| 单词 | polluter |
| 例句 | Some municipalities may seek financial help for treatment from nearby polluters, while others may raise water rates to cover the costs. The means to get forever chemicals out of drinking water 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z It owns mostly coal plants, making it one of the biggest polluters on the planet. In need of a green revolution 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z At a point when the pre-eminence of abstraction was steadily being submerged under the plastic tide of Pop, Guston had joined the polluters. After a Tempest, Philip Guston Shines in a Show True to His Spirit 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z So-called “content polluters”, which used anti-vaccine messages as bait to entice their followers to click on advertisements and links to malicious websites. Russian trolls 'spread discord' on Twitter 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The conservative opposition Liberal Party is opposed to making polluters pay. Blanchett, other prominent Aussies back carbon tax 2011-05-30T11:23:09Z Joycelyn Davis, a cancer survivor, and another of Lewis’s descendants, initially admits to her disinterest in the search for the wreck; she’s focused on the local polluters. ‘Descendant’ Review: The Fates of a Ship and its Captives 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z In Abdulaziz’s images, there are fishermen and poachers, conservationists and polluters, huge transport ships and tiny sampans as slender and slight as river reeds. The Many Lives Along the Yangtze River 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z They were also known for painting things white, such as the free bicycles they provided in the city, or the chimneys of air polluters. Amalia Pica's protest art screams its message with whispers of white 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Chamber of Commerce and announced its recommendation of a carbon tax on polluters. The DOC NYC Film Festival Returns 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z But the wording of the act has always been vague, creating a legal grey area in recent years that has permitted more and more polluters to get away with spoiling American waterways. 6 Things John Oliver Should Tackle Next 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z By signing SB 54 into law, Newsom seeks to hold polluters responsible, shifting the burden of responsibility for plastic pollution from consumers to the plastics industry. Can the California plastics law solve our plastic problem? 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z And as today's young people watch the world burn around them, it's not lost on this more environmentally conscious generation that the U.S. military has become one of the world's biggest polluters. How 9/11 helped define this generation’s new brand of patriotism 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z And really, this might all be so much inside-philanthropy, except that the organizers of “Automania” explicitly discuss polluters’ interest in art in the catalog and the museum’s online magazine. At MoMA, Love of Cars Can Be Exhausting 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Wasn’t it unrealistic to portray an adman of the day as such a casual polluter? Ad absurdum and the conquest of cool: Canned flattery for corporate America 2013-12-22T12:00:00Z But it was the first moment when the United States, China and India — the world’s biggest polluters — all agreed in principle to reduce carbon emissions, and as symbolic statements go, that one was pretty big. Male grooming: The movie 2012-05-18T23:15:00Z The mural-like banner by the Indonesian collective Taring Padi dates from 2002; it portrays Indonesian political life as a great battle of oppressors, capitalists and polluters against the people, with ancestors watching. Documenta Was a Whole Vibe. Then a Scandal Killed the Buzz. 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Take heed, ye great corporate polluters of today, lest you lead us to the gates of the defiled land of Mordor. The Great Outdoors: From Your Backyard to a Garden in Japan 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Cornelia Parker, artist BP has changed dramatically in the past few years; its green credentials have been tarnished and it's seen as the world's worst polluter. Crude awakening: BP and the Tate 2010-06-30T20:31:00Z Some TCA supporters advocate for a "polluter pays" model that would essentially try to get the companies to internalize those "externalities." Can "True Cost Accounting" tell us more than a price tag? 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z The day I hear Republicans talk about making polluters pay is the day I’ll begin to believe that they care about genuinely free markets. I got slimed by Marco Rubio: The massive debate fail shows off his ignorance 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z But you can also choose to take a wider focus by demanding industry-level change from big polluters and advocating bold shifts in government policy. Take your environmental concern to the next level – join a group creating change 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Koch Industries, she reports, has been perhaps the most flagrant and willful polluter and scofflaw. Review: Jane Mayer’s ‘Dark Money,’ About the Koch Brothers’ Fortune and Influence 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Why would victims of pollution side with the polluters? Why Do People Who Need Help From the Government Hate It So Much? 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Surely the transaction is an attempt by Shell's PR department to gussy up their image as one of the planet's leading environmental polluters. Find a play. Squat a building. Steal a van. Now make a show 2010-06-28T14:04:00Z Their company, the conglomerate Koch Industries, was also listed as one of the top 10 air polluters in the country, she wrote. A New Book Looks at the Koch Brothers' Role in Politics 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z As for the taffeta gown made of recycled bottles, he said he wanted to do his part in an industry counted among the world’s greatest polluters. Prabal Gurung celebrates the churning creative energy of NYC 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Agriculture is the biggest polluter of our rivers and streams and the second biggest polluter of the wetlands themselves. Can more farmers be convinced to conserve and restore wetlands? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z The United Nations’ two-week-long climate negotiations in Madrid, Spain, ended Sunday with major polluters resisting calls to ramp up efforts to slow global warming. No bold plans come from United Nations climate summit 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z The landmark climate legislation — enacted in 2021 — requires the state’s top polluters to pay for greenhouse gas emissions by buying allowances at quarterly auctions. Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against WA’s carbon-pricing law 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The world's two biggest polluters finding common ground is considered a crucial part of any consensus at COP28. US and China reach 'some agreements' on climate - John Kerry 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The developing global carbon credit market allows a polluter to emit carbon dioxide or other climate-heating gas and pay a forest owner to capture those emissions through the carbon-absorption power of their trees. Kenya's Ogiek people being evicted for carbon credits - lawyers 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The state’s new cap-and-trade program, created under the climate law, requires industrial polluters to purchase allowances from the state at auctions if they cannot meet emissions caps. WA makes its biggest forestland purchase in more than a decade 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Frustrations mounted to the point that Egypt’s negotiator threatened to hold the U.S. and other big polluters legally liable for climate damages if they refused to pledge money to the fund. New Climate Compensation Agreement Raises International Tensions 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Expanding the market would give the three governments greater leverage in cutting emissions from their largest polluters, according to an October analysis from Washington’s Department of Ecology. In effort to calm high prices, WA to pursue linking carbon-pricing market with CA, Quebec 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Port Talbot's steelworks is one of the biggest polluters in the UK, with its two existing blast furnaces working around the clock. Tata Steel: Unions condemn plans for UK's biggest steelworks 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z State lawmakers have mandated phasing out fossil fuel emissions by 2045 and created one of the few carbon pricing systems in North America to rein in the biggest polluters. Clean energy, not expanding gas pipeline, is WA's future | Editorial 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z The program requires the state’s top polluters, like oil companies, to pay for emissions by buying allowances at quarterly auctions. WA’s largest oil refinery ramps up cleaner fuels as climate laws take hold 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z And by charging polluters for the remaining emissions, we return some of our fuel bill to our communities in the form of more economical transportation options. Gas prices: ‘We have the tools to fight back’ 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The law taxes polluters, including oil refineries, to fund a state version of a Green New Deal. WA’s climate tax is vexing motorists, but the price is worth it 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z California has long led by example on environmental matters, and the world’s leading polluters, including China, have looked to the Golden State for ideas on reducing air pollution and increasing clean energy production. Opinion: What Gov. Gavin Newsom could learn from China's response to climate change 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z But in the nine months since the state started charging polluters, one thing has become increasingly clear: the sticker shock. Will high gas prices derail WA’s climate policy? 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z It was among those advocating for a market-based approach to reduce carbon emissions from the state’s biggest polluters. WA’s largest oil refinery ramps up cleaner fuels as climate laws take hold 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z I hope that these tools may serve Seattle’s activists and encourage polluters of the Duwamish River to settle up. Duwamish River: Federal funding pathways 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z But there were concerns over whether Malaysia would be able to prosecute polluters based overseas, he said. 'Haze cannot be the norm': Malaysia urges Indonesia to take action 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z There were no new funding pledges made from the world’s top two polluters, the United States and China. Shortfall in climate change cash grows ahead of COP28 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Allowances sold to polluters through the program amount to indulgences sold through the “old church,” he said. Will high gas prices derail WA’s climate policy? 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z “Our community has paid over and over again … and it’s time that the polluter who made the mess actually pay the bill.” California lawmakers have a plan to plug old, vapor-spewing oil wells. Could it backfire? 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Disclosure of internal documents is one way to hold industry accountable and ensure that public health, not polluter profits, drives our regulatory system. What industry knew about the perils of PFAS 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z They wanted an agreement that would allow them to go after polluters for damage up to three years after completion of the cleanup, just as they could under the Superfund. Toxic legacy of Duwamish River could cost Boeing, taxpayers $1 billion 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z “We don’t need these historic polluters using Africa poverty to promote fossil fuels which will ultimately inhibit Africa’s development,” said longtime climate analyst Mohamed Adow, director of Power Shift Africa. Top warming talks official hopes for ‘course correction’ and praises small steps in climate efforts 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z And the reverberations of such an economy-shifting policy can now be felt at gas pumps as those polluters pass at least some of those costs on to their customers. Will high gas prices derail WA’s climate policy? 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z General Assembly criticized big polluters for not doing more to tackle global warming, and the U.N. UN chief laments 'naked greed' of fossil fuel interests, countries criticize big polluters 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The leaders of the U.S. and China, the world’s biggest polluters, did not get a turn at the microphone, and the summit yielded little in the way of new announcements of climate action. Thursday Briefing 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z But in this case, the polluters in question include three local governments. Toxic legacy of Duwamish River could cost Boeing, taxpayers $1 billion 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z The leaders of the U.S. and China, the world’s biggest polluters, did not get a turn at the microphone. Thursday Briefing: Climate and Ukraine at the U.N. 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Repealing the program now would risk that a stronger one eventually replaces it, Nguyen said, so many businesses and polluters would likely stand behind the existing policy. Will high gas prices derail WA’s climate policy? 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Those not invited to speak included the world's two top polluters - the United States and China – though U.S. UN chief urges world not to yield to 'naked greed' of fossil fuel interests 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Today, the heavy-duty trucks and cargo-moving equipment that operate at the region’s major warehouses contribute nearly as much smog-forming emissions as refineries, power plants and other heavy polluters combined, according to air district officials. Air regulators threaten Southern California warehouses with fines 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z “They were well aware of what they were doing,” Forsman said of corporate polluters, adding that Boeing and other companies “have to acknowledge that and take responsibility.” Toxic legacy of Duwamish River could cost Boeing, taxpayers $1 billion 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z The US is currently the second largest polluter in the world, behind China. Global Protests to End Fossil Fuels 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The program requires the state’s top polluters to pay for emissions by buying allowances at quarterly auctions. Will high gas prices derail WA’s climate policy? 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z If they fail to meet deadlines, air districts are required to come up with a plan to impose fees on the largest polluters in the region. SoCal has the worst smog in the nation. So how do major polluters avoid paying fines? 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z California Governor Gavin Newsom, said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, "California is taking action to hold big polluters accountable." California sues oil giants for downplaying risks posed by fossil fuels 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z Boeing said at the time that it had a handle on the situation — asserting, for example, that some of its most volatile waste would be neutralized by chemicals released by other polluters. Toxic legacy of Duwamish River could cost Boeing, taxpayers $1 billion 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z He echoed climate advocates who have long urged developed nations, including top greenhouse gas polluters like the United States, to pay to mitigate climate change and lessen the weight of foreign debt. UN secretary-general calls for equality for Global South at Cuba G77 summit 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Some say credits are just a way for polluters to burnish their reputations without taking responsibility for the plastic they produce. Companies are claiming to be "plastic neutral." Is it greenwashing? 