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 […]
Court Blocks Biden-Harris Methane Emissions Rule In Five States
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily halted implementation in five states of a Biden-Harris administration rule aimed at reducing methane emissions and minimizing natural gas waste on federal lands. U.S. District Judge Daniel Trainor issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from enforcing new rules that went into effect in […]
China Downplays International Hopes Of Beating Carbon Emissions Targets Ahead Of Meeting With Biden Climate Czar
According to Bloomberg, Chinese energy officials on Thursday dashed hopes that the country's carbon dioxide emissions had already peaked, following reports in July that the country would stop growing its emissions after this year. China's carbon dioxide emissions were reported to be roughly flat in July. Tracking China's carbon dioxide emissions are expected to fall […]
Air New Zealand Abandons Promises to Cut Carbon Emissions by 2030
It’s too hard and too expensive: That’s why Air New Zealand has abandoned its goal of reducing its carbon emissions by 2030. The airline said on Tuesday that a variety of challenges contributed to the decision. Delayed deliveries of more fuel-efficient aircraft and low prices for alternative jet fuel were the two main factors behind […]
Republicans should push to export energy, not emissions
When Republicans gathered in Milwaukee two weeks ago, they platform It extolls the importance of energy but is thin on specifics: There was a vague reference to “unleashing the energy of America,” but Republicans need to aggressively combat well-intentioned but ultimately destructive environmental, social and governance policies. It’s often said that the road to hell […]