In Clampdown on U.S. Methane Emissions, Belching Cattle Get a Pass
Agriculture, just as big a source of methane, isn’t getting the same tough treatment. The Biden administration said it would...
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Raskin Faces Senate Questions Over Views on Climate Change, Regulations
Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Biden’s nominee to become the government’s top bank regulator, defended her views on using financial regulation...
Exxon Pledges to Reduce Carbon Emissions From Operations to ‘Net Zero’
Exxon Mobil Corp. said it has set a goal to reduce or offset greenhouse-gas emissions from its operations to zero...
Business Is the Game-Changer at COP26 in Glasgow
The 2015 Paris climate conference mostly involved governments pushing businesses to cut emissions. In Glasgow, businesses are the ones pushing...
How the Financial Sector Is Addressing Climate Change—And Why It Matters
The organizations that lend, invest and regulate the world’s money are taking on climate change. There was a flurry of...
Democrats Drop Paid Leave From $1.75 Trillion Proposal
WASHINGTON—Democrats abandoned plans to include a paid-leave program in their healthcare, education and climate-change bill, according to people familiar with...
Steelmakers Grapple With How to Cut Carbon Emissions
A recent shipment of 24 metric tons of Swedish steel could mark the beginning of what the steel industry hopes...
IPCC Climate Change Report Shows Less Cause for Panic—But More Urgency to Act
The conclusion of the latest report by the United Nations advisory body on climate—that temperatures are rising, and some effects...
A quarter of humanity faces extreme water stress — and it’s poised to get worse, new report finds | CNN
CNN — The world is facing an “unprecedented water crisis” driven by soaring demand and the accelerating climate crisis, according...
