fossil fuels and instead use its giant $42 billion endowment to support the green…
Chevron polishes climate bona fides ahead of investor pitch
Friday, September 10, 2021, 6:50 AM MDT
Chevron Corporation has inked eight deals in little more than two weeks to invest in hydrogen, green jet fuel and…
Exxon to have gas graded for methane leaks amid climate push
Wednesday, September 8, 2021, 6:22 AM MDT
Exxon Mobil Corp. will offer some of its Permian Basin shale gas for certification by a nonprofit that assesses methane…
Maersk joins Buffett to invest in startup promising green fuel
Wednesday, September 8, 2021, 6:14 AM MDT
A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S has agreed to buy a minority stake in a green-fuel startup backed by Warren Buffett, as the…
UN climate chief: No country is safe from global warming
Tuesday, September 7, 2021, 6:15 AM MDT
The U.N.'s top climate official urged governments Monday to stop their “deferral and delay” tactics and instead embrace rapid, widespread…
Industry group backs global carbon price for large ships
Tuesday, September 7, 2021, 6:11 AM MDT
A major maritime industry association on Monday backed plans for a global surcharge on carbon emissions from shipping to help…
