EU Set for Tough Talks After Lawmakers Back Stricter Methane Rules May 9, 2023 By Kate Abnett The European Parliament voted on Tuesday in favor of rules that would force companies selling oil and gas in Europe...
Methane-Tracking Satellites Catch Polluters May 2, 2023 By Aaron Clark Think of them as speed cameras, but for methane. Just like roadside instruments used to identify drivers breaking traffic rules,...
Extreme Weather Is Nearly Universal Experience: Poll April 28, 2023 By Hannah Fingerhut An overwhelming majority of people in the U.S. say they have recently experienced an extreme weather event, a new poll...
U.S. Proposes 56% Vehicle Emissions Cut by 2032, Requiring Big EV Jump April 12, 2023 By David Shepardson The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed sweeping emissions cuts for new cars and trucks through 2032, a...
EPA to Propose New Vehicle Pollution Cuts, Sees Big EV Jump April 10, 2023 By David Shepardson The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is set to propose new rules to spur sweeping cuts in vehicle emissions pollution that...
The U.S. Leads the World in Weather Catastrophes – Here’s Why April 3, 2023 By Seth Borenstein The United States is Earth’s punching bag for nasty weather. Blame geography for the U.S. getting hit by stronger, costlier,...
$264M Offered for Gulf Oil Under Climate Compromise March 30, 2023 By Kevin McGill and Matthew Brown Oil companies offered a combined $264 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in a sale...
Exxon Broke Rules With Late Reporting of Methane Leak March 1, 2023 By Aaron Clark and Zachary Mider Exxon Mobil Corp. failed to initially report a release of the super-potent greenhouse gas methane in the Permian Basin that...
Global Insured Losses From Natural Disasters Topped $130B in 2022 in 5th Costliest Year January 26, 2023 Economic losses from natural disasters in 2022 were estimated at $313 billion, with an insurance price tag of approximately $132...
Climate Is Forcing the Most Risk-Aware Industry to Reinvent Itself January 25, 2023 By Akshat Rathi When it comes to climate impacts, the frontline of the finance industry is insurance. Last year’s payout from damages caused...