E.P.A. to Charge Oil Companies First-Ever Methane Fee, but Will It Last?
The Biden administration is imposing a fee on large energy companies that spew excess methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
The Leaders of the World’s Top 13 Polluters Are Skipping COP29
The heads of the 13 biggest emitters, including the U.S., China, and France, will not be present at this year's U.N. climate ...
UN climate summit sees key leaders absent
World leaders converged Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference with plenty of big names and powerful ...
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Raised on oil: Azerbaijan takes the driver's seat in global climate talks but will 'black gold' legacy threaten its green transition?
The country is gearing up to take the spotlight as the host of crucial climate talks. In the second of a series in the run-up to COP29, CNA digs into how this fits with its role in prolonging fossil ...
There’s a mind-bending Soviet-era oil rig city ‘floating’ on the planet’s largest lake
Neft Daşları, meaning “Oil Rocks,” was the world’s first oil-drilling platform. In recent decades, its population has dwindled, while sections have fallen into disrepair and been claimed by the sea.
Earth's biggest polluters aren't sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes
World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big ...
ESG Watch: COP29 delegates look for rays of hope on climate action amid gloom about Trump victory
The timing of Donald Trump’s election victory, a few days before the opening of the COP29 global climate conference, could ...
COP29: Azerbaijan wants to improve its image without giving up oil
Nearly 30 dissidents, journalists and trade unionists have been arrested in recent months ahead of COP29, while the country ...
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Cop29 summit in Baku: Talks start with fight over agenda
The COP29 talks opened yesterday with calls for global cooperation and fresh warnings about climate disasters -- but ...
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There’s a mind-bending Soviet-era oil rig city ‘floating’ on the planet’s largest lake
The oil field sent its first tanker of oil back to shore in 1951 and ... the United Nations-backed climate conference taking place in Baku next week. Global leaders will gather to discuss tackling ...