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SEC climate rule is a lose-lose for companies and climate leadership

Unsurprisingly, the Securities and Exchange Commission is facing legal challenges to its new climate rule after years of warnings from companies, investors, and activists alike. The novel rule, which forces publicly traded companies to report greenhouse gas emissions and exposure to other climate-related risks, goes well beyond the SEC’s mandate to protect investors and facilitate efficient capital formation.  Now that […]

Climate Radicals Arrested for Vandalising Palace of Versailles

Two radical climate change activists were arrested on Saturday for defacing France’s famous Versailles Palace with orange powder. In the latest stunt targeting works of art and historic sites, two activists from the collective Riposte Alimentaire (Food Response) have destroyed the entire Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, a baroque gallery that was […]

Britain’s climate action plan unlawful, high court rules | Green politics

The government’s climate action plan is illegal because there is no evidence that sufficient policies are in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the High Court has ruled. Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho is expected to draw up a revised plan within the next 12 months. To do so, the UK will need to secure a […]

‘Are You Going To Call Me A Sick Fu*k?’: John Kennedy Rips Climate Witness Over Repost Of Confrontational Group

Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy during a Wednesday hearing criticized climate researcher Geoffrey Supran over controversial posts he reposted on X, formerly Twitter. Supran in December retweeted a post by a group called Climate Defiance, which has made waves with its confrontational protests targeting corporate executives, Biden administration officials and prominent Democrats. Kennedy alleged Supran’s […]

Waste not, want not: How methane biogases can help us reach our climate goals 

The Biden administration is cracking down on methane emissions from oil and gas operations. Officially, they account for 28 percent of U.S. methane emissions; new research It shows that methane leaks are even worse than we thought. But we also need significant reductions in emissions from: Other major methane sources, including agriculture (currently accounting for […]

Climate activist charged after smearing paint on sculpture

alleged climate activist The paint on the case is dirty A lawsuit has been filed over a sculpture of 19th-century French artist Edgar Degas’s “Little Dancer, 14 Years Old” that is housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Joanna Smith, 54, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced by federal prosecutors in Washington, […]