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z In 2021, a Wilmington refinery owned by Marathon Petroleum Corp. was the region’s top polluter and accrued nearly $2.3 million in pollution fees. SoCal has the worst smog in the nation. So how do major polluters avoid paying fines? 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z As part of this plan, it said polluters could face unlimited fines in the future. Why is sewage pumped into rivers and the sea? 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z They planned to eventually redistribute the costs based on responsibility for pollution, a canon of Superfund law known as the “polluters pay” principle. Toxic legacy of Duwamish River could cost Boeing, taxpayers $1 billion 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z About 17 states, including California, have inventories requiring large polluters to disclose how much they emit, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. California lawmakers approve the nation’s most sweeping emissions disclosure rules for big business 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z The groups that filed the lawsuit rejected the need for additional study and on Monday accused the EPA of enabling polluters by refusing to take action. Groups sue EPA in an effort to strengthen oversight of livestock operations 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Instead, critics say the air district has used a controversial accounting rule it enacted in 2011 to shield polluters from having to pay. SoCal has the worst smog in the nation. So how do major polluters avoid paying fines? 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Long considered a laggard, Australia would now cut emissions, become a renewable energy powerhouse and force the biggest polluters to clean up their act, the new leader declared. Has Australia cleaned up its act on climate? 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The goal was to have polluters agree among themselves on how to cover cleanup costs. Toxic legacy of Duwamish River could cost Boeing, taxpayers $1 billion 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Each allowance represents one metric ton of emissions from the state’s biggest greenhouse gas polluters. WA’s carbon-pricing auctions collect nearly $1.5 billion as allowances reach record price 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z “Factory farms are polluters by design — true environmental protection requires a willingness by EPA to confront this industry head on,” Tarah Heinzen, legal director of Food & Water Watch, said in a statement. Groups sue EPA in an effort to strengthen oversight of livestock operations 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z As a result, its fee program required the largest polluters to reduce smog-forming emissions by 20%, or pay a fee for every ton that exceeds benchmarks. SoCal has the worst smog in the nation. So how do major polluters avoid paying fines? 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z The country is one of the world's biggest polluters per head of population, and it has failed to make any significant cuts to its core emissions despite signing up to global pledges. Has Australia cleaned up its act on climate? 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The Port’s allegations opened old wounds for tribal leaders who have fought for decades to hold the river’s polluters accountable, said Leonard Forsman, chairman of the Suquamish Tribe, which has fishing rights on the river. Toxic legacy of Duwamish River could cost Boeing, taxpayers $1 billion 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z The document, released on Wednesday, demanded that major polluters commit more resources to help poorer nations. Africa proposes global carbon taxes to fight climate change 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z While organisers emphasised market-based solutions such as carbon credits in the lead-up to the summit, the final declaration was heavy on demands that major polluters commit more resources to help poorer nations. African leaders call for new global taxes to fund climate change action 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Regan’s decision avoids an election year battle with industry groups and Republicans who have complained about what they consider overly intrusive EPA rules on power plants, refineries, automobiles and other polluters. Environmental Protection Agency delays new ozone pollution standards until after the 2024 election 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Regan’s decision avoids a potentially contentious, election-year battle with industry groups and Republicans who have complained about what they consider overly intrusive EPA rules on power plants, refineries, automobiles and other polluters. EPA delays new ozone pollution standards until after 2024 election 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z African leaders are pushing market-based financing instruments such as carbon credits, which allow polluters to offset emissions through activities like planting trees or investing in renewable energy projects. Hundreds of millions pledged for African carbon credits at inaugural climate summit 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Some activists say the credits, which allow polluters to offset emissions by funding green activities, are a pretext for big polluters to keep emitting carbon dioxide. Africa proposes global carbon taxes to fight climate change 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z They say carbon credits, which allow polluters to offset emissions by funding green activities, are a pretext for wealthier countries and corporations to continue polluting. Kenya's Ruto urges Africa to seize climate financing opportunities 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Market-based financing instruments such as carbon credits that allow polluters to offset emissions by funding activities including tree-planting and renewable energy production are high on the list of funding options. African climate summit seeks to shift focus to finance from floods, famine 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z New to L.A. and looking for a place to live, I had to quickly educate myself on the region’s largest polluters, its many microclimates and its topography. Dementia risk grows with increased exposure to air pollution, study finds 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The Port of Los Angeles, once a major polluter, is now a hub of clean transport. Los Angeles, 2043: An optimistic scenario for transportation 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z Initiatives include fighting corporate polluters and creating affordable housing for all. Worried about climate change? You can make a difference — here's how 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z Haley said the U.S. needs to pressure the world’s other top polluters to cut their emissions before that happens domestically. At Debate, Republican Presidential Candidates Tout Fossil Fuels, Vow to Undo Biden’s Climate Initiatives 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Adams said cleanup should be a collective effort combining government assistance and money from the polluter. Legislators press DNR policy board appointees on wolves, pollution, sandhill crane hunt 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z I realized that if I wanted to protect my health, I needed to quickly educate myself on the region’s largest polluters, its many microclimates and its topography. Finding clean air in Los Angeles? It's an almost unsolvable puzzle 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Each allowance represents one metric ton of emissions from the state’s biggest greenhouse-gas polluters. WA’s carbon-pricing program nears $1 billion in revenue, far outpacing early estimates 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z “Whether it’s governments, fossil fuel companies or industry trade groups — holding polluters and their enablers accountable is a critical piece of meaningful climate action.” Kids Sued Montana over Climate Change and Won 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Whenever possible, the Reagan administration sided with polluters over environmentalists, and during the 1980s climate change significantly worsened instead of improving. Even Republicans like Richard Nixon were once champions of the environment. What happened? 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Passenger vehicles are by far the worst transportation polluters, spewing 58% of that sector’s greenhouse gas pollution. The EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Furchtgott-Roth said any measures the United States would take to cut carbon would be undermined by rising emissions in countries like China, currently the planet’s biggest polluter. A Republican 2024 climate strategy: more drilling, less clean energy 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z “With this Minnesota Supreme Court decision, it becomes more likely that Minnesota agencies will use a fair process that protects people, rather than polluters.” Minnesota Supreme Court rules against disputed mine, says state pollution officials hid EPA warnings 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z She announced a plan in 2022 to preserve an additional 10,000 acres of forests by leasing trees to polluters as carbon credits rather than selling them as timber. 102-acre King County timber sale paused as politicians air climate concerns 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gases in the state and Washington State Ferries is the most prolific polluter among state agencies. Bids to convert WA ferries to hybrid-electric pricier than expected 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The principles set out in the vision statement say that the polluter should pay for damage done, and that it should seek to prevent damage rather than clearing up afterwards. New strategy seeks to calm waters around fish farming in Scotland 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Comparisons: The U.S. and China are the two biggest polluters. Your Thursday Briefing 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z But Disrupt Burrup maintains their protest stunt was carried out safely and was a necessary action against one of Australia's most powerful polluters. The Australian climate protesters cast as extremists 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z White House climate envoy John Kerry emerged Wednesday from his days-long talks with top Chinese officials absent new climate change agreements between the world’s two biggest polluters. John Kerry fails to secure climate breakthrough with China; Xi says country not ‘swayed by others’ 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Trains aren't massive polluters, but the industry is trying to reduce emissions. Pennsylvania locomotive manufacturing workers are striking for greener jobs 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z These are integrating environmental protection into policy-making; using the precautionary principle; taking action to prevent environmental damage; prioritising rectifying it at source where it does occur; and the principle that the polluter pays. New strategy seeks to calm waters around fish farming in Scotland 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The world is gripped with extreme weather, adding fresh urgency to talks this week between the United States and China, the world's top greenhouse gas polluters. Beijing sweats in extreme heat for record days this year 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z There was no immediate comment on Kerry’s Monday meeting with his counterpart Xie Zhenhua in the first extensive face-to-face climate discussions between representatives of the world’s two worst climate polluters after a nearly yearlong hiatus. Climate envoy John Kerry meets with Chinese officials amid US push to stabilize rocky relations 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z This week's visit by U.S. climate envoy John Kerry to China after years of diplomatic disruptions could boost cooperation between the world's two biggest greenhouse gas polluters on the key issue of methane emissions. Explainer: What to watch for in China-US climate talks this week 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z China and the U.S. are the two biggest fossil fuel polluters, combining to spew about 40 percent of greenhouse gases. Your Monday Briefing: U.S. and China Restart Climate Talks 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z As John Kerry touches down in China, the main question will be whether the world's biggest superpowers - and polluters - can dispel diplomatic tensions to focus on key climate goals. John Kerry in Beijing: Can US and China set aside rivalry for climate action? 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z The United States and China are the world’s biggest economies, the world’s biggest investors in renewable energy and, most critically, the world’s biggest fossil fuel polluters. The U.S. and China Are Restarting Climate Talks: Here’s Where Things Stand 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z The group said figures showed chemical giant Ineos was "Scotland's biggest polluter". Climate activists set for march near Grangemouth oil refinery 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z He told lawmakers that he believes the Chinese government must reverse its growing use of coal-fired power plants, which has helped to make it the world’s biggest polluter. Republicans Assail Kerry’s Climate Strategy as He Prepares for China Talks 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Later in July, John Kerry, President Biden’s special envoy for climate change, will visit to restart global warming negotiations between the world’s two largest polluters. Yellen Urges China to Step Up Climate Finance Investments 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The narrative is that “major polluters like fuel suppliers” should “pay to release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.” Climate energy policy: Flawed narrative 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z This is because of a process known as regrettable substitution — and experts tell Salon that it is helping polluters literally destroy human life on this planet. "Regrettable substitutions": Why it's hard to ban "forever" chemicals, according to experts 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z "For decades, people have been fighting against individual polluters and individual facilities, but when the decision-making process itself is flawed, you need something that seeks to improve it." The EPA was on the cusp of cleaning up "Cancer Alley." Then it backed down 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z The talk from backers of the bill is all focused on the fate of the planet and charging corporate polluters — there’s virtually no mention of it costing actual people anything. On the road between ‘hogwash and baloney’ on WA’s high gas prices 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z The Environment Agency says it is working to protect and improve bathing waters by regulating and holding polluters to account. Scarborough: The seaside resort where swimming is not advised 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z It is the consumer who burns the fuel to run his autos, trucks, etc., and heat his homes who is the “polluter.” Climate energy policy: Flawed narrative 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Climate activists gathered in central Paris on Friday to make polluters pay for climate damage. The Paris summit on finance and climate comes to an end. Time for concrete steps? 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The legislation requires major polluters like fuel suppliers to pay to release greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, switch to cleaner fuels and reduce their emissions over time. WA gas prices now highest in U.S.; some experts point to new climate legislation 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z "They staged a coup... the fox was now guarding the hen house from that point forward. Energy and environmental policy, and the Republican Party, was controlled by polluters and they would not look back." Climate change denial hit its stride in the Bush-Cheney era, precipitating today's climate disaster 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z In some states, polluters have shifted tens of millions of dollars in remediation costs onto taxpayers. The hidden cost of gasoline 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z To promote aviation sustainability, the European Union’s policy principle is, “The polluter pays.” At the Paris Air Show, aviation grapples with an uncertain future 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z “There will be no climate justice without making the polluters pay,” said Patience Nabukala, part of the Fridays for Futures Uganda activist group. The Paris summit on finance and climate comes to an end. Time for concrete steps? 