Carbon & Sustainability
Oil companies rejected by Supreme Court on moving climate fight
Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 6:30 AM MDT
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by oil companies including BP plc and Exxon Mobil Corporation, leaving intact an…
What oil companies can do to cut the demand for oil
Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 6:25 AM MDT
Increasing pressure on major oil companies has forced many to make promises to reduce the extraction of their main fossil…
G-7 drops aim to shift new car sales away from oil by 2030
Monday, June 14, 2021, 6:36 AM MDT
Group of Seven nations backed away from plans to set a target for making sure most new cars sold are…
Biodiversity disclosures set to become part of company reporting
Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 6:50 AM MDT
A global initiative aimed at measuring the impact that financial institutions and corporations are having on the natural world, which received an endorsement from French…
The retreat of Exxon and the oil majors won’t stop fossil fuel
Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 6:41 AM MDT
When Exxon Mobil Corporation decided to get out of a big oil field in Iraq, the government took on the unusual…
Low clean-energy spending in poor countries puts climate goals in peril
Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 6:32 AM MDT
As the world’s richest economies invest in new and cleaner power supplies, it’s vital for everyone that poorer nations don’t…
Shell to accelerate emissions cuts after Dutch court ruling
Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 6:16 AM MDT
Royal Dutch Shell plc will accelerate its carbon-emission cuts following a Dutch court ruling last month that said the company’s…
How to inventory, quantify and report Scope 1 emissions
Tuesday, June 8, 2021, 11:43 AM MDT
A new course focusing on measuring, quantifying and reporting Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions is designed to help attendees develop…
Automakers face a threat to EV sales: Slow charging times
Monday, June 7, 2021, 2:06 PM MDT
If the auto industry is to succeed in its bet that electric vehicles will soon dominate the roads, it will…
LNG makers get hint to go greener from U.S. energy secretary
Friday, June 4, 2021, 6:44 AM MDT
The days of promoting liquefied natural gas as “freedom gas” or “molecules of freedom” have ended at the U.S. Department…
Big Oil’s green-spending boost isn’t enough, IEA says
Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 7:01 AM MDT
The oil and gas industry is set to boost investments in clean energy this year, but that still won’t be…
Australian power generator takes Greenpeace to court
Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 6:18 AM MDT
Australia's largest electricity generator AGL Energy took Greenpeace to court on Wednesday alleging breaches of copyright and trademark laws in the environmental…
