New NYC ‘char broil’ rule would force restaurants to cut emissions by 75%
New York City officials are considering imposing emissions limits on popular grilling equipment in a recent move to combat climate change, arguing that such regulations could prevent premature deaths. The Blue State Department of Environmental Protection has proposed new rules to establish emissions standards for open-fire commercial charcoal grills, a commonly used meat preparation method […]
NYC restaurants flip out over new ‘char broil’ rule that would force them to cut emissions by 75%
Major Apple's restaurants claim that the new “charcoal grilling'' rules are completely half-baked. The city's environmental police could force restaurants that use charcoal grills to cut their smoke emissions by 75% or come up with new ways to prepare meat and fish. Restaurants that charcoal grill more than 875 pounds of meat per week will […]
UK gambling with climate targets over carbon capture, say campaigners | Greenhouse gas emissions
Campaigners say the UK government will set its own climate targets on the basis of claims that the Drax power station will produce “negative emissions” as new rules could mean carbon savings would be passed on to the US. He is said to be betting on The owners of a North Yorkshire power station have […]
Biden’s last-minute emissions goal could be quickly reversed when Trump takes office
President Biden has raised U.S. emissions reduction targets for the next 10 years, but the green energy push could be thwarted by the incoming administration of President-elect Trump. In 2021, Biden set a climate goal to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to 52% from 2005 levels by 2030. However, the Paris Climate Agreement, […]
EU should spare carmakers from ‘punitive’ emissions fines, says Scholz | Automotive industry
Germany's chancellor said the EU should refrain from “punitive” fines for carmakers that fail to meet emissions standards, heating up debate over the future of Europe's key industry. Olaf Scholz, who is running for election in February, will meet EU leaders in Brussels as Germany's largest carmaker, Volkswagen, plans unprecedented factory closures in its home […]
Toyota, Jeep, and the big emissions scam
impossible! That's what Jack Hollis, Toyota North America's chief operating officer, calls the requirement in California and 16 other states that 35% of 2026 model year vehicles be zero-emission or electric vehicles. California also added a 68 cents per gallon tax that goes into effect at the beginning of the year. The state is making […]
China’s CO2 emissions have peaked or will in 2025, say 44% of experts in survey | China
Almost half of the experts surveyed by the climate think tank believe that China's carbon emissions have already peaked or will peak in 2025. This reflects growing optimism about the country's green transition amid calls to take a leading position on global climate issues. action. A report released Tuesday by the Center for Energy and […]
EPA’s new rule to charge oil and gas companies for emissions could face a Trump reckoning
The Biden administration is moving to impose new fees on oil and gas companies for methane emissions, but opponents of the rule say such efforts may not last under incoming Republican leadership. Suggests. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday that it will “incentivize” the oil and gas industry to reduce methane emissions by imposing […]
Biden imposes new Methane emissions tax on way out of White House
President Joe Biden's Environmental Protection Agency finalized new rules Tuesday that would tax methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. The new tax stems from Biden's comprehensive climate change bill passed by Congress, known as the Suppressing Inflation Act, which includes a waste emissions tax provision. The waste discharge mandate was mandated by Congress, […]
House votes to repeal Biden admin EPA tailpipe emissions rules
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Friday approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's new rules on auto emissions that Republicans say will force Americans to buy electric vehicles they don't want and can't afford. The rules announced by the Environmental Protection Agency in March would impose the most ambitious standards in U.S. history […]