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Transport is our greatest polluter, especially airplanes and diesel trucks. Transport: ‘More trains, not more planes and lanes’ 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Campaigners say the UN ruling is the first step to limiting the influence of polluters. Climate change: UN to unmask fossil fuel delegates at climate talks 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Behind the scenes, however, some states quietly shifted the cleanup costs from polluters to taxpayers. The hidden cost of gasoline 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z From Klein's perspective, Kennedy is a " counterfeit populist" who is "tapping into a wellspring of real pain and outrage" by railing against the "drug companies controlling the national health agencies and polluters controlling environmental regulators." Naomi Klein rebukes "counterfeit populism" of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Local officials have also vowed to bolster enforcement actions against industrial and commercial polluters in a city whose notoriously lax zoning laws have resulted in the intermingling of industrial sites and residential neighborhoods. Justice Dept. Reaches Cleanup Deal With Houston After Civil Rights Inquiry 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Adopted in 2021, the Clean Fuel Standard and Climate Commitment Act require major polluters like fuel suppliers to pay to release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and to reduce their emissions over time. Inslee rebuffs tribes seeking relief after WA climate laws boost gas prices 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Once again, the Court ignores science and law while doing the bidding of agribusiness and corporate polluters. “War on the environment”: Samuel Alito just issued a radical rewrite of the Clean Water Act 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z That's because if the case goes to trial, the polluter may not only have to cover the cleanup costs, but also the plaintiff's attorney fees, which can be almost as high, Bixby said. The hidden cost of gasoline 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Standing outside Amazon HQ, carrying cardboard boxes that read “deliver change” and signs emblazoned with “Amazon: prime polluter,” protesters said those changes were coming too late. Amazon investors reject proposals on worker safety, climate impact 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z It had also doubled the deployment of law enforcement officers to punish polluters, which has increased the total number of fines imposed from around 50 to more than 200 during the same period, he added. Justice Dept. Reaches Cleanup Deal With Houston After Civil Rights Inquiry 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z The laws require major polluters like fuel suppliers to pay to release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and to reduce their emissions over time. Tribes, WA to meet over climate law's impacts on gas prices, sovereignty 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Critics say the strategy is a misplaced effort to make money while continuing to let polluters emit planet warming gasses and that efforts should focus on reducing overall emissions above all else. In the Bahamas, a Constant Race to Adapt to Climate Change 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Officials have said the average temperature in Nepal was rising by 0.06 degrees Celsius annually, due in part to its location between China and India, two of the world’s heaviest polluters. Britain’s record holding climber says Everest is 'dry, more rocky' 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z In Sacramento, she confronted politicians who sought to dump prisons and polluters in her Eastside district. Gloria Molina, Chicana who blazed paths across L.A. politics, dies 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z He pointed to industrial and corporate polluters, who he said leave cleanup duties to citizens and government. 77 tons less trash made it into the ocean thanks to this experimental L.A. County device 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, far-worse polluters such as vehicle exhaust and heavy industry get a longer time to adjust. Column: In Newport Beach, an old ferry company navigates choppy waters toward zero emissions 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z “As a small island developing state, we may not be a major polluter, but we will be the first to be impacted,” she said. In the Bahamas, a Constant Race to Adapt to Climate Change 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z The winners fought to turn the tide at the grassroots level, working to restore wilderness areas, take polluters to court, and protect biodiversity. How Winners of the ‘Green Nobel’ Are Protecting the Environment 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Critics will also say the biggest polluters are China and India, so America’s efforts don’t matter. Time to kick the oil addiction before climate change overwhelms us 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z There’s only so much small farmers in a small country can do, if the world’s biggest climate polluters, led by the United States and China, fail to reduce their emissions. Meet the Climate Hackers of Malawi 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Some of the state’s biggest polluters must participate in quarterly auctions and buy allowances for the greenhouse gases they emit. WA budgets $2B to cut greenhouse gas emissions; here’s where money will go 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The new analysis could give more ammunition to those urging polluter nations to pay for the economic damage attributable to their emissions. Climate Change’s Fingerprints Turn Up in Parched East Africa 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z That includes regulations and other efforts to hold polluters accountable. New tech could one day scrub ‘forever chemicals’ from your tap water 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z The legislation would essentially shift the burden of proof from communities to polluters. Opinion: I grew up next to an L.A. oil well. California can protect others from what I went through 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z But plans to fine water companies for dumping sewage were recently announced by Environment Secretary Therese Coffey as part of a raft of measures to "make polluters pay". Local elections 2023: How sewage topped the political agenda 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z President Barack Obama initiated the Major Economies Forum as a way to get the world’s biggest economies and polluters talking among themselves about emissions cuts. Biden touts U.S. efforts as oil overshadows climate summit 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z “This means rich nations and big polluters paying their share to bring the fund to life and to ensure that adequate money reaches those affected on the ground before it is too late.” Climate Change’s Fingerprints Turn Up in Parched East Africa 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The EPA directed its regional offices to inform communities near the biggest polluters of the risks they faced. EPA targets cancer-causing emissions from medical sterilization facilities 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Others, however, have harsher words for something they consider little more than "rank deception" from big polluters. Inside climate activists’ uneasy relationship with ‘net-zero’ 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z The board dismissed allegations that it does not actively pursue polluters and said it ensures no untreated waste liquids are discharged into the river. India residents try to save a river, officials deny problems 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gases generated by the United States, the second biggest polluter on the planet behind China. E.P.A. Is Said to Propose Rules Meant to Drive Up Electric Car Sales Tenfold 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Still, projected emissions from Willow would be a small fraction of the 5.6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emitted annually by the United States, the second biggest polluter on the planet after China. In Pristine Alaska, an Oil Giant Prepares to Drill for Decades 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z It could even lead to penalties for the biggest polluters. The tiny island nation of Vanuatu just scored a big climate win 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Levin said polluters too often use poorly regulated and opaque "junk offsets" to delay the absolute emissions reductions required to combat climate change. Inside climate activists’ uneasy relationship with ‘net-zero’ 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z In the coming days, ministers are expected to announce their plans to "make polluters pay" - addressing all sources of pollution, including from chemicals used in farming and plastics. Unlimited fines for water companies dumping sewage 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Along with taking broader steps to address climate change and its impacts, agencies need to ensure polluters clean up toxic sites, rather than just capping them and hoping for the best. It’s not just oceans that are rising. Groundwater is, too 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z A conservative government repealed that tax in 2014 and has since rejected any climate policies that would make polluters pay. Australia makes biggest carbon polluters curb emissions 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z “While Democrats delivered historic wins for the American people by passing historic climate legislation, Republicans are actively working to undermine that progress and do the bidding of their polluter friends,” Pallone said. House GOP pushes sprawling bill to ‘unleash’ American energy 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Under ideal conditions, a third party evaluates these offsets and converts them into "credits" polluters can use to claim that some of their emissions have been neutralized. Inside climate activists’ uneasy relationship with ‘net-zero’ 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z “We really need to fix our regulatory system as well as accountability system so that polluters like this are not getting off without paying for the harm that they cause,” Olson said. What’s known about Philadelphia’s drinking water after chemical spill 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z The cap would be reduced over time as polluters scaled back their emissions. Australia steps toward making big polluters reduce emissions 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z She added that it was a tried-and-tested policy based on successful schemes around the world, where the polluter pays instead of the picking up a bill for rubbish. Coca-Cola and AG Barr in recycling scheme plea to new FM 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Requiring publicly traded companies to disclose their climate-related financial risks could also accelerate decarbonization by making polluters without credible transition plans unattractive to investors. The IPCC says we need to phase down fossil fuels, fast. Here’s how the US could do it 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z It also sets faster decarbonization timelines for the biggest historical polluters and demands that they pay reparations to communities most harmed by the extraction and burning of fossil fuels. Inside climate activists’ uneasy relationship with ‘net-zero’ 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Details: The world’s two biggest polluters, China and the U.S., continue to approve new fossil fuel projects. Your Tuesday Briefing 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Big polluters would be able to buy carbon credits to help achieve their emission reduction targets. Australia steps toward making big polluters reduce emissions 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z The report comes as the world’s two biggest polluters, China and the United States, continue to approve new fossil fuel projects. Earth to Hit Critical Warming Threshold by Early 2030s, Climate Panel Says 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z It felt to him like “leasing out my brain to a big plastic polluter.” The next frontier in farming? The ocean 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z For the first time, the EPA has also included three western states in the regulation — California, Nevada and Utah — where industrial polluters contribute to smog levels in states to the east. Power plants must cut pollution crossing state lines, new EPA rule says 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Funds must act to prevent fossil fuel expansion, require polluters take meaningful action on decarbonisation and divest from companies that don't, the report said. Australia's biggest pension funds not doing enough on climate, activist investor says 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z But polluters that use carbon credits to achieve more than 30% of their abatement would have to explain why they were not doing more to reduce their own emissions. Australia steps toward making big polluters reduce emissions 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z “Instead of coming from the pockets of water and wastewater customers and utilities, the polluters should be held directly responsible for the cleanup costs.” EPA proposes rules to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Researchers are studying just how much carbon dioxide can be sequestered by seaweed farms as investors eye them as a new source of carbon credits for polluters to offset their greenhouse gas emissions. The next frontier in farming? The ocean 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z The agency’s own estimates show the new limits would cost industrial polluters millions of dollars and, once fully implemented, would increase the cost of electricity production by slightly more than 1 percent. Power plants must cut pollution crossing state lines, new EPA rule says 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Democrats call the GOP package a “polluter giveaway bill to fast-track dirty energy.” House Republicans make boosting energy top priority with first bill out of the chute 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Regan said the plan will protect communities from exposure to chemicals that are known to be dangerous and hold polluters accountable. Biden Administration to Restrict Cancer-Causing ‘Forever Chemicals’ 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The United States, the second-biggest polluter on the planet after China, emits about 5.6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. How Biden Got From ‘No More Drilling’ to Backing a Huge Project in Alaska 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z But the world’s No. 1 polluter, China, has made much more modest promises. Not dead yet: World can’t quit fossil fuels yet, Egyptian minister says 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z And toxic runoff from traffic on our roads is the biggest water polluter in the Puget Sound area. Housing solutions are climate solutions 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z White House officials say the EPA lacks the adequate staff needed to crack down on polluters. Biden wants to beef up EPA staff with 2,400 new agents 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z A chemical odor can still be smelled in East Palestine at times, she said, adding: “Congress must hold accountable Norfolk Southern and these polluters and companies that run these train bombs through neighborhoods like ours.” Norfolk Southern CEO bringing apology, aid to Senate hearing 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z The change is part of the Biden administration’s broader agenda to toughen regulations governing industrial polluters that benefited from a more permissive environmental regime under President Donald Trump. More coal plants could shut down under EPA’s new water pollution rule 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z While there are no repercussions for the polluters, the same likely will not be the case for the people who eat the plastic-filled seafood. Ocean plastic pollution is filtering up into the fish that we eat 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Last week, businesses and other polluters logged on to the state’s auction website within