Tag: climate policy
Fraunhofer Study Finds Some PHEVs Use 3 Times More Fuel Than Claimed
A study by Fraunhofer ISI finds many German built PHEV models use far more gasoline than their manufacturers claim.
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Taxing Fossil Fuel Profits
A fair and effective tool for Europe’s energy transition Fossil fuels still account for around 70% of the EU’s energy consumption, leaving it heavily dependent on imports and exposed to price shocks. In 2024 alone, the EU spent more than €375 billion on fossil fuel imports, while fossil fuel companies made €180 billion … [continued]
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Sierra Club, Partners Sue EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections
Washington, DC — A broad coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency today over its illegal determination that it is not responsible for protecting us from climate pollution and its elimination of rules to cut the tailpipe pollution fueling the climate crisis and harming people’s health. The case, … [continued]
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China’s Carbon Market Expands Into Heavy Industry As USA Regresses
China’s national carbon market has reached another expansion point, and the signal is larger than it first appears. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment has extended mandatory carbon reporting beyond the original heavy sectors to include petrochemicals, chemicals, flat glass, copper smelting, papermaking, and civil aviation. That move does not … [continued]
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Why China’s Aluminum Industry May Have Reached Peak CO2
China’s aluminum manufacturing CO2 emissions likely peaked in 2024, not because production collapsed or because a single policy suddenly bit, but because the structure of where aluminum is made and how it is made changed in ways that compound over time. Aluminum is a useful material to examine because it … [continued]
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