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More Extreme Weather Due to Record High CO2 Levels Last Year: Report
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level not seen in human civilization and "turbo-charging" the Earth's climate and ...
Businesses Need Clarity to Achieve Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
Despite business' efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, they are not set up for success, due to conflicting targets and abatement option availability, according to a new study by ...
BP Agrees to Expand Greenhouse Emissions Disclosures on Oil Investments
BP has agreed to broaden its disclosure on greenhouse gas emissions to show how it thinks future investments in oil and gas align with U.N.-backed climate goals, it said on Friday. Following talks ...
Liability Alert: Chevron Leads in Greenhouse Gas Production
Chevron Corp. has produced more greenhouse gases than any other fossil-fuel company, according to a study released as global climate talks continued today in Lima. Chevron edged out state-owned Saudi ...
Numbers Skewed in Debate Over Greenhouse Gas Regs: Economists
The Environmental Protection Agency calls its carbon rules an economic winner that will deliver more than $10 in benefits for each dollar spent on compliance. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says the ...
Shift to Hotter Climate Expected by 2047: Study
Billions of people could be living in regions where temperatures are hotter than their historical ranges by mid-century, creating a "new normal" that could force profound changes on nature and ...
U.S. Appeals Court Rejects States’ Challenge Over Climate Rules
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a legal challenge by Texas and Wyoming to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions. A three-judge panel of the ...
President Obama Speech on Climate Policy Expected Tuesday
President Barack Obama is likely to roll out a number of measures on climate policy, potentially including a strategy to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants, in a speech on ...