United States

Carbon offset pioneer charged with $100 million fraud scheme

Today 10:30am - US regulators say Australian national Ken Newcombe faked data for carbon credits investment. The Goldman and World Bank veteran denies the allegations but is facing up to 20 years in jail.

A federal attempt to foster ‘high-integrity voluntary carbon markets’ falls short

Today 10:30am - New guidance for credit-based derivatives gives “imprimatur to a system that doesn’t have credibility to begin with.”

Climate was a top question at the vice presidential debate

Thursday - Both candidates actually answered — sort of.

Trump calls climate change a ‘scam’ after Hurricane Helene hammers states

Tuesday - Donald Trump has sparked controversy for declaring that climate change is “one of the great scams” after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction, killing more than 100 people, across the southeast US.

California sues ExxonMobil for deceiving the public about plastic recycling

Monday - California is suing oil and gas giant ExxonMobil for allegedly lying to the public about the promise of plastic recycling, the state’s attorney general announced.

House backs measure to overturn Biden auto emissions rule that Republicans say would force EV sales

27 Sep 24 - The GOP-controlled House approved a resolution that would overturn a new Biden administration rule on automobile emissions that Republicans say would force Americans to buy unaffordable electric vehicles they don’t want.

Meat producer sued over emissions reduction promises

26 Sep 24 - The Environmental Working Group alleges that the world’s second-largest meat producer is misleading consumers by labeling a line of its beef “climate smart.”

Why climate change investment pays off

25 Sep 24 - The cost of inaction on climate change far outweighs the cost of proactive investment, says new analysis issued at New York Climate Week.

Trump looms over Climate Week as UN returns

24 Sep 24 - Discussions about the U.S. election are expected to shape the environmental mega-gathering.

‘A break from the heat’: Americans most affected by climate crisis head midwest

24 Sep 24 - Unbearable heat and worsening storms prompt residents of states such as Florida to move elsewhere.

Democrats seek to tax fossil fuel companies over climate change

16 Sep 24 - A large group of Democrats is looking to force the fossil fuel industry to pay for climate change.

Proposals to build California’s first carbon storage facilities face a key test

16 Sep 24 - Proposals to build California’s first carbon storage facilities are facing key tests in the coming weeks, beginning with a vote by the Kern County Planning Commission Thursday night.

The presidential debate proved that climate change is not at centre of 2024 election

13 Sep 24 - Climate change remains on the backburner of the US 2024 election following little mention of environmental policy during the first debate between the two presidential candidates.

California farmers turn to agave amid drought conditions and climate change

13 Sep 24 - Most of the United States' fruits and nuts, like avocados and almonds, come from California.

Climate experts lament Harris’s vow to keep fracking in debate with ‘walking oil spill’ Trump

12 Sep 24 - Harris has a progressive record on climate but indicated a shift, probably to assuage voters in swing states

If Trump wins the election, this is what’s at stake

11 Sep 24 - Here is the biggest thing happening on our planet as we head into the Northern Hemisphere’s autumn of 2024: the Earth is continuing to heat dramatically.

Ten tough climate questions for the presidential debate

11 Sep 24 - Climate and energy get little acknowledgement in most political debates. But there are plenty of questions for both Trump and Harris on the urgent choices the next president faces.

‘Dangerously hot’ weather roasts US west as brutal summer continues

6 Sep 24 - California, Nevada and Arizona swelter in what could be the most intense heatwave of an already blazing season.

US climate envoy Podesta to visit China from Wednesday for talks

5 Sep 24 - US climate envoy John Podesta will visit China for three days to discuss climate change issues, as the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gas look to bridge gaps on issues such as finance.