Climate Change

Top Companies Undermine Climate Pledges With Political Donations: Report

"Some of the nation's best-known corporations are undermining their promises to slash emissions by donating significant sums to elect Republican attorneys general, who have emerged as frequent courtroom foes of climate policies and regulations, according to a report shared exclusively with The Climate 202."

Source: Washington Post, 02/24/2022

"USPS Finalizes Plans To Buy Mostly Gasoline-Powered Delivery Trucks"

"The U.S. Postal Service finalized plans Wednesday to purchase up to 148,000 gasoline-powered mail delivery trucks, defying Biden administration officials’ objections that the multibillion-dollar contract would undercut the nation’s climate goals."

Source: Washington Post, 02/24/2022

"E.U. Will Unveil A Strategy To Break Free From Russian Gas"

"For years, Europe’s dependence on Russian energy has held it back from taking powerful action against Kremlin mischief. But now, the Russia-Ukraine crisis is forcing a change unlike any before, driving the European Union to make plans for a permanent, far-reaching break from Russian oil and gas, European policymakers said."

Source: Washington Post, 02/24/2022

Florida Chemical Plant Has Fallen Behind in Cutting Nitrous Oxide

"Documents show that Ascend Performance Materials, the nation’s largest emitter of nitrous oxide, is still emitting significant amounts of the climate super-pollutant."

"Efforts by the nation’s largest emitter of nitrous oxide to rein in the release of the potent greenhouse gas are behind schedule, allowing the emissions, which are relatively easy to eliminate, to continue to fuel climate change.

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/21/2022

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