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4 nations urge EU to set end date for new CO2-emitting trucks

January 20, 2023

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 17, 2022. (YVES HERMAN / REUTERS) BRUSSELS – The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Luxembourg have urged the European Union to fix a date by which new trucks and buses sold in Europe must have zero carbon dioxide...

International

EU countries vote to weaken law on methane emissions

December 20, 2022

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Sept 28, 2022. (YVES HERMAN / REUTERS) BRUSSELS – European Union countries voted on Monday in favor of weakening the bloc's planned law to cut methane emissions in the oil and gas sector, weeks after the EU pledged...

International

EU agrees law to make airlines pay more for carbon emissions

December 8, 2022

A passenger walks past check-in counters at Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas airport Madrid on June 24, 2022. (OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP) BRUSSELS - The European Union reached a deal in the early hours of Wednesday on a law to increase the price that airlines have to pay when they...

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NEC and SINAI Technologies Collaborate to Create Pathways to Decarbonization

December 2, 2022

Tokyo and San Francisco, Dec 2, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - NEC Corporation and SINAI Technologies lnc., a software company that supports the transformation of companies and organizations to achieve their net-zero targets, will commence collaboration on businesses that support decarbonization in November 2022.In December 2021, NEC established...

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Pertamina, ExxonMobil agree to develop CCS for decarbonization

November 15, 2022

JAKARTA, Nov 15, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Pertamina and ExxonMobil have signed a cooperation agreement for developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) for cutting carbon emissions while supporting economic growth.Pertamina and ExxonMobil have signed a cooperation agreement for developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) as part of...

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Global CO2 emissions ‘to rise again’, climate goals at risk

November 12, 2022

Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant Niederaussem, Germany, in this Nov 2, 2022 file photo. (MICHAEL PROBST / AP) SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt – Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are on track to rise around 1 percent this year, scientists said on Friday, warning this would...

International

EU agrees law to expand carbon sinks for CO2 removal

November 11, 2022

Commuters drive on one of the main roads from the forests of the Taunus region to the city of Frankfurt, Germany, Nov 8, 2022. (MICHAEL PROBST / AP) BRUSSELS - The European Union has agreed to a law to expand its forests, marshes and other "sinks" that absorb carbon dioxide...

International

UN to hunt sources of climate-warming methane from space

November 11, 2022

This handout satelliste image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech shows a methane plume 3 kilometers long that NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation mission detected southeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico. The UN’s environment watchdog said on Nov 11, 2022 that it will launch a public database of global methane leaks detected by space...

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EU reaches deal on national CO2 emission cut targets

November 9, 2022

In this April 29, 2021 file photo, a coal-fired RWE power plant steams on a sunny day in Neurath, Germany. (MARTIN MEISSNER / AP) BRUSSELS - The European Union has agreed to a law that sets national targets to reduce overall carbon emissions by the end of the decade across...

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Pertamina supports Indonesia’s goal to reach net zero emissions by 2060

November 7, 2022

JAKARTA, Nov 7, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - State-owned energy company PT Pertamina (Persero) supports Indonesia's aspiration to reach net zero emissions by 2060.A screenshot of Pertamina's president director and CEO Nicke Widyawati during a panel discussion of UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt,...

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‘EU post-COVID emissions rise ends on cleaner, saved energy’

November 3, 2022

A view shows solar panels installed in the "eco-neighborhood" Clichy-Batignolles, one of several new ecological housing developments with low energy use and carbon emissions, in Paris, France, Oct 22, 2015. (BENOIT TESSIER / REUTERS) Gas emissions from the European Union's energy sector have ended more than a year of post-pandemic...

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UNEP: Bold emission cut measures needed for climate change

October 28, 2022

UNEP's Executive Director Inger Andersen addresses delegates at the 50th anniversary of the UN Environment Program in Nairobi on March 3, 2022. (TONY KARUMBA / AFP) NAIROBI / UNITED NATIONS – Community of nations must implement bold measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and avert runaway climate emergencies including floods,...

International

G7 finance leaders pledge to intensify climate efforts

October 13, 2022

WASHINGTON - Finance leaders from the Group of Seven on Wednesday pledged to increase emissions reductions efforts and climate support for developing countries despite energy cost and security challenges prompted by Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. The G7 finance ministers and central bank governors reaffirmed in a statement their...

International

Ships get older and slower as emissions rules bite

July 11, 2022

Vessels are parked along the anchorage near Pasir Panjang terminal port in Singapore on June 6, 2022. (ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP) LONDON - If shipping is the beating heart of global trade, its pulse is about to get slower. Faced with uncertainty about which fuels to use in the long...

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US Supreme Court limits federal power to curb carbon emissions

July 1, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, DC, on June 29, 2022. (STEFANI REYNOLDS / AFP) WASHINGTON – The US Supreme Court on Thursday imposed limits on the federal government's authority to issue sweeping regulations to reduce carbon emissions from power plants in a ruling that undermines President Joe Biden's...

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JLMAG Awards the First SGS PAS 2060 Carbon Neutrality Declaration Certificate in the Global Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Industry

June 30, 2022

HONG KONG, Jun 30, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - JL MAG Rare-Earth Co., Ltd. ("JL MAG" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group", SZSE: 300748; HKEX: 6680), a leading producer of high-performance rare earth permanent magnets ("REPMs") in China, is pleased to announce that the Company...

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EU lawmakers face hundreds of amendments in climate votes

June 8, 2022

Members of the European Parliament take part in a voting session during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on April 5, 2022. (FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP) BRUSSELS – The European Parliament will vote this week on a raft of EU climate change policies designed to...

Business

HKEX Signs MOU with CEEX to Explore Greater Bay Area, International Carbon Opportunities

March 24, 2022

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is today (Thursday) pleased to announce it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the China Emissions Exchange (CEEX) to explore cooperation in tackling climate change and promoting sustainability through carbon finance. Under the MOU, HKEX and Guangzhou-based CEEX will jointly explore...

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EU seeks breakthrough on climate change amid energy crisis

March 18, 2022

A picture taken on Jan 1, 2022 shows the European Union flag under the Arc de Triomphe on the Place de l'Etoile in Paris. (ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) BRUSSELS - EU environment ministers will assess their progress on negotiating a raft of new climate change policies on Thursday, with countries...

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EU ministers reach agreement on new carbon tax

March 17, 2022

A picture taken on Jan 1, 2022 shows the European Union flag under the Arc de Triomphe, on the Place de l'Etoile in Paris. （ALAIN JOCARD / AFP） BRUSSELS - The finance ministers of the European Union member states agreed on Tuesday on a "general approach" to a new tax...