Scottish government abandons flagship climate goal – POLITICO

McAllan said: “In this challenging context of cuts and U.K. backtracking [on green policies], we accept the CCC’s recent rearticulation that this parliament’s interim 2030 target is out of reach.” The Scottish government will also scrap its annual emissions reduction targets, which ministers have missed eight times in the last 12 years. They will be … Read more

Noida International Airport Partners With BPCL For Eco-Friendly Fuel Pipeline

Last Updated: April 18, 2024, 09:10 IST Noida International Airport Partners With BPCL For Eco-Friendly Fuel Pipeline. (Photo: Business Today) Noida Airport & BPCL join forces for eco-friendly aviation fuel pipeline, cutting emissions & boosting efficiency for a greener future. In a significant move towards greener aviation, Noida International Airport (NIA) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation … Read more

UK Energy Minister Graham Stuart quits government ahead of election – POLITICO

Instead, the Beverly and Holderness MP said he wanted to focus on “campaigning on local issues,” and that he looks forward to “fighting and winning the seat later this year.” Stuart has a near 20,000 majority, although recent polling analysis has shown that Labour could narrowly win the seat at the next general election, expected … Read more

Fate of giant carbon capture project still uncertain, but Pathways Alliance hopeful for deal with feds

Despite growing frustrations and prolonged negotiations with the federal government, a consortium of Canada’s largest oilsands companies is optimistic about having a “line of sight” in securing the certainty it needs from Ottawa to advance its proposed $16.5-billion carbon capture pipeline project. The Pathways Alliance is not expecting any new commitments in the upcoming federal … Read more

Coal India 3rd in list of global CO2 emitters | India News

NEW DELHI: Eighty percent of global carbon dioxide emissions since the Paris Agreement can be linked to 57 fossil fuel and cement producers in the world where the top three emitters are actually state-owned companies, including Coal India Limited which is ranked third in the list, shows a new analysis by a London-based think tank … Read more

‘We are losing the Amazon rainforest’: Record number of wildfires in parts of Brazil

Fire is sucking the life out of parts of the Amazon rainforest. In Roraima State, in northern Brazil, the number of fires in February were more than five times the average, according to data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, and blazes continued to burn through March. “We are losing the Amazon rainforest. These … Read more

Poilievre calls on Trudeau to meet with premiers opposing federal carbon price

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should convene an emergency meeting with the country’s premiers to discuss the federal carbon price, Conservative Pierre Poilievre wrote in a letter Tuesday. Poilievre circulated the letter following the $15-per-tonne increase to the consumer carbon price that kicked in on Monday. The scheduled increase added about 3.3 cents to the carbon … Read more

Canada is still backing the fossil fuel industry with billions, report finds

A new report says the federal government is providing billions of dollars in financial support for the fossil fuel industry, despite measures announced last year to limit certain types of subsidies for the oil and gas industry. The analysis, released today by the advocacy group Environmental Defence, estimated that Ottawa offered up at least $18.6 … Read more

Britain’s Conservatives go full Trump in London – POLITICO

With the party staring down the barrel of defeat in the general election due later this year, could the Tories be stealing from the Trump playbook to turn their dismal poll ratings around? Featuring heavy overtones of a Batman movie, the video posted to X (formally Twitter) is composed of clips shot in moody black … Read more