President Joe Biden addressed the U.N. climate summit Friday with his Democratic party having survived a projected Republican “red wave” in the midterm elections — and in doing so protecting Read more
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Jeff Bezos helping fund U.N. effort to tag methane emitters with data from space
More help on tracking potent Earth-warming methane emissions will come from space, the United Nations said Friday, announcing a satellite-data system funded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, the U.S. government and Read more
Biden at COP27 on firmer footing, but world wants U.S. to lead on pollution cut
President Joe Biden addresses the U.N. climate summit Friday with his party surviving a midterm election “red wave” by Republicans — in the process protecting at least the bulk of Read more
6 U.S. mega banks behind a third of global funding expanding coal, oil and gas
The six major U.S. banks are behind more than one-third of the financing going to expanding fossil-fuel extraction, according to an update to a closely followed annual report by a Read more
Apple, Pepsi among newest to join alliance buying greener concrete and steel
PepsiCo Inc., Apple Inc. and Rio Tinto PLC can be counted among the newest members of a corporate alliance committing $12 billion to purchasing near-zero-carbon steel, aluminum, cement and other products with the intention Read more
U.S.’s Kerry wants to tap companies to fund developing world’s fossil fuel exit
The U.S. reportedly wants to launch a carbon credit program to tap the might of the world’s largest companies to fund a transition off coal, especially, but also oil and Read more
Sen. Pat Toomey accuses ESG ratings firms of ‘stonewalling’ Republican investigation
Companies that rate publicly traded stocks based on environmental, social and governance scores will come under heightened scrutiny if Republicans are able to take over Congress in the upcoming elections. Read more
Here’s where the big U.S. banks stand up and fall down on climate change
The net-zero emissions commitments from Wall Street’s banking giants was a significant step toward holding global warming in check, but in the almost two years since each of the U.S. Read more
Opinion: Wall Street CEOs confirm their allegiance to Beijing
China has been in the news plenty this year. First there was the controversy surrounding Beijing’s hosting of the Winter Olympics. And then the United Nations issued a report confirming China’s “crimes against humanity.” Read more
Farm groups rally against SEC proposal to report climate data
Big agricultural groups say a proposal from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requiring companies to report their carbon footprint could drive small farmers out of business. Skeptics say it Read more