a three-hour window and entered bids. WA’s first greenhouse gas allowance auction raises estimated $300 million 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z And Costa Rica will continue to pressure developed countries — the planet’s biggest polluters — to compensate countries doing more than their share to store carbon. Costa Rica ponders ways to sustain reforestation success 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z People may not think of homes and other buildings as big polluters, but in California, they are filled with appliances such as dryers, stoves, furnaces and water heaters that are overwhelmingly fueled by natural gas. Editorial: Bay Area making climate change history by phasing out sales of gas furnaces and water heaters 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z In 2021, global coalition Break Free From Plastic named Coca-Cola as the world's worst plastic polluter for the fourth year in a row. Nordea's ESG funds have little thirst for Coke, Pepsi 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The results of the first auction, or how much money it raises, will be released in early March, and polluters’ allowances aren’t due back to the state until fall 2024. Emitting greenhouse gases in WA? Here’s who will need to pay up to pollute 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Some polluters, like natural gas utilities and oil refineries initially get a generous portion of their allowances free, but are required to buy more if they plan to release greenhouse gasses above the allotted levels. WA’s first greenhouse gas allowance auction raises estimated $300 million 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Then, carbon credits associated with those projects could be sold as offsets under the state’s new carbon-pricing scheme which requires the state’s biggest polluters to pay for and reduce their emissions. WA auctions off more ‘old’ forest in $2.8 million sale 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z While defending proposed budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency, Perry criticized the agency's Chesapeake Bay cleanup plans, claiming only certain polluters were targeted while other culprits were unfairly ignored. The rise of Rep. Scott Perry: The most dangerous insurrectionist you've never heard of 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z Far worse polluters are lumber manufacturers, glass producers and even the gas stoves that so many Californians use. Column: Why California's anti-chromers can't see the forest for the trees 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z In the meantime, some polluters are mapping out their own path to net-zero. Emitting greenhouse gases in WA? Here’s who will need to pay up to pollute 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z "It is unfair to ask young players to be a running billboard for big climate polluters threatening their future." What's happening in Green Football Weekend? 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Countries that have pumped greenhouse gases into the atmosphere for decades must link a loss and damage fund to steady streams of money coming from current carbon polluters, Malik said. Rich nations pledged to pay for climate damages. Where’s the money? 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Those credits, typically distributed in April and October, come from a state program requiring industrial polluters to buy carbon offsets from the California Air Resources Board. Is your gas bill through the roof? Relief may be on the way 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z In 1981, he was named “Environmentalist of the Year” by Minnesota’s Sierra Club, but took campaign contributions from corporate polluters. Dave Durenberger, Censured by Senate in Ethics Breach, Dies at 88 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z And not all polluters are treated the same. Emitting greenhouse gases in WA? Here’s who will need to pay up to pollute 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z A study of oil refineries nationwide ranked the Chevron El Segundo facility on Santa Monica Bay as the largest water polluter for nitrogen and selenium in 2021, compared to 80 other oil operations. Study of U.S. oil refineries ranks Chevron El Segundo as worst emitter of two water pollutants 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The enforcement unit is prosecuting fewer polluters than at any time in the past two decades. Depleted Under Trump, a ‘Traumatized’ E.P.A. Struggles With Its Mission 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z The federal government, however, has taken a different approach after two decades' worth of abandoned attempts to make polluters pay for their emissions. Washington state just started capping carbon emissions. Here’s how it works 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z “The industry is trying to minimize its impact on the environment and no longer be the biggest polluter.” Designers look to nature, landfills for new decor materials 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z A true accounting of how Washington might fare against the state’s biggest polluters won’t be known for years. Emitting greenhouse gases in WA? Here’s who will need to pay up to pollute 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z One answer involves the largest historical polluters paying climate reparations to those most affected by pollution. Climate reparations: It's the right thing to do — and will create a better world for everyone 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z "But this data needs to be used to hold polluters to account and to invest in improvements to the way our rivers are managed." Citizen scientists join fight to clean up rivers 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z The exception was a response to concerns that big polluters might pick up their business and move to another state where they didn't have to pay for their emissions. Washington state just started capping carbon emissions. Here’s how it works 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z They say Colorado rarely denies permits to polluters, even in areas where harmful ozone already exceeds federal standards. EPA investigating Colorado for discriminatory air pollution 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Many major polluters pay tropical countries to keep rainforests standing. In Peru, Kichwa tribe wants compensation for carbon credits 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z It’s common now for major climate polluters to pay tropical countries to keep rainforests standing. In Peru, Kichwa tribe wants compensation for carbon credits 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Doing so makes each ton of carbon dioxide that’s released into the atmosphere more expensive for polluters. EU reaches deal on emissions trading, social climate fund 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z She said her top priorities in the upcoming legislative session, which begins next month, would include raising fines for unlawful emissions and giving local governments more power to push back against polluters. New data show Houston-area communities are being flooded with chemicals 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z In July, the agency also said the state had issued permits for a mine, oil and gas wells and other small polluters even though they could contribute to violations of federal air quality standards. EPA investigating Colorado for discriminatory air pollution 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z And don’t forget China’s status as the world’s biggest polluter — a fact that The Times’ editorial board believes can no longer be ignored by the president and his left-wing allies. Guy Taylor & Ben Wolfgang launch Threat Status 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z The resulting price increase is supposed to wean polluters off fossil fuels and incentivize investments in clean energy. WA sets price limits for new carbon-trading market 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z The book paints Big Oil and other large polluters, along with some government agencies, with a flat brush; these private- and public-sector entities are described simply as pro-pollution. Review | What environmental progress looked like in America, not so long ago 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z According to a report by Environment Texas and the Environmental Integrity Project, polluters in Texas were fined for less than 3 percent of nearly 25,000 illegal chemical releases between 2011 and 2016. New data show Houston-area communities are being flooded with chemicals 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Developed countries want to expand the donor base to include wealthy developing countries and major polluters. COP27 is over. What did it achieve? 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Jean-Baptiste de Franssu, the president of the Vatican Bank, said dangerous investments included gambling sites, dirty gas polluters, war profiteers and “adult entertainment, as they say.” Catholic Church Issues Guidelines for Ethical Investing 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z On one side are developed countries in the G7, which include the wealthiest nations and largest historical polluters. Inside the COP27 fight to get wealthy nations to pay climate reparations 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z But while Oregon was ahead of its neighbors, state regulators took few steps to ensure polluters actually met the state's new limits. The U.S. promised tribes they would always have fish — but the fish they have pose toxic risks 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Dealing with space debris requires cooperation and trust among countries, especially the top polluters — the United States, China and Russia. For rivals Japan and China, the new space race is about removing junk 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Attempts during the talks to push for steeper carbon reductions fell flat in the face of resistance from large polluters and producers of fossil fuels, including Saudi Arabia and China. COP27 Summit Yields ‘Historic Win’ for Climate Reparations but Falls Short on Emissions Reductions 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z The United States refused to adopt the resulting Kyoto Protocol, which also left out big polluters such as China that saw it as an unacceptable surrender of their sovereignty. Opinion | The Egypt climate conference showed progress on warming is in jeopardy 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z “COP27 has sent a warning shot to polluters that they can no longer go scot-free with their climate destruction,” he said. COP27 leaves world on dangerous warming path despite historic climate fund 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z For as many as half the contaminants at issue, the state said it didn't have the technology to measure whether polluters met the new stricter criteria. The U.S. promised tribes they would always have fish — but the fish they have pose toxic risks 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z It was recently ranked the world's biggest plastic polluter for the fourth year straight. Experts say COP27’s ‘plastic waste pyramid’ is focusing on the wrong solution 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z The world’s biggest polluters must must now live up to their promises and pay into the fund. Pakistan welcomes ‘loss and damage’ deal inked at UN summit 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z There was no call for major developing world polluters like China and India to cut their emissions sooner. Success or COP-out: How do this year’s climate talks rate? 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Now China leads the world’s production of solar and wind energy while the U.S., the second highest polluter of greenhouse gases, helps to destroy our environment and that of innocent victims in less developed countries. Climate crisis: Petroleum production is not the answer 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z It let more than 80% of polluters operate with expired permits, meaning they weren't even being held to new standards. The U.S. promised tribes they would always have fish — but the fish they have pose toxic risks 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z The United States, historically the world’s biggest polluter, has resisted the idea of compensation for climate-related disasters, fearing it could face unlimited liability. Split Between Rich and Poor Nations Deadlocks Climate Talks 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z The project, which U.S. climate envoy John Kerry announced last week, met resistance from some governments and civil society organizations who said further carbon credit systems have the potential to allow polluters to continue polluting. Foundations call for cooperation, some new pledges at COP27 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Heavy polluters China and India, however, argue they should not have to contribute because they are still officially considered developing nations. Climate negotiators in Egypt say they remain far from a deal 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Yet small island nations are talking about killing any deal if they don’t get cash for the climate disasters they argue were brought on on by rich polluters. Lines in the sand need redrawing to reach climate deal 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Additionally, most of the contamination affecting fish, the DEQ said, comes not from those polluters but from runoff and erosion from industries like agriculture and logging. The U.S. promised tribes they would always have fish — but the fish they have pose toxic risks 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z In the 1960s and '70s, environmental activists brought attention to how polluters were setting rivers on fire, spilling oil into the ocean, and spraying pesticides everywhere. It’s not just Coca-Cola: Corporations have co-opted the UN climate talks 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The final rule signed Monday would ensure polluters stay within federally established levels of chemicals or conditions in a body of water that are not expected to cause adverse health effects. Feds restore WA water quality standards for chemical discharges 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z “Yes, we need to talk to the high polluters. We need to talk to those flying their private jets to COP,” she said. At COP 27, an artist asks attendees to feel climate change — literally 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z But there are big differences among negotiators over whether all big emitters should pay; heavy polluters China and India are arguing they should not have to contribute because they are still officially considered developing nations. Lines in the sand need redrawing to reach climate deal 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z China and the U.S. are the world’s No. 1 and 2 climate polluters. China, US to resume climate talks halted after Pelosi trip 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z “It’s forbidden to fish, but it’s allowed to lay infrastructure for the gas rigs and for oil ships and polluters to enter the marine reserves,” said Sami Ali, spokesman for the Israel Fisherman’s Union. Israel rushes to protect marine life as Mediterranean warms 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z Campaigners including Greenpeace have criticized offsets as a figleaf for polluters who want to avoid cutting emissions. COP27: Talks on carbon market rules off to slow start 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z With impacts from climate change already felt across the globe, particularly by the world’s poorest, there has also been a push by campaigners and developing nations for rich polluters to stump up more cash. UN climate talks near halftime with key issues unresolved 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z The MoD was formally named as the polluter by Sepa, Scotland's environment watchdog, but the work continued to be hampered by delays. Dalgety Bay: How do you clean all the sand on a radioactive beach? 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z The letter argues that proclaiming 1.5 C as still possible may inadvertently encourage polluters and policymakers to continue delaying deep carbon cuts. The World Will Likely Miss 1.5 Degrees C—Why Isn’t Anyone Saying So? 