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Update: Clean Fuels Alliance America to Sue EPA

Clean Fuels Alliance America told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it will sue over the agency’s delay in establishing 2026 biofuel volumes.

July 29, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel

Shipping Gets Dirtier as Houthi Attacks Fuel Longer Voyages

Shipping’s carbon emissions climbed by 23 million tons in the first half of this year, partly as vessels took longer routes to avoid attacks in the Red Sea.

July 22, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuel

UN Chief Wants Tax on Profits of Fossil Fuel Companies

GENEVA — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called June 5 for a “windfall” tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming.

June 5, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Biden Advances Plan to Make Freight Shipping Carbon-Free

The Biden administration is laying out more of its vision for decarbonizing the freight industry, including plans for standardizing charging infrastructure for electric trucks.

April 24, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Texas Oil Regulators Ask State to Sue EPA Over Methane Rule

Texas regulators on Jan. 30 formally asked the state’s attorney general to challenge the Biden administration’s rule that seeks to lower emissions from the oil and gas sector.

January 30, 2024
GovernmentEquipmentFuel

State Group Sues Biden Administration Over Emissions Rules

A consortium of 21 states has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that President Joe Biden and his administration have overstepped their authority in taking steps to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

January 3, 2024
GovernmentSafetyFuel

Global Fossil Fuels Emissions to Hit Record Peak in 2023

The Global Carbon Project estimates that worldwide carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels will rise 1.1% this year over 2022, to 36.8 billion metric tons, a new peak.

December 5, 2023
GovernmentBusinessGlobal Freight

Shippers to Europe Facing $3.6 Billion Carbon Bill in 2024

Ships sailing to European ports face a combined carbon emissions bill of $3.6 billion next year, the start of a levy that’s likely to rise as Europe steps up efforts to combat climate change.

November 21, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuelLogistics

The Trucking Industry Tackles Carbon Tracking

As corporate reporting on greenhouse gas emissions becomes commonplace, more shippers will turn to their freight transportation providers for help tracking their carbon footprints.

September 8, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Trucking’s Many Roads to Decarbonization

Trucking already has made strides to reduce emissions but carriers will need to comply with stricter regulations ahead. So how will the industry achieve these carbon reduction goals?

September 8, 2023

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