NEW YORK — Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem but it won’t be the end of civilization. He thinks scientific innovation will curb it, and…
Read more Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human sufferingGENEVA — GENEVA (AP) — Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level not seen in…
Read more UN agency says C02 levels hit record high last year, causing more extreme weatherNearly 200 shipping companies said Monday they want the world’s largest maritime nations to adopt regulations that include the first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases to reduce their…
Read more Shipping companies support 1st global fee on greenhouse gases, opposed by Trump adminWASHINGTON — A Trump administration proposal to reverse a landmark finding that climate change is dangerous to the public relies heavily on a report from the Department of…
Read more Takeaways from scientists on the Trump administration’s work on climate change and public healthKINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — On a tributary of the Hudson River, a tugboat powered by ammonia eased away from the shipyard dock and sailed for the first time…
Read more Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shippingBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has temporarily blocked a new Biden administration rule aimed at reducing the venting and flaring of natural gas…
Read more Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden administration rule to limit flaring of gas at oil wellsBISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge in North Dakota has temporarily blocked a new Biden administration rule aimed at reducing the venting and flaring of natural gas at…
Read more Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden administration rule to limit flaring of gas at oil wellsJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s outgoing President Joko Widodo highlighted advances in the economy and infrastructure during his final State of the Nation address Friday. Widodo said that…
Read more Indonesia’s leader highlights economic and infrastructure developments in his final state of nationSAN FRANCISCO — The world’s first hydrogen-powered commercial passenger ferry will start operating on San Francisco Bay as part of plans to phase out diesel-powered vessels and reduce…
Read more World’s first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry to run on San Francisco Bay, and it’s free to rideEarth’s more than year-long streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European climate service Copernicus. There’s hope that the planet will soon…
Read more June sizzles to 13th straight monthly heat record. String may end soon, but dangerous heat won’tCOPENHAGEN, Denmark — COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, the first country…
Read more Gassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world firstBill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generation nuclear power plant he believes will “revolutionize” how power is generated. Gates…
Read more In Wyoming, Bill Gates moves ahead with nuclear project aimed at revolutionizing power generationThe levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Read more Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs againSALEM, Ore. — The U.S. government has taken a step toward approving the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest — a move opposed by…
Read more Environmental groups oppose pipeline expansion in Pacific NWWELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to…
Read more New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers
