EPA proposes weakening heavy-duty truck pollution rules : NPR

According to the EPA's analysis, the changes would save the trucking industry between $4,130 and $6,152 per diesel engine affected. Compared to the current emissions rules, the change would increase ozone-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from heavy duty trucks by 4.2% in 2030 and by 11.6% by 2055. 

The EPA did not model the resulting effect on air quality or human health, but noted that the modifications would likely reduce the benefits of prior rules changes in 2023.

 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/09/nx-s1-5886354/epa-heavy-duty-truck-emissions

 

Carbon Captured — ProPublica

An investigation by ProPublica and Drilled has found that fossil fuel companies have been funding climate research at prestigious U.S. universities for more than 30 years. Their support has helped amplify the work of scientists who promote the idea that we can stop the climate crisis without breaking our dependence on oil, gas and coal. 

The research produced by those schools in turn shaped global climate models, as well as the policy and technology solutions adopted by governments around the world. 

Ultimately, it fostered a misperception that climate change could be solved without dramatically curtailing fossil fuels — a notion that has delayed emissions cuts by decades...

https://projects.propublica.org/carbon-captured/ 

 

US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds

US, top carbon emitter in history, has 'a lot of responsibility' for causing 'substantial' harm globally, scientist says…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/us-climate-damage-research

 

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows

"This latest analysis reinforces a stark reality: a powerful, concentrated group of fossil fuel corporations are not only dominating global emissions but are actively sabotaging climate action and weakening government ambition."…

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/21/carbon-dioxide-co2-emissions-fossil-fuel-firms-study

 

2025’s AI boom caused huge CO2 emissions and use of water, research finds

Study's author says society not tech companies paying for environmental impact of AI and asks if this is fair…

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/18/2025-ai-boom-huge-co2-emissions-use-water-research-finds

 

Onboard the world’s largest sailing cargo ship

The Neoliner Origin set off on its inaugural two-week voyage from France to the US with the aim of revolutionising the notoriously dirty shipping industry…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/19/shipping-carbon-emissions-neoliner-origin-cargo-age-of-sail

 

Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds

Fallout from increased emissions linked to president's 'America First' policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/19/trump-emissions-policy-could-cause-climate-deaths

 

China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds

Rapid increases in the deployment of solar and wind power generation – which grew by 46% and 11% respectively in the third quarter of this year – meant the country's energy sector emissions remained flat, even as the demand for electricity increased…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/11/china-co2-emissions-flat-or-falling-for-past-18-months-analysis-finds

 

America’s super-rich are running down the planet’s safe climate spaces, says Oxfam

Exclusive: Data shows wealthiest 0.1% of the US burn carbon at 4,000 times the rate of the world's poorest 10%…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/29/americas-super-rich-running-down-planet-safe-climate-spaces-oxfam

 

Jump in US greenhouse gas pollution pushed global emissions higher – report

'Abrupt shift' in policy since Trump took office will have major consequences for climate crisis, forecast says…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/10/us-greenhouse-gas-emissions

 

EPA’s Lee Zeldin offers an absurd defense of carbon dioxide on Fox Business

Zeldin went on to falsely suggest there's no scientific evidence showing carbon dioxide emissions contribute to negative public health outcomes — another demonstrable falsehood, one that is even contradicted by the department he now leads...

https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/lee-zeldin-epa-carbon-dioxide-greenhouse-gas-climate-change-rcna225024

Trump's EPA Is Gutting "The Main Tool We Have to Reduce Carbon Emissions"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8fzp927_wo

 

EPA seeks to repeal finding that carbon dioxide emissions threaten public health

The Trump administration is seeking to repeal a landmark finding that greenhouse gas emissions pose a threat to public health, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. 

"This has been referred to as basically driving a dagger into the heart of the climate change religion," EPA administrator Lee Zeldin told the conservative "Ruthless Podcast." "Repealing it will be the largest deregulatory action in the history of America," Zeldin said…

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/29/epa-seeks-to-repeal-finding-that-carbon-dioxide-emissions-threaten-public-health.html

 

Trump blocks rule to implement methane fee for oil and gas companies

Methane is a planet-warming gas that is about 28 times as potent as carbon dioxide. It is also the main component of natural gas. Sometimes, during the oil and gas drilling process, companies will burn off or release some of the gas rather than capturing it to sell — releasing planet-warming emissions into the atmosphere...

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5198882-trump-signs-resolution-blocks-methane-fee-implementation-rule/

A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals

Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, report shows…

https://www.blogger.com/blog/posts/7652103633459993609 

 

How Exxon chases billions in US subsidies for a ‘climate solution’ that helps it drill more oil

In response to criticisms, Exxon previously said it had always maintained that "climate change is real, and we have an entire business dedicated to reducing emissions". 

Peeling back the green facade, a different narrative appears, the company's critics say. An analysis of Exxon documents, investor presentations and congressional committees reveals how the corporation redirected the climate policy response away from solutions such as wind and solar and towards unproven technologies like CCS. One of the wealthiest companies on the planet is now set to pocket vast amounts of public money for a technology many scientists believe is the wrong solution to the climate crisis. 

"Oil companies that make billions in profits don't need public subsidies. It's not a good idea to support companies that are the cause of climate change, but also CCS should not be a priority for funding," said Catherine Mitchell, professor emerita of energy policy at the University of Exeter and an IPCC expert on climate mitigation...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/29/exxon-mobil-carbon-capture-government-subsidies

Project 2025 promises billions of tonnes more carbon pollution – study

Project 2025 calls for a widespread evisceration of environmental protections, allowing for a glut of new oil and gas drilling, the repeal of the IRA and even the elimination of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service so they can be replaced by private companies. The conservative Heritage Foundation, which leads Project 2025, has said a new Trump administration should "eradicate climate change references from absolutely everywhere"… 

It would also, according to the new modeling, cause several thousand extra premature deaths by the end of the decade due to worsened air pollution, and cause a bump in Americans' household costs compared to a path of more ambitious climate action. The Project 2025 team did not respond to a request for comment…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/14/trump-project-2025-climate

Coal-fired plants will have to capture emissions or shut down, says strict new EPA rule | PBS NewsHour

"One of the biggest environmental challenges facing our nation is man-made pollution that damages our air, our water and our land," Regan said in a speech at Howard University. "Not only is this pollution a major threat to public health — it's pushing our planet to the brink."…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/coal-fired-plants-will-have-to-capture-emissions-or-shut-down-says-strict-new-epa-rule

Will hydrogen overtake batteries in the race for zero-emission cars?

In part six of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we weigh up what will be the power of the future…

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/13/will-hydrogen-overtake-batteries-in-the-race-for-zero-emission-cars

Do electric cars really produce fewer carbon emissions than petrol or diesel vehicles?

In part five of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we assess the greenwashing claims…

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/23/do-electric-cars-really-produce-fewer-carbon-emissions-than-petrol-or-diesel-vehicles