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z “It’s only fair that wealthy polluters pay the most into climate loss and damage funds to help the most vulnerable countries adapt.” Climate Activists, Including Scientists, Are Arrested in Protests at Private Airports 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The issue of polluters paying for the climate messes they create around the world is likely to dominate difficult climate talks in Egypt this month. Rainn Wilson changes his Twitter name — sort of — for climate change 'stunt' 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z One way to raise additional cash and resolve the thorny issue of polluter payment would be for those countries that have seen an economic boom in the past three decades to step up. UN climate talks near halftime with key issues unresolved 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z A nonprofit backed by Al Gore says it can track individual polluters with satellites. Your Friday Briefing: Xi and Biden to Meet 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Scientists are using satellites to more specifically track polluters. Abortion on the Ballot 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z But the idea faced stiff resistance from environmental groups and climate experts, who said it would give polluters a license to keep polluting. US plan to tap businesses for green finance meets resistance 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z "We all know that the People's Republic of China, India - they're major polluters, and the polluter must pay," Browne said. COP27: Island nations want China, India to pay for climate damage 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z And if the small islands can’t get a global tax on fossil fuel profits, Browne suggested going to international courts to get polluters to pay for what they’ve done. Treaty against fossil fuels floated at U.N. climate summit 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Scores of other heads of state and government were scheduled to speak on Tuesday, but many of the world's biggest polluters - including the United States, China and India - were not on Tuesday's schedule. COP27: Big Oil must pay for climate change, poor nations tell rich 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z And relations between the two biggest polluters, the U.S. and China, have fallen to a new low. Your Tuesday Briefing 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Mohamed Adow, director of Power Shift Africa, a climate and energy think tank, called carbon offsets an “accounting trick” that paves the way for big polluters to carry on polluting. US plan to tap businesses for green finance meets resistance 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Many are pursuing cleanup and remediation efforts, with states suing polluters for compensation ranging from tens of millions to nearly a billion dollars. States take on PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ with bans and lawsuits 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z And relations between the two biggest polluters, the United States and China, have fallen to a new low. Tackling a Mega Crisis Amid Many Big Crises 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Under Hidalgo, both agencies have stepped up enforcement against industrial polluters. How voter suppression and gerrymandering by the Texas GOP derails environmental justice 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z "We should say clearly the rich countries - the top polluters - are the ones who are most to blame for endangering humanity." COP27: What are they saying at the climate summit? 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Major polluters including the United States and European Union have blocked poorer countries' past attempts to secure such funding, fearing liabilities for their historic contribution to the greenhouse gas emissions fuelling climate change. Belgium pledges climate 'loss and damage' funding for Mozambique 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z But in some states, leaders would rather see polluters than taxpayers pay for cleanup. States take on PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ with bans and lawsuits 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z One more thing to watch at the conference: “loss and damage,” diplomacy-speak for ecological reparations to developing countries from the world’s biggest polluters. A New Push for Business to Help Pay for Climate-Change Solutions 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z “The historical polluters who caused climate change are not showing up,’’ said Mohammed Adow of Power Shift Africa. World leaders gather to talk climate amid many distractions 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z The issue of polluters paying for their climate messes is called loss and damage in international climate negotiations. Loss and damage: Fight over human harm, huge climate costs 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z One of the law’s provisions threatens fines of up to $1,500 per ton of methane released, to be imposed against the worst polluters. Equipment that’s designed to cut methane emission is failing 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The leaders of China and Russia, the world’s first- and fifth-largest climate polluters, respectively, are planning to skip the event altogether, as are officials from many of the largest economies, including India and Australia. Five Tensions That Could Derail the COP 27 Climate Summit 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z But only a handful of major polluters have stepped up and promised more ambitious action, with China, Russia and Saudi Arabia among the major holdouts. As Other Global Crises Collide, Nations Converge to Address Climate Change 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Big polluters have strongly opposed demands for ‘loss and damage’ payments in the past, but observers say they’ve seen a softening of positions recently, including by the United States. War fallout, aid demands overshadow climate talks in Egypt 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z But the U.S. — the No. 1 historic carbon polluter — won’t agree to anything that sounds like liability, special envoy John Kerry said. Loss and damage: Fight over human harm, huge climate costs 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z What about China and the U.S., the world’s largest polluters? Your Friday Briefing: A COP 27 Preview 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Other complications include sharpening tensions between many of the world’s biggest climate polluters, a string of broken promises to lower emissions and failures to deliver money to people on the front lines of emissions-driven catastrophes. Five Tensions That Could Derail the COP 27 Climate Summit 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Devastating floods in Pakistan have fueled calls for developing nations to receive climate compensation from big polluters. Ukraine war: boost or setback for climate efforts? 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z “For us as civil society it’s also a place to call out these countries, to call their bluff, to put a spotlight on those polluters and raise our voices.” War fallout, aid demands overshadow climate talks in Egypt 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z That U.N. report had been one of the first to compare the emissions of livestock to transportation, and described farming as the bigger polluter. He’s an Outspoken Defender of Meat. Industry Funds His Research, Files Show. 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Passenger cars are a major polluter, accounting for 61% of total CO2 emissions from EU road transport. EU approves ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Bolduc said he trusts the state to take care of environmental matters and said federal efforts have been fruitless because the U.S. has been unable to hold China, Russia and other polluters accountable. Bolduc accuses Maggie Hassan of pushing voters into economic peril: ‘Granite Staters are hurting’ 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The world’s top two polluters, China and the U.S., have taken some action but have not pledged more this year, and climate negotiations between the two are frozen. Your Thursday Briefing 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Details: The world’s top two polluters, China and the U.S., have taken some action but did not pledge more interventions this year; climate negotiations between the two have been frozen for months. Your Thursday Briefing: Iran’s Protests Intensify 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z The world’s top two polluters, China and the United States, have taken some action but have not pledged more this year, and climate negotiations between the two have been frozen for months. Climate Pledges Are Falling Short, and a Chaotic Future Looks More Like Reality 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Environmental groups slammed the decision to let Coca-Cola be a sponsor, saying it’s one of the world’s biggest plastic producers and top polluters. COP27’s Coke sponsorship leaves bad taste with green groups 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z It calls on the organisation to "demonstrate that you reject greenwashing and sportwashing by major polluters" by withdrawing from the deal. Letter calls for British Cycling to end Shell deal 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Farmers say their very livelihoods are under threat and argue that they are being unfairly targeted while other polluters face less far-reaching rules. Dutch nitrogen mediator advises buying out biggest polluters 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The question of who bears the responsibility for climate action — individual consumers or corporate polluters — is a fraught and perhaps illusory one. What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z It could also ensure oversight of polluters who discharge pollutants upstream of federally protected waters. SCOTUS Hears a Case with Broad Implications for the Clean Water Act 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z “It will also make the polluter PR and greenwashing surrounding the talks that much more effective.” COP27’s Coke sponsorship leaves bad taste with green groups 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z She called it “completely bonkers” that the United States would harm its own economy “while we send manufacturing to a country that is one of the top polluters of the world,” referring to China. Florida’s Leaders Opposed Climate Aid. Now They’re Depending on It. 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Not industry, not utilities, not polluters, not any source that actually has an impact on emissions reductions — just a tax on all Virginians. Opinion | The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a bad deal for Virginia 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z “A fixation on voluntary action alone takes the pressure off the push for governmental policies to hold corporate polluters accountable.” What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z As it touted its carbon reduction initiatives, for instance, McKinsey had a roster of clients that included at least 43 major carbon polluters since 2010. Review | The scandals and hypocrisy behind McKinsey’s sterling reputation 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z AGL is the nation's biggest electricity generator and polluter and has come under pressure to limit fossil fuels. Australia's most-polluting coal plant to shut decade earlier than planned 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z He pointed to the Marshall Islands’ carbon levy proposal for international shipping that he says “will drive the transition to zero emission shipping, channeling resources from polluters to the most vulnerable.” Marshall Islands head: We must tame ‘climate change monster’ 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z As international executive director of Greenpeace, Morgan had called on holding major greenhouse gas emitting nations to account, and compelling them to foot the bill for the energy transition under the “polluter pays principle.” Ukraine war thrusts German climate action into spotlight 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Reclaim Finance says the ECB’s new method of weighting purchases means the worst polluters will still be accepted. Europe’s central bank to use climate scores as it buys bonds 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, so many years later, Michiganders are still protesting potential polluters like Enbridge's aging Line 5 oil pipeline. Americans are told to make "sacrifices" — but those at the top never have to 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z “The judge’s decision sends a message to polluters like Formosa that communities of color have a right to clean air, and we must not be sacrifice zones.” Louisiana judge tosses permits for $9.4B plastics complex 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The Court decided that the Act's "language, structure, and purpose" would never have left such a large loophole open to polluters. Are Hawaii’s beach showers in violation of the Clean Water Act? 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The new study reveals, however, that the bulk of this pollution comes from one specific group of polluters: the fishing industry. Thanks to lax regulation, fishing waste has created a huge trash island in the Pacific 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Success in Huaraz would mean that major polluters anywhere may be liable for the increasingly disastrous consequences of greenhouse gas emissions, experts say. A melting glacier, an imperiled city and one farmer’s fight for climate justice In Manhattan’s business district, you could theoretically allow in low-emitting vehicles and bar heavy polluters. Column: If New York City charges a $23 fee to enter Manhattan by car, is that fair to lower-income drivers? 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z These industries have made some progress in lowering emissions: Concrete companies have worked to reduce the amount of cement in their recipes, the biggest polluter in those mixtures. Climate Law a ‘Game Changer’ for Highways and Bridges 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z They were looking for the world's big polluters to step in. African leaders: Richer nations must pay more to prepare for climate change 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z Crucially, the rule would grant the federal government stronger authority to force polluters to pay for cleanup or — if the polluter is unknown or bankrupt — fund the restoration itself. Opinion | The EPA’s proposed rule on ‘forever chemicals’ is a long-awaited step forward 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z With the right plaintiff, Bals thought, perhaps their case could set a precedent for using attribution studies to hold polluters accountable. A melting glacier, an imperiled city and one farmer’s fight for climate justice He argued that California regulators were still putting too much faith in a cap-and-trade program that imposes a ceiling on emissions from large polluters but that has come under criticism for being too lenient. California Approves a Wave of Aggressive New Climate Measures 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z “You can’t get the population on board if the rich, who by the way are the biggest polluters, get exemptions,” Mr. Bayou said. French Tax Collectors Use A.I. to Spot Thousands of Undeclared Pools 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z "I think if we made the effort to leave Africa to come to Rotterdam, it would be easier for the Europeans and others to be here because they are the main polluters". African leaders: Richer nations must pay more to prepare for climate change 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z In addition, Superfund will get a boost from the bipartisan infrastructure law and Inflation Reduction Act, which reinstated taxes on polluters to fund cleanups. Opinion | The EPA’s proposed rule on ‘forever chemicals’ is a long-awaited step forward 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z Q: What about concerns these credits are an excuse for polluters to keep polluting? Pachama CEO talks holding carbon emitters accountable 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The proposed rule “requires the polluter to pay for violating the law.” EPA finally moves to label some ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Mark Ruffalo, the actor and activist, issued a statement saying the move will hold chemical polluters accountable. E.P.A. to Designate PFAS, or ‘Forever Chemicals,’ as Hazardous 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z The collaboration is one example of how the organization will at times partner with polluters that work against the interests of the communities the agency is supposed to help. Harvey Hit 5 Years Ago. Its Floodwaters Did Not Strike Equitably. 