greenhouse gas

The European Union’s (EU) reputation as a global environmental leader is being challenged as it backtracks on its climate policies in response to widespread farmer protests. What Happened: The EU’s executive arm, the European Commission, has decided to revise its climate policies,...

Sony Group Corp.'s (NYSE: SONY) Sony Music, Universal Music Group NV (OTC: UMGNF), and Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ: WMG) have united to form the Music Industry Climate Collective (MICC) in anticipation of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai. The MICC aims to confront...

The investments of 125 of the richest billionaires in the world in carbon-intensive businesses result in as much greenhouse gas emissions as all of France, according to a new report, a new report showed.  What Happened: An analysis examining the carbon impact of the investments of 125...

Auction and resale marketplace company eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) has a commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by the year 2025. The company made progress in 2020 in a shared report called “our environmental footprint.” The Highlights: eBay reduced its greenhouse gas...

The growth of the biofuels market is having a significant impact on the demand for key feedstocks with producers chasing the same supply. The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that the biofuels market will grow by nearly 20% between 2019 and 2026. These changes are one part of the overall...

Many supply chain companies are setting net-zero emissions goals for 2050 or sooner to lessen the transportation industry's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. How will companies get to net-zero? Implementing aggressive emission-reduction strategies and adopting green technologies are great tactics,...

Environmental impact research by the Global Carbon Project suggests that global carbon emissions from greenhouse gas could fall by 2.4 billion tonnes in 2020, 7% less than in 2019, the largest decline on record. On an absolute basis, the research puts the figure of CO2 emissions at 34...

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) and Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) are setting goals to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, in part through a pledge with the global initiative Science Based Targets. The overall goal of the three railroads, as well as...

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions after legislative efforts to pass a cap-and-trade bill failed for the second year in a row. The directive seeks to cut carbon emissions by at least 45% below their 1990 levels within the next 15...

Five months after the Oregon legislature failed to pass a cap-and-trade bill, a coalition of environmental advocates has filed three petitions regulating carbon emissions for the 2020 ballot. One proposed measure would require the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 50%  below 1990 levels...

Nearly C$12 million will be available to Manitoba's trucking industry to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse emissions. The provincial and federal governments announced on June 10 that they will each offer up to C$5.9 million (the Canadian dollar equals US$0.75). The funds will cover...

The largest organizations in the world, including corporations with global supply chains, financial institutions, and governments are increasingly cooperating with each other on climate change. The 2015 Paris Agreement was signed by 196 countries that shared the goal of keeping the increase in...

An Australian court has refused permission for the creation of a coking-coal mine in New South Wales on the grounds that it would adversely contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and would set back the fight against climate change. Legal scholars are hailing the decision as a "hugely...