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Can Qatar’s World Cup Really Be Carbon Neutral? [1]

Qatar — the world’s highest carbon emitter on a per capita basis — made big promises in its winning bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. But will they deliver? Doha-based journalism professor Craig LaMay writes that while sports megaevent hosts face increasing pressure to address environmental concerns, critical coverage of their follow-through is challenging, especially in countries with no free press or public right to government information.

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Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Infrastructure [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Technology [11]
Transportation [12]
Waste [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Region: 
International [15]
Canada [16]
Africa [17]
Asia [18]
Europe [19]
Middle East [20]
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Public [21]
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"USPS Will Make 40% Of Its New Trucks Electric, Up From 10%" [22]

"The U.S. Postal Service pledged Wednesday to electrify at least 40 percent of its new delivery fleet, an increase that climate activists hailed as a major step toward reducing the government’s environmental footprint."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Transportation [12]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Washington Post [24], 07/21/2022
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"Aviation Faces Hurdles To Hit Goals For Cutting Emissions" [25]

"Airplanes are a minor contributor to global greenhouse-gas emissions, but their share is sure to grow as more people travel in coming years — and that has the aviation industry facing the prospect of tighter environmental regulations and higher costs."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Transportation [12]
Public [21]
International [15]
Source: AP [26], 07/21/2022
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Oregon Farmers Test Drive Electric Tractors in the Name of Science [27]

"With tractors being used in vineyards, berry fields and hobby farms, the EV industry hopes to prove out the promise of electrifying the $38 billion US agricultural vehicle industry."

Agriculture [28]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Transportation [12]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [29], 07/14/2022
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"Advanced E.V. Batteries Move From Labs to Mass Production" [30]

"For years, scientists in laboratories from Silicon Valley to Boston have been searching for an elusive potion of chemicals, minerals and metals that would allow electric vehicles to recharge in minutes and travel hundreds of miles between charges, all for a much lower cost than batteries available now."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Technology [11]
Transportation [12]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [31], 07/14/2022
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"Manchin, Playing to the Home Crowd, Is Fighting Electric Cars to the End" [32]

"The West Virginia senator, who holds the swing vote in negotiations for a budget plan, wants to cut incentives. The president and most Senate Democrats say buyer credits are crucial to fight climate change."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Transportation [12]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [34], 07/13/2022
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"US Cruise Ships Using Canada as a 'Toilet Bowl' for Polluted Waste" [35]

"Lax Canadian regulations create ‘perverse incentive’ for US cruise ships en route to Alaska to discharge toxic mix of chemicals and wastewater off British Columbia, report says".

Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [37]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Natural Resources [10]
Pollution [38]
Transportation [12]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [23]
Canada [16]
Source: Guardian [39], 07/12/2022
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DOT Proposal Would Require States To Track Carbon Emissions From Driving [40]

"The Department of Transportation on Thursday proposed a new requirement that states and metropolitan areas measure the amount of carbon dioxide being released through driving on interstate highways and other major roads."

Air [41]
Climate Change [3]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Transportation [12]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Washington Post [42], 07/08/2022
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EPA Describes How It Will Regulate Power Plants After Supreme Court Loss [43]

"Following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling last week limiting the government’s ability to restrict the pollution that is causing global warming, the Biden administration is planning to use other regulatory tools in hopes of achieving similar goals."

Air [41]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Pollution [38]
Transportation [12]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [44], 07/08/2022
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"Dutch Airline KLM Sued Over 'Greenwashing' Ads" [45]

Environmental groups are suing the Dutch subsidiary of Air France KLM over an advertising campaign they allege breaches European consumer law by misleading the public over how sustainable its flights are.

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [6]
Journalism & Media [9]
Transportation [12]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Reuters [46], 07/07/2022
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