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z It also produced more than 6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2020, federal data show — making it the eighth-largest climate polluter among Western power plants. This power line could save California — and forever change the American West 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z The new law sets a cap on emissions that large polluters in Washington have to meet by 2023. WA Supreme Court rules against Tim Eyman in ‘cap-and-trade’ case 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z The listing will make it easier for the federal government to compel polluters to pay to restore contaminated sites and funnel taxpayer money into projects if the culprits cannot be found. EPA finally moves to label some ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Factories and cars also emit large amounts of nitrogen and have not been targeted, they say, although the government said that cuts associated with both polluters would be addressed in the future. Dairy Farmers in the Netherlands Are Up in Arms Over Emission Cuts 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z The federal government continues to be one of the largest polluters in the country. Opinion | Where is the accountability for burn pits? 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z The program is facing criticism over how large polluters in competitive industries are handled. Federal climate and inflation bill to bolster wave of new laws in WA 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Stiell has been a prominent figure at UN climate negotiations, often calling for the world's largest polluters to set more ambitious climate goals and to deliver finance promised to vulnerable countries, including small island nations. UN selects former Grenada minister as climate chief 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z "This giveaway to big corporate polluters would doom any progress that might result from the passage of this legislation." House passes Inflation Reduction Act 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z The US remains the second-biggest climate polluter in the world after China and has released the most greenhouse gas emissions historically. With the Inflation Reduction Act, the US brings climate goals within reach 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Stiell has been a visible figure at U.N. climate negotiations, often calling for the world's largest polluters to set more ambitious climate goals and to deliver finance promised to vulnerable countries, including small island nations. Former Grenada minister tapped as next U.N. climate chief 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The Climate Commitment Act will establish a cap on fossil fuel emissions and require almost a hundred of the state’s biggest polluters to participate in a carbon market. Federal climate and inflation bill to bolster wave of new laws in WA 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z The state cut a backroom deal with a polluter. Column: Did California give Boeing a pass on a major pollution cleanup? 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z While tiny on a global scale, New Zealand’s emissions were still rising before the pandemic, and it is one of the largest carbon polluters among developed nations on a per-capita basis. How New Zealand’s Climate Fight Is Threatening Its Iconic Farmland 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z China, India and Russia are the world’s biggest methane polluters, a recent analysis by the International Energy Agency found. Satellite data finds landfills are methane ‘super emitters’ 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z "It doesn't even compare, compared to the world's biggest microplastic polluters. More plastic comes from washing clothes and car tyres." Is there anything green about plastic grass? 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z The last two agreements the world made to battle climate change came only after the United States and China, by far the two biggest carbon polluters, made deals with each other. EXPLAINER: On China, US and climate, action, not talk is key 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z But Boeing successfully sued in federal court in 2009 to invalidate the law, arguing that it imposed tougher standards than other polluters faced in California. Column: Did California give Boeing a pass on a major pollution cleanup? 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Or it could hand polluters the means to pay their way out of the system and avoid meaningful reductions in harmful, planet-warming gases for years to come. 41 large polluters to get free passes in Washington’s carbon trading market 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Environmentalists criticized the Greens for rejecting a Labor bill in 2009 that would have made polluters pay for their greenhouse gas emissions through an emissions trading scheme because the Greens wanted deeper reductions. Australian government confident of emissions reduction law 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z His response is to be as open as possible, publishing all the pushback he faces, including bribes from polluters and letters from local governments demanding retractions. A Chinese artist fights pollution with rock music 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z In Georgetown, a south Seattle neighborhood literally surrounded by industrial polluters, the effects of extreme heat are often more pronounced. Heat wave serves WA a lesson in climate adaptation, mitigation 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The US, the world’s second-biggest climate polluter, has committed to halving its emissions this decade from peak levels under the Paris climate agreement. Wind farms could join oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Still, these polluters are only one piece of a vexing puzzle. 41 large polluters to get free passes in Washington’s carbon trading market 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Labor and the Greens agreed on legislation that imposed a carbon tax on 350 of Australia’s biggest polluters from 2012, but a conservative government removed the tax two years later. Australian government confident of emissions reduction law 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z In an interview last month, Brown said the attorney general should also assume a key role in tackling gun control, strengthening environmental regulations and prosecuting polluters. Brown wins in Dem AG primary, setting up historic November possibility 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z But Manchin repeatedly raised objections to the legislation known as the Build Back Better Act — questioning its costs and the scope of some of its proposals to penalize the worst polluters. Biden eyes climate emergency declaration as Democrats demand swift action 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z The tracker describes as “insufficient” the policies and actions of the world’s top two carbon polluters, China and the U.S., as well as Japan, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. Most major nations lag in acting on climate-fighting goals 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z If allowances are too cheap, large polluters might treat the entire program as a slap on the wrist. 41 large polluters to get free passes in Washington’s carbon trading market 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Big polluters, however, have also long resisted the idea that they should pay for the destruction their greenhouse gas emissions are causing around the world. Berlin hosts envoys for heart-to-heart talks on climate 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z In his campaign for attorney general, Shalleck focused on going after violent and repeat offenders, increasing funding and support for police, protecting victims’ rights and prosecuting polluters. Brown wins in Dem AG primary, setting up historic November possibility 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z If Wheeler’s track record of effectively dismantling environmental safeguards is any indication, it’s clear what comes next: a Virginia where polluters benefit and Virginians’ health and environment suffer. Opinion | Virginia’s clean-energy future is in peril 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z It contained a number of first-of-their-kind provisions, including one known as “citizen suit,” which provides the basis for individuals to sue polluters and governmental entities that fail to adequately enforce the law. The Clean Air Act Is a Model for Protections We Need More than Ever 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z But generous exemptions for more than 40 of the state’s biggest polluters in a forthcoming carbon market could push that goal beyond reach. 41 large polluters to get free passes in Washington’s carbon trading market 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z The move came as Walker took hits for his position that the United States does not need to do anything about air pollution or carbon dioxide emissions because China is a worse polluter. Warnock collects $17.2M, Walker $6.2M in Georgia Senate race 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Environmental Protection Agency power to remediate polluted sites through either actions or funds provided by the polluter that caused the contamination. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z “The average person currently sees the Netherlands as a nitrogen polluter, while we are also a food producer. It seems like people have forgotten that,” he told The Associated Press. Anger simmers for Dutch farmers who oppose pollution cuts 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Pennsylvania is one of the nation’s biggest polluters and power producers. Court blocks Pennsylvania’s carbon emissions plan 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z If the price of materials increases, the mill might struggle to absorb those costs and satisfy program mandates, which require polluters to emit less or pay the difference. 41 large polluters to get free passes in Washington’s carbon trading market 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Whitman says the ruling will also kill worldwide confidence in U.S. climate action—which could lessen the resolve of other big polluters, such as India and China, to cut their own emissions. Former EPA Chief: Supreme Court's Ruling Is a ‘Body Blow’ to the U.S. 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z They also said the attorney general should assume a key role in tackling gun violence, protecting abortion rights and civil rights, strengthening environmental regulations and prosecuting polluters. Democrats vying to be Md. attorney general have a long history 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Further out, the ECB also plans to limit the share of assets issued by high polluters that can be pledged as collateral by banks when borrowing funds from the central bank. ECB to revamp corporate debt holdings to favour greener firms 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z As it is, “there’s no easy fix from Congress from this mess,” Whitehouse said, blaming past court rulings on political donations for “the big, dark polluter money” he said holds sway in politics now. Court leaves dwindling paths for Biden’s climate mission 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z This development has come about as part of a decades-long well-funded and coordinated strategy by industry interests and their political allies aimed at protecting polluters and undermining public health safeguards. The Supreme Court’s Latest Decision is a Blow for Stopping Climate Change 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Schildtknecht said a drone will help her see areas in her watershed that are hard to reach by boat, record floods and find polluters. Enviros train drone pilots to find and pursue pollution 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Currently, Biden can try to use federal agencies like the EPA to crack down on polluters without relying on Congress. The Supreme Court is about to decide a major climate court case 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z The ECB will, however not exclude any company from its investment portfolio, hoping to give the big polluters an incentive. ECB to revamp corporate debt holdings to favour greener firms 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z Farmers argue that they are being unfairly targeted as polluters while other industries, such as aviation, construction and transport, also are contributing to emissions and face less far-reaching rules. EXPLAINER: Why are Dutch farmers protesting over emissions? 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Expect Beijing to be sharply critical of the idea, just as it has been of the EU’s planned “carbon border adjustment mechanism” - which also entails tariffs for polluters who don’t play by the bloc’s rules. Why Germany is pushing for a ‘climate club’ 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Expect Beijing to be sharply critical of the idea, just as it has been of the EU’s planned “carbon border adjustment mechanism” — which also entails tariffs for polluters who don’t play by the bloc’s rules. EXPLAINER: Why Germany is pushing for a ‘climate club’ 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z LNG facilities are substantial polluters, and regulation will be key to ensuring their emissions don’t pose big health problems for residents near the plants. Texas repeatedly raises pollution limits for Cheniere LNG plant 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z But it has also become the world’s largest polluter, with greenhouse gas emissions exceeding those of all developed nations combined. Your Friday Briefing: After the Quake 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z But in its pursuit of economic development, it has also become the world’s largest polluter, with greenhouse gas emissions exceeding those of all developed nations combined. Extreme Weather Hits China With Massive Floods and Scorching Heat 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z The overall goal is to put the EU on track to become climate-neutral in 2050 and to prod other major polluters, including the United States and China, to follow suit. In climate fight, EU lawmakers back stricter emission caps 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z “Now the agricultural sector is dismissed as a major polluter and that is not right,” he said. Dutch farmers clog roads on way to anti-government protest 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Less-developed countries that have not contributed much to global warming want wealthy, historical polluters such as the United States to pay for at least part of the damages caused by these losses. Fight over Damages Threatens to Derail Climate Negotiations 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z China emits about twice as much and is by far the world’s biggest carbon polluter. Opinion | To stop climate change, regulate carbon as a toxic substance 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z With its cousin, the Clean Air Act, regulators forced polluters to stop emitting nitrogen, phosphorus, mercury and other pollutants into the air. On the Clean Water Act’s 50th birthday, what should we celebrate? 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z They all still work, but are used only on special occasions because they take hours to fire up and are heavy polluters, said Nader Malkawi, a railway official and train conductor who organizes the trips. Rumbling Through Modern Jordan, a Railway From the Past 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z They patrolled the river for polluters and led cleanup crews. This departing Seattle activist helped save the Duwamish River. Here’s what he wants you to know 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z As a Justice Department lawyer under President George W. Bush, he oversaw that administration’s campaign to go easy on polluters and roll back environmental rules. Column: Trump's judges will keep moving the country to the far right for decades 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The smelter has also faced criticism as a big polluter. A factory wants to reopen making ‘green’ aluminum. Now it just needs clean energy. 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z If the region continues to experience massive port congestion, ships could become the area’s dominant polluters as early as 2024. Ship pollution is rising as the U.S. waits for world leaders to act 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z During the presidential campaign, Biden promised to crack down on polluters, reversing two decades of declines in inspections, criminal investigations and charges against polluting factories, power plants and other facilities. Biden wants to rebuild the EPA. He doesn’t have the money to do it. 