Groups call on NC to adopt a price on carbon, join compact to reduce emissions

Environmental groups, climate experts and renewable energy industries call on Congress and administration to take advantage of the economic disarray and pass a stimulus bill that will set a new path toward lower carbon emissions.....»»

A target to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 does not mean Spanish oil and gas firm Repsol will stop producing oil though it will focus on certain projects, Chief Executive Josu Jon Imaz said on Tuesday......»»

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The innovation is the Embodied Carbon Calculator, an open-source platform that helps builders reduce environmental impacts before construction even starts......»»

US Senators join call for OECD to ‘align with GRI Tax Standard’; Review of BEPS sees groups around the world push for public reporting Q4.......»»

BP PLC is cutting ties with three trade groups over climate policies, a move announced Wednesday that follows the company’s vow earlier this month to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050......»»

The move comes after the oil giant vowed to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050......»»

BP will leave the main U.S. refining lobby and two other trade groups as new Chief Executive Bernard Looney spurs some of the oil sector's most ambitious targets for curbing carbon emissions......»»

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest can do more to reduce carbon emissions. The go-to excuses are getting weaker as technology improves......»»

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Hundreds of truck drivers showed up at the Oregon Capitol on Thursday to protest a bill that would put a price on carbon emissions, exposing the deep divid.....»»

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In recent months, Duke Energy has promised to speed coal-plant closures, end net carbon emissions by 2050 and has now agreed to excavate essentially all the coal ash stored in unlined pits in the Carolinas......»»

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Friday unveiled a broad plan to eliminate all coal power plants and slow the expansion of the natural gas sector as part of a policy to fight... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

There is no reason we cannot have strong economic growth and reduce carbon emissions at the same time. In fact, we must......»»

Carbon capture technology was supposed to save coal but it hasn't yet and never will. Nor is the technology likely to do anything positive significantly to reduce carbon emissions......»»

Top shipping, retail and transport companies are looking to develop an alternative marine fuel which aims to reduce carbon emissions from ships, in another step to push the sector to go green......»»

The Environmental Defense Fund-sponsored poll shows as much as 75% of likely N.C. voters support regulations to reduce carbon emissions to zero in the state by 2050 at the latest......»»

Efficient material design and the use of low-carbon concrete are crucial to efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) during the construction process, according to a report from C40 Cities, Arup, and the University of Leeds......»»

Wide variations in the way oil companies report their efforts to reduce carbon emissions make it difficult to assess the risk of holding their shares as the world shifts away from fossil fuels, senior fund managers say......»»