Tag: Paris Accord
Carbon Majors: 100 producers source of 71% of emissions 1988-2015
50% of all industrial emissions of carbon dioxide and methane from 64 oil and gas companies The Climate Accountability Institute and CDP announce the release of the updated Carbon Majors Dataset 2017, according to a press release. These three reports quantify the pivotal role of the producers of oil, natural gas, and coal in driving […]
US emissions reductions to continue despite Paris Accord withdrawal: Tillerson, Bloomberg
US emissions reductions occurring prior to Paris agreement On Friday, United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said US emissions reductions will continue despite President Trump’s decision to abandon the Paris Climate Accord. “It was a policy decision and I think it’s important that everyone recognize the United States has a terrific record on reducing […]
Chevron exec favors Paris accord, but not carbon tax
Carbon tax would boost costs: John Watson, Chevron CEO One day after the Washington Post reported the Trump administration is considering imposing a carbon tax, Chevron CEO John Watson told Reuters he would not support such a move. “A carbon tax will have the effect of adding cost on the people who can least afford […]
“Pragmatic” Trump might be persuaded on climate change action
Making business, security case important to get Trump on side of climate change measures By Laurie Goering LONDON, Jan 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Donald Trump’s administration, heavy with fossil fuel industry backers, could cause major damage to efforts to deal with climate change through measures such as cutting access to satellite data for weather […]
John Kerry warning of climate threat at Marrakesh conference overshadowed by Trump
John Kerry addresses uncertainty about Trump By Yeganeh Torbati and Nina Chestney MARRAKESH, Morocco, Nov 16 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had hoped his presence at a Marrakesh conference to decide on the finer points of a historic agreement to stave off climate change would be a victory lap. Instead, he found […]
Oil demand won’t peak before 2040, despite Paris deal: IEA
Oil demand for road freight, aviation, petrochemicals to grow By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) – The International Energy Agency expects global oil consumption to peak no sooner than 2040, leaving its long-term forecasts for supply and demand unchanged despite the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement entering into force. The Paris accord to cut harmful […]
Germany, EU Commission dismiss call for CO2 tax on US under Trump
France calls for 1-3 per cent CO2 tax on US goods By Nina Chestney and Aziz El Yaakoubi MARRAKESH, Morocco, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Germany and the European Commission rejected on Monday a call for Europe to impose a CO2 tax on imports from the United States if President-elect Donald Trump quits a global agreement […]
Trump win raises fears over climate change goals, hits renewable stocks
Trump calls climate change a “hoax” By Alister Doyle and Meredith Davis MARRAKESH, Morocco/CHICAGO, Nov 9 (Reuters) – The prospect of an abrupt shift in U.S. climate policy under President-elect Donald Trump lifted the shares of U.S. mining equipment giant Caterpillar Inc, North American railroads and other companies tied to fossil fuels, and slammed shares of […]
Ignoring Trump, UN talks seek to turn climate change pledges into action
Moroccan foreign minister says there has been “unrivalled progress” on climate change this year By Alister Doyle MARRAKESH, Morocco, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Almost 200 nations began work on Monday to turn promises for fighting climate change into action at a U.N. conference that played down threats to a 2015 global agreement if Republican Donald […]
Environmental groups file lawsuit against Norway over Arctic oil
“Madness” to open new Arctic oil fields: Greenpeace By Stine Jacobsen OSLO, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Two environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing Norway of violating its pledges under a global agreement to combat climate change by letting energy firms explore for oil and gas in the Arctic Barents Sea. Greenpeace Nordic and […]
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