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z And since the US is currently the world’s second-biggest climate polluter after China, the action it takes next matters a lot for the entire planet. The US has fallen way behind on climate goals 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z When Washington state implements its Climate Commitment Act in 2023, polluters will buy or trade carbon-use credits; then the statewide supply of credits will shrink each year, which presumably lowers total pollution. How a Sound Transit contractor is trying to make light-rail construction easier on the environment 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z American emissions did fall substantially over the full 10-year period examined, which also included most of the Obama administration and its efforts to regulate emissions, and the nation continues to outperform other major polluters. Trump Policies Sent U.S. Tumbling in a Climate Ranking 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z She has sensible proposals to prioritize environmental protection, by going after polluters and ensuring the state hits its targets for reducing harmful emissions. Opinion | The Post endorses Katie O’Malley in Maryland’s attorney general Democratic primary 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z But lawmakers denied the agency an additional $59.7 million for the office to beef up its policing of polluters for the current fiscal year. Biden wants to rebuild the EPA. He doesn’t have the money to do it. 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z The two later met privately — the first face-to-face meeting between the top negotiators of the world’s two biggest climate polluters since the global climate summit last year in Glasgow. Corporations Pledge to Buy ‘Green’ at Davos Gathering 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z But for every other polluter outside of those hard-to-abate sectors, including Big Tech, the expectation is that they should prevent the vast majority of — if not eliminate — their emissions. Big Tech is pouring millions into the wrong climate solution at Davos 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z A new program launching in January will put a cap on fossil fuel emissions and require nearly a hundred of the state’s biggest polluters to partake in a carbon trading scheme. WA will soon put a price on carbon emissions for its biggest polluters. Here’s how it will work 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z The country's biggest polluters in mining, oil and gas and building materials face a gradual tightening of allowed carbon emissions, while Labor aims to boost demand for electric vehicles and speed up renewable energy developments. Analysis: In sharp switch, Australia votes for climate action 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z But Polis, a wealthy tech entrepreneur, last year threatened to veto a proposal that might impose per-ton emission fees on polluters. In US, states struggle to replace fossil fuel tax revenue 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Officials said that over time, money collected from polluters would pay for the programs rather than taxes from households. New Zealand to help pay for cleaner cars to reduce emissions 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z The burning of fossil fuels extracted from public land and in federal waters accounts for 25 percent of the greenhouse gases generated by the United States, which is the planet’s second biggest polluter, behind China. Biden Administration Cancels Drilling Sales in Alaska and Gulf of Mexico 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Critics say allowances enable polluters to kick the can down the road by delaying immediate, meaningful cuts in fossil fuel consumption. WA will soon put a price on carbon emissions for its biggest polluters. Here’s how it will work 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z The number of big polluters setting targets to cut CO2 emissions has reached a "critical mass", a UN-backed report has said. 'Critical mass' of polluters setting carbon targets 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z "And it might allow polluters to keep polluting. It's like: 'Watch my beautiful blue carbon project over here, while I'm not doing anything about my emissions over there.'" Companies can soon start paying the Bahamas to store carbon in the ocean 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z The Department of Justice, or DOJ, is launching its first-ever Office of Environmental Justice, which will coordinate with other federal agencies to bring cases against polluters, prioritizing the communities most affected by environmental harms. A new Office of Environmental Justice is announced 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z Justice Department on Thursday launched a new environmental justice office to oversee cases involving the discriminatory impact of pollution, and said it would once again use supplemental environmental projects in civil settlements with polluters. U.S. DOJ to tackle discriminatory impacts of pollution 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z A rule being published in the Federal Register will restore the department’s ability to use Supplemental Environmental Projects, or SEPs, as part of settlements with corporate or industrial polluters. Biden to crack down on polluters in poor, minority areas 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z China, by far the world’s largest greenhouse gas polluter, has promised to peak its emissions before 2030 as it shifts toward a greener economy. Pandemic, war, politics hamper global push for climate action 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z "Letting polluters rake in obscene profits at the expense of consumers and the climate is simply unconscionable. It's time to send Big Oil an invoice." "Big Oil is intentionally profiteering from the war": Exxon profits double after Putin's invasion 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z These projects allow polluters to fund local initiatives as part of settlements for breaking environmental laws. A new Office of Environmental Justice is announced 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z Canada, for example, imposes fuel charges on individuals and also makes big polluters pay for emissions. EXPLAINER: Can climate change be solved by pricing carbon? 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z There seems to be a positive trend toward urging large corporations who are major polluters to take responsibility and mitigate their ecological and climate impacts. Earth Day: Readers share their thoughts 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Approving the petition "would be consistent with the administration's stated priorities of protecting vulnerable communities from disproportionate harm from corporate polluters." Environmentalists target mountains of fertilizer waste 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Biden is choosing to stand with polluters over people at the expense of frontline communities and the future of the planet. "Ugly betrayal": Activists say Biden resuming oil, gas leases on public lands broke campaign promise 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Squabbling between the United States and China, the two biggest polluters, are among the backstage dramas delaying release of the report. High gas prices? They’re just what we need 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Vulnerable nations said the report showed big polluters have to step up their efforts. World hurtling to climate danger zone, brakes half-pulled 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z The new "polluter pays" rules, which are being adopted across the UK, would move the cost of dealing with packaging waste away from households and councils to the producers. Litter: Businesses face clean-up costs for dumped rubbish 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z “Corporate polluters are brazenly seizing on this crisis to secure decades of dependence on dirty energy, which will further devastate frontline communities and abandon any hopes for bold climate action.” The U.S. Will Increase Natural Gas Exports to Europe to Replace Russian Fuel 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z State officials have said the rules would protect rivers and streams that are vital to the state’s tourism and recreation industries, while creating flexibility in how nutrients get reduced by polluters. Lawsuit: EPA fails to protect Montana rivers from pollution 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z And yet, Kuwait remains among the world’s top oil producers and exporters, and per capita is a significant polluter. Kuwait, among world’s hottest places, lags on climate action 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z And even if they don’t, they are spewing methane, a heat-trapping climate polluter, into the atmosphere day after day, month after month. Opinion | Gas leaks in D.C. threaten health, safety and the climate 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z The second largest polluter in the Wye is untreated human sewage, dumped when water treatment works are close to capacity. River Wye: Concerns over pollution in Wales' rivers 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Every ton of fossil fuels kept in the earth is a blow against corporate polluters and petro-dictators. Build Back Better: Climate action 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z “Embracing polluters. Drilling even more oil, which only leads to even more extreme weather, more extreme drought, more wildfire.” Newsom promised relief from high gas prices in California. But don't expect much 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z “We need to be fighting polluters, not bolstering them,” Newsom said. Newsom wants tax rebate, touts ‘California Way’ of governing 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z “We need to be fighting polluters, not bolstering them,” Newsom said, “and in the process of so doing, freeing us once and for all from the grasp of petro-dictators.” Californians may get gas tax rebate to combat soaring fuel prices 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z We need to be fighting polluters, not bolstering them. Full transcript of Gov. Newsom's prepared remarks for his State of the State address 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Countries including the two biggest polluters - China and the United States - have ramped up their emissions-cutting targets. EXCLUSIVE U.N. climate chief: Ukraine crisis must not delay global action 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z The war in Ukraine and political considerations are complicating the efforts of the United States and Europe, the two biggest polluters in history, to slow down global warming — just as scientists warn of intensifying hazards. Amazon Is Less Able to Recover From Droughts and Logging, Study Finds 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Some of these polluters will have to pay for the release of greenhouse emissions, generating revenue that can be invested in a range of activities, including helping low-income people adjust to the clean-energy transition. David Giuliani, co-inventor of Sonicare toothbrush and a climate change activist, dies at 75 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z War and politics are complicating the efforts of the two biggest polluters in history — the United States and Europe — to slow down global warming, just as scientists warn of intensifying hazards. War Abroad and Politics at Home Push U.S. Climate Action Aside 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z "The facts are undeniable. This abdication of leadership is criminal. The world's biggest polluters are guilty of arson of our only home." Dire United Nations report warns inaction on climate means death 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z “His record of working for corporate polluters and undermining environmental laws time after time made him unfit for this post, and we are glad the legislature, too, came to this conclusion.” Legislature OKs all Youngkin cabinet members but Wheeler 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z “The world’s biggest polluters are guilty of arson of our only home.” Humanity has a ‘brief and rapidly closing window’ to avoid a hotter, deadly future, U.N. climate report says 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z For existing pipelines, EnLink will transport carbon from refiners or other polluters at lower pressure to new pump stations, which will then raise pressure through new lines. N. America's old pipelines seek new life moving carbon in climate push 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z By seeking to limit the authority Congress appropriately gave agencies, the petitioners in this case have one overriding purpose: tipping the scales in favor of polluters. The Supreme Court Could Block Climate Change Protections 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z “As an environmental engineer, I spent many years cleaning up PCB contamination, and I know firsthand the costs these efforts can place on individuals and communities. We are holding polluters accountable.” New Hampshire reaches $25M deal with Monsanto over PCBs 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator said AGL is the nation’s largest greenhouse gas polluter, accounting for 8% of the nation’s total emissions. Australian electricity generator AGL rejects $5.8B offer 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z AGL, Australia's biggest polluter, has been hammered over the past few years by sliding power prices, with the influx of solar and wind power making coal-fired plants less economic to run 24 hours a day. Australia's AGL Energy rejects $3.5 billion offer, investors expect more 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Long-term polluters in industries such as construction, recycling, oil and gas shirked responsibility until 2014, when local advocacy groups successfully lobbied the EPA to increase regulations for riverbed cleanup and prevent further pollution. Seattle’s Sea Potential inspires young women of color with a mission to protect environment 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z The current case was brought because opponents of climate action are trying to limit the scope of how EPA regulates polluters going forward. The Supreme Court Could Block Climate Change Protections 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Shapiro’s spokesperson, Jacklin Rhoads, declined to answer questions about the “existence or substance of any discussions” connected to the case but said the state’s criminal environmental laws offer “limited tools” for holding polluters accountable. ‘Irreversible’: No easy fix for water fouled by gas driller 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z But she said the state’s criminal environmental laws offer “limited tools” for holding polluters accountable. ‘Irreversible’: No easy fix for water fouled by gas driller 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Environmental justice advocates have long argued against it, saying it does little to improve air quality for people who live next to large polluters. Saved pollution credits may hinder California climate goals 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z There was a time when the state’s GOP and the state’s biggest polluter — Dominion Energy — were perfectly aligned on the issues of climate change and clean energy. Opinion | On climate, Youngkin is no business leader 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z His selection by Youngkin has prompted a backlash from Democrats, environmental groups and a number of former EPA employees, who criticized his leadership as overly deferential to corporate polluters. Fight over Wheeler nomination broadens in Virginia 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z His selection for the Cabinet post provoked a backlash from Democrats, environmental groups and many career EPA employees, who in a letter characterized Wheeler’s leadership as “extremist” in its deference to corporate polluters. Senator: Youngkin seems ready to find Wheeler replacement 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The company was the world’s worst plastic polluter for the fourth year in a row in 2021, according to the global coalition Break Free From Plastic’s annual report released in October. Coca-Cola, criticized for plastic pollution, pledges 25% reusable packaging 