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World Bank grants South Africa $1.5B loan for infrastructure, green energy

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 6:23am
Deteriorating rail systems, jammed ports and frequent blackouts have hindered vital industries like mining and auto manufacturing in South Africa.

Hundreds of companies have to hit ESG goals this year or pay up

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 6:23am
Europcar Mobility Group, A2A and Legrand are among companies that will be judged against promises made to buyers of sustainability-linked bonds.

Hollywood stars press pension plan to sell fossil-fuel assets

Wed, 06/25/2025 - 6:22am
The campaign is targeting trustees of the SAG-Producers Pension Plan, which has assets of about $5 billion, with at least $100 million invested in fossil fuels.

GOP budget would slash wind and solar subsidies

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 7:05am
Tax credits for clean energy have previously enjoyed bipartisan support.

GOP attorneys general want legal immunity for fossil fuel industry

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 7:04am
Red states are urging the Trump administration to take steps to quash lawsuits that seek to hold the oil and gas industry accountable for climate change.

Saudis, US drive strife inside global climate science body

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 7:04am
The proposal for a Saudi Aramco oil company staffer to become author of key science report is denounced as “political capture.”

Regulation of industrial carbon emissions surged in past year

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 7:00am
A new World Bank report says 40 percent of global industrial emissions are now regulated through carbon taxes or carbon markets.

Digital tool tracks impact of heat, pollution on California’s Latino communities

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 6:59am
The dashboard was launched Tuesday by UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute.

Postal Service EV fleet back on Congress’ hit list

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 6:58am
Republicans have proposed selling the Postal Service's electric vehicles. The issue may come up during a hearing Tuesday.

‘Getting especially ugly’: Industry analyst sees uncertain future for US carmakers

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 6:58am
Edmunds' Ivan Drury is trying to make sense of an American auto market in constant flux.

Japan boosts effort to curb methane leaks from LNG supply chains

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 6:57am
The announcement was made after a three-day energy summit in Tokyo where government officials urged energy importers to secure gas past 2050.

Scientists stumble upon way to cut cow dung methane emissions

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 6:57am
Two local scientists began testing the addition of polyferric sulfate in an attempt to recycle the water in cow dung lagoons and made a startling observation.

EU climate boss fought Commission plan to nix greenwashing rules

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 6:56am
The vice president of the EU executive pressured the environment commissioner over several days to preserve the law.

Greenpeace joins anti-Bezos protest in Venice about wedding, tax breaks

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 6:55am
Activists argue Jeff Bezos' wedding exemplifies broader failures in municipal governance, particularly the prioritization of tourism over resident needs.

Cities lose hope for restarting disaster projects killed by Trump

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 6:09am
The president canceled $4.5 billion in FEMA grants that helped communities prepare for rising disaster damage.

EPA leaves social cost of carbon on the cutting-room floor

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 6:08am
The agency declined to consider the economic cost of increasing planet-warming pollution in its proposed repeal of power plant rules.

AI could cut more emissions than it creates

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 6:07am
A new study estimated that the power-hungry technology could make the grid cleaner.

US hybrid car sales accelerate while EVs sputter

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 6:07am
EVs have lower emissions than hybrids but have range limitations. In three years, 20 percent of new U.S. car sales will be hybrids.

Clean energy project cancellations surged to $1.4B in May

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 6:06am
The industry has lost $15.5 billion in investments since January — seven times greater than losses at this point in 2024, according to a new analysis.

Michigan urges federal court to dump Trump climate lawsuit

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 6:05am
The administration's efforts to prevent future state lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry are a "freewheeling exercise in speculation," the state argues.

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