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Climeworks Is Cutting 22% of Staff as US Climate Backlash Hits Carbon Removal

By Akshat Rathi and Coco Liu Founded in 2009, Climeworks constructed a pilot plant in Iceland in 2021 followed by a larger version that began operations in 2024 and is still being built out. Photographer: Heida Helgadottir/Bloomberg Climeworks AG is laying off 106 people, as startups that aim to reverse global warming face a reckoning …

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The Biggest Losers in the GOP Plan to Slash US Climate Spending

The proposal would eliminate popular tax credits for electric vehicles and home solar. By Ari Natter and Mark Chediak Workers install solar panels on a home in San Francisco. Photographer: Michaela Vatcheva/Bloomberg House Republicans released their first stab at a bill to extend President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, which would help pay for them by …

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US LNG Exporters Stick With Methane Measures Despite EPA Rollbacks

Summary • Trump EPA last week rolled back dozens of regulations • EU retains stricter regulations for greenhouse gas emissions • Japan and South Korea also seek emissions data for LNG imports • Satellites still monitor emissions, even if EPA does not (Reuters) – U.S. liquefied natural gas exporters, seeking to meet standards of overseas …

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COMMENTARY: Understanding EPA’s “Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History” – Alex Epstein

18 important deregulatory actions EPA announced yesterday, and why they will make life better for all of us. By Alex Epstein Did the EPA really just take the “Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History”? Arguably, yes. Here are 18 important deregulatory actions EPA announced today, and why they will make life better for all of …

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Trump’s EPA Plots Single Strike Against US Climate Change Rules

Environmental chief urges rewrite of 2009 climate finding Measure provides legal foundation for array of climate rules President Donald Trump’s top environmental regulator is recommending the US government scrap its formal conclusion that greenhouse gases endanger the public, a move that would sweep away the legal foundation for regulations limiting planet-warming pollution from power plants, automobiles and …

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COMMENTARY: Climate Alarmists Only Want the Headlines That Suit Them – Anything Else is Not Welcome – Jim Warren

  by Jim Warren News stories about global warming continue to be dominated by the views of the overly alarmed. This is a problem for fans of the petroleum and natural gas industries in the alienated West. That’s because people who are continuously misinformed about climate change by the media are more likely to support …

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Trump’s Week One Ends With a Heap of Climate Rollbacks

The new president issued a barrage of orders seeking to boost fossil fuels and reverse policies that address global warming.  Bloomberg President Donald Trump wasted no time in laying the groundwork for a sweeping anti-climate agenda, signing a series of executive orders just hours after being sworn into office that seek to unravel former President …

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Exxon Mobil Sues California Attorney General, Environmental Groups

Jan 6 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) filed a lawsuit on Monday against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups, court records show. The lawsuit filed in the federal court in Beaumont, Texas includes a cause of action sounding in libel or slander, court records show. A copy of the complaint was not …

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COMMENTARY: The Injustice of Climate Reparations – Alex Epstein

COP 29 leaders are demanding over a $1 trillion a year in climate reparations from the US and other successful nations. They don’t deserve a nickel. By Alex Epstein COP 29 is calling for over $1 trillion in annual climate reparations A major theme of COP 29 is that the world should set a “New …

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COMMENTARY: 3 Undeniable Facts About Climate For #COP29 – Alex Epstein

We need energy freedom to increase climate resilience and drive energy innovation By Alex Epstein Climate debates often focus on exactly how much rising CO2 levels will impact the global climate.The truth is, there is a lot of uncertainty here.What is certain is that we need energy freedom to achieve climate resilience and energy innovation. Here …

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