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Shale gas and green transition: from the US, a self-debunking study Environment, News
Shale gas and green transition: from the US, a self-debunking study

U.S. research estimates that increased gas production in just over a decade has resulted in a reduction of more than 7 percent in emissions in the U.S. energy sector. But some aspects that have not been adequately considered – by the scientists’ own admission, call the research results into question

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Record high temperatures in 2024 led to rising energy demand Environment, News
Record high temperatures in 2024 led to rising energy demand

Weather contributed to about 15 percent of the overall increase in total demand and half of the annual increase in greenhouse gas emissions, a IEA report has found

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Carbon market legislation approved in Brazil. But 75% of emissions will be left uncovered Environment
Carbon market legislation approved in Brazil. But 75% of emissions will be left uncovered

The South American nation introduces a carbon credit market but places no limits on emissions from agribusiness. The new system thus excludes much of the domestic emissions

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Dieselgate bill may have exceeded $40 billion Environment, News
Dieselgate bill may have exceeded $40 billion

This is the gross estimate of the costs so far incurred by the major companies involved. For Volkswagen, the expense could be as much as four-fifths of the market cap

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Oxfam: how the ultra-rich are fueling the climate crisis and global inequality Finance, News
Oxfam: how the ultra-rich are fueling the climate crisis and global inequality

Billionaires fuel inequality and climate crisis as they generate more carbon emissions in 90 minutes than an average person in a lifetime, the NGO says

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BofA and Citigroup exit UN climate deal Finance, News
BofA and Citigroup exit UN climate deal

The exit from climate deal, the Financial Times writes, is a signal following Trump’s re-election and increasing pressure from the fossil industry

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