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z It’s also a surprising nod to the fact that industrial powerhouse China remains the world’s biggest carbon polluter, even if this site’s furnaces have gone cold. GLIMPSES: The vibe’s industrial chic at Olympics Big Air run 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z It grouped the world’s worst climate polluters and biggest economies with some of the countries most endangered by the warming climate. Italian minister: Climate talks include fund governance 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z The session grouped the world’s worst climate polluters and biggest economies with some of the countries most endangered by the warming climate. Russia gathers with US, Europe on climate despite tensions 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z The EPA last year launched a probe of Texas' air quality regulator for not properly monitoring a big air polluter. Top U.S. oil states vie for carbon capture oversight to speed up permits 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z "The Supreme Court has repeatedly recognized this authority under the Clean Air Act, but now polluters and Republicans are throwing it into question with phony, cynical arguments," Castor added. Democrats file brief backing EPA in U.S. Supreme Court climate case 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The Green Raiteros program’s costs are covered mostly with hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants León cobbled together from state climate programs that industrial polluters are required to fund. A neglected California city reinvents itself with electric cars — and plots a road map for the nation 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z The US is the second biggest climate polluter after China. Congress weights cleaning up cryptocurrency mining in the US 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z A decade of "radical action" was needed to hold polluters to account and force investment in cleaning up rivers and seas to help fight climate change, he added. River pollution: Shake-up call for investigations in Wales 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z While BPA hasn't garnered the headlines of nicotine or carbon pollution, the polluters have still benefited from the dynamics of manufacturing doubt. "We're 15 years too late": Endocrine-disrupting plastic additive BPA is still in everything 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Power plants and vehicles are not the only major climate polluters for which Clean Air Act health concerns also mandate overdue attention. Is Build Back Better secretly the Green New Deal? 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z The U.S. military is one of the largest polluters in history, emitting more greenhouse gasses than 140 countries combined, according to a 2019 study by researchers at Lancaster University in England. This coastal town needs federal aid for climate adaptation. Instead it’ll get a military truck 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z To name names, the world's top historical polluter is the United States by far, followed by China and Russia. Code red, glacier blood, megadrought: The defining words of 2021 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z That was more honest than the Dec. 19 Local Opinions essay by Walton C. Shepherd, “A real opportunity for Youngkin to lead,” in which he claimed the money comes from “large polluters.” Opinion | There’s no longer any reason for Virginia to remain in RGGI 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Because it forces polluters to pay for their emissions, the effect is similar to that of a carbon tax. Opinion | Glenn Youngkin wants to take Virginia out of this climate program. It would be a terrible mistake. 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z “We were supposed to have this pot of money that would help move these things along. These cleanups don’t happen out of the goodness of the heart of the polluters.” After decades, some of America’s most toxic sites will finally get cleaned up 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z They are such heavy polluters that the Trump administration created a separate category for them, weakening the air pollution standards they had to meet. Manchin cites a blind trust to justify climate votes. But much income from his family’s coal company isn’t covered. 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z As a result, the price of credits that refiners and other polluters can generate has dropped sharply - thereby making it less likely that companies will invest in more production facilities in coming years. U.S. energy firms push states for carbon markets to spur renewable fuel growth 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z "We know who the polluters are. The same big polluters that are destabilizing our climate and driving sea-level rise," Raval said. Climate change expected to cause 400 toxic California sites to flood by 2100 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z They include producing convincing plans to cut emissions by 78% by 2035; and drawing up agreements to radically reduce so-called "embodied emissions" from major polluters such as steel and cement. COP26: UK 'nowhere near' meeting targets agreed at Glasgow climate summit 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z The law that established the Superfund program in 1980 gives the EPA the power to compel polluters to clean up their noxious messes. After decades, some of America’s most toxic sites will finally get cleaned up 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Target, Ikea, and Amazon were also among the top ten maritime polluters. Amazon and Target play ‘outsized’ role in port congestion and pollution, report finds 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Economists say the most effective way to cut emissions is to tax them, essentially driving up costs for polluters. House Passes the Largest Expenditure on Climate in U.S. History 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Soriano of the Air Resources Board said the agency has either adopted or plans to pursue emission regulations for all heavy oceangoing polluters. A sport-fishing boat pollutes 'as much as 162 school buses.' Will boat businesses survive regulation? 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z We’re going to fund the things that show empirically how pollution enters the world, and we’re going to hold polluters accountable.” California to expand emissions testing with new $419M center 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z The world’s largest polluter and consumer of coal produced 357 million tons of it last month, according to the data released Monday. China declares coal peak, India readies pollution lockdown days after U.N. climate summit 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Many local polluters originally favored a pollution regulation that had been in use since 1993. After years of delays, Southern California’s new smog regulation promises to save lives 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Q: Unlike with power plants and other big polluters causing climate change, transportation emissions stem from huge numbers of individuals making individual decisions. How an outdoorsy engineer is working to cut transportation pollution around disadvantaged communities 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z He is distrustful of the language used in the text about coal and fossil fuels because he thinks it provides get-out clauses to the biggest polluters. COP26 climate deal: 'It won't save us from drowning' 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z China’s currently the biggest climate polluter, followed by the US. "Deep regret": Global climate summit fails developing nations once again 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z “If this goes ahead, governments are giving big polluters a free pass to pollute under the guise of being ‘carbon neutral,’ without actually having to reduce emissions.” Climate talks soften stance on fossil fuel phaseout 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Instead of directly ordering every polluter to install specific clean-air technology, the program allowed facilities to purchase credits from other, cleaner facilities, which in turn allowed them to exceed their permitted emissions. After years of delays, Southern California’s new smog regulation promises to save lives 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z But there simply aren’t enough land and trees in the world to soak up the emissions that big polluters are planning.” Cop26 live: new draft tentatively welcomed as negotiations enter final day 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z A polluter must clean up a river, for instance. The Core Legal Strategy Against Opioid Companies May Be Faltering 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z There’s additional scrutiny on the United States, in part because of its outsized role as history’s biggest polluter, but also because of the stated commitments of the Biden administration to climate justice. Calls for climate reparations reach boiling point in Glasgow talks 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z A 2019 study from Brown University calculated that the US military is the largest institutional polluter in the world and produces more greenhouse gas emissions than 140 countries. GM is building a prototype for the US military based on the Hummer EV 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Armed forces are among the biggest polluters on the planet but are avoiding scrutiny because countries do not have to include their emissions in their targets, scientists say. Cop26: Australia brought nothing but ‘good coffee’ to summit, says former negotiator – day 11 live 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z The new Article 6 text gives polluters the right to scam by allowing indefinite double counting of an emission reduction that has only happened once - or may not have happened at all. Cop26 live: new draft tentatively welcomed as negotiations enter final day 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z The world’s top two carbon polluters, China and the United States, have pledged to increase cooperation on climate action in a joint declaration at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow. U.N. climate summit offers Boris Johnson a turn in the spotlight — with plenty of room for gaffes 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z The pact between the world’s two biggest polluters came as a surprise to the thousands of attendees gathered here for a United Nations climate summit. China and the United States Join in Seeking Emissions Cuts 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z And there’s China, whose dependence on coal makes it the world’s current biggest climate polluter. Saudi Arabia denies playing climate saboteur at Glasgow 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z While China is now the No. 1 carbon polluter and India is No. 3, carbon dioxide stays in the air for centuries. Diplomatic cavalry rides in to climate talks to resolve gaps 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z If this goes ahead, governments are giving big polluters a free pass to pollute under the guise of being ‘carbon neutral’, without actually having to reduce emissions. Cop26 live: new draft tentatively welcomed as negotiations enter final day 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Many big polluters have vowed to intensify their carbon cuts here over coming decades with some aiming for net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Tuvalu minister stands in sea to film COP26 speech to show climate change 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z One way to achieve that would be to encourage rich polluters in particular to update their emissions-cutting targets every one or two years, rather than every five years as now required by the Paris accord. A look at the state of play at the climate talks in Glasgow 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z The United States — the world’s worst climate polluter historically and a major oil and gas producer — gets plenty of criticism in its own right. Saudi Arabia denies playing climate saboteur at Glasgow 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z And the "polluter pays principle" should be a key strategy for all governments. COP26: What African climate experts want you to know 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z The US, the world’s second-biggest CO2 polluter, still needs to focus primarily on finding alternatives to fossil fuels so that it can prevent greenhouse gas emissions in the first place. The US has big, new plans to pull CO2 out of the air 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z And negotiators at the COP26 meeting will face a reckoning over the thorny issue of setting a price on carbon for big polluters. Europe Fears That Rising Cost of Climate Action Is Stirring Anger 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z Speaking before fellow leaders Monday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh raised the thorny issue of major polluters paying compensation for the destruction caused by global warming. Bangladesh’s villages bear the brutal cost of climate change 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Notably absent from those signing on, however, were some major methane polluters such as China, Russia, Australia and India. With methane and forest deals, climate summit offers hope after gloomy start 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Big carbon-emitting companies should be made to take responsibility and pay for the loss and damage they have caused as big polluters given they have generated profits for decades. COP26: What African climate experts want you to know 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Critics said the conference lacked impact without the participation of China and Russia, two of the world’s biggest polluters. Biden hails European trip as a success 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z It's responsible for about 2% of carbon emissions, meaning that if the industry was a country it would be the sixth biggest polluter, above Germany. Shipping boss: "Christmas will be safe" from shortages 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z As a major climate polluter and as the world’s second-biggest economy, China has been much talked about, but little seen, at the summit. China envoy defends emissions, criticizes US under Trump 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z The most significant new pledge on Monday came from India, the world’s third-largest greenhouse gas polluter. As major U.N. climate talks open, pleas for action to back up big promises 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z But China, now the world’s largest climate polluter, has not shifted its plan to peak emissions “before” 2030 — a target scientists say is not adequate to keep the planet on a 1.5 degree pathway. What Is COP26? And Other Questions About the Big U.N. Climate Summit 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Administration officials say the initiatives are being significantly hampered by the refusal of China and Russia, two of the world’s biggest polluters, to participate. ‘Decade of transformative action’: Biden urges world leaders to act on climate change 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z It’s another step toward potentially using Western markets as leverage to persuade China, the world’s top climate polluter, to ease up in its enthusiasm for coal power. US: Progress, if not breakthroughs, at climate talks 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z What incentive does China, the world’s largest polluter, have to act on climate? Blinken nudges China to ‘think about stepping up’ on reducing emissions 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z The U.S. can now tell China and other major polluters: “We set an ambitious goal. We’ve taken the first meaningful steps toward meeting that goal. What are you going to do?’ New framework bolsters Biden’s hand as climate summit begins 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z What action are the biggest carbon polluters taking? G20 in final push to reach deal on climate at Rome summit 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z In other cases, they set large emerging polluters, like China and India, against small vulnerable countries, including low-lying island nations in the Pacific and Caribbean, which want more aggressive action against emissions. The COP26 Climate Talks Are Opening. Here’s What to Expect. 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z |
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