Climate change

EU

German Parties Agree to Ratify CETA, Quit Energy Charter

Germany's ruling coalition parties have agreed a raft of new trade policy measures, including quitting the Energy Charter Treaty, which has come to be seen as a…

Mexico

Mexico's Pemex to Work With EPA to Bring Down Methane Emissions

Mexican state oil company Pemex said Saturday that it would work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - especi…

CCS

Chevron and Japan’s MOL to Explore CO2 Shipping From Singapore to Australia

They will look into the technical and commercial feasibility of initially transporting up to 2.5m tonnes per annum of liquefied CO2 by 2030.

UN Launches Satellite System to Track Methane Emissions

The United Nations is launching a satellite-based system to detect and track global methane emissions as part of efforts to reduce emissions of methane.

Net Zero Emission

New Action Plan Comes Into the Limelight to Accelerate Decarbonisation

With COP27 in full swing, governments have set out an action plan to make clean technologies cheaper and more accessible in a bid to scale up decarbonisation ef…

Carbon Emissions

COP27: Biden Says US Will Meet 2030 Emissions Targets

During his speech at the climate summit, he said the government has put its money where its mouth is on climate change.

Carbon Emissions

Global CO2 Emissions in 2022 ‘Remain at Record Levels’

Projected emissions from coal and oil are above their 2021 levels, according to a new report.

Bentley’s Open-Access Digital Twin Integrates Carbon Calculator

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, an infrastructure engineering software company, announced at COP27 expanded workflows for embodied carbon calculation in the Bent…

CCS

Chevron, Japan's MOL to Study CO2 Transportation From Singapore to Australia

Chevron Corporation and Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Ltd. (MOL) have signed an agreement to study the feasibility of transporting liquefied carbon dioxide…

United States

U.S. Climate Envoy Kerry Launches Carbon Offset Plan

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Wednesday announced the creation of a carbon offset plan meant to help developing countries speed their transition away from fo…

Paris Climate Agreement

BHP Shareholders Vote Against Resolution to Lobby Australian Government on Climate

BHP Group shareholders voted against a resolution calling on the mining giant to lobby the Australian government on its climate change policy at its annual gene…

World Burning up Faster That It Can Recover, Says Pakistan’s PM at COP27

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged richer nations to support countries that are recovering from the effects of climate change.

Carbon Emissions

S&P Global to Launch Carbon Intensity Assessments for Diesel, Gasoline and Jet Fuel

S&P Global Commodity Insights said on Wednesday it would launch the first carbon intensity assessments and daily carbon offset premiums for transportation fuels…

Net Zero Emission

The Biofuel Boom Needs Greater Oversight

Biofuel has incredible potential to reduce the world’s reliance on fossil fuels.

Carbon Emissions

U.S. and EU to Crack down on Fossil Fuel Sector’s Methane Emissions

The United States and the European Union will unveil an agreement targeting methane emissions within the fossil fuel industry.