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U.S. and EU resume duty-free imports on steel and aluminum, announce new agreement based on carbon content
The United States and the European Union announced today a deal to resume duty-free imports on steel and aluminum and negotiate a new global agreement that factors in the carbon content of imports and exports
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EPA’s decision to reconsider National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone is a long-awaited step in the right direction
The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to reconsider the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone is “a long-awaited step in the right direction,” according to Hayden Hashimoto, attorney for Clean Air Task Force, which represents several other non-profit environmental organizations in the matter. The NAAQS must be set at…
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U.S. Congress and President Biden reach deal on historic Build Back Better Act with $555 billion in climate funding.
WASHINGTON — President Biden announced this morning that the White House and lawmakers have reached a deal on the Build Back Better Act, issuing a new framework that includes $550 billion in funding for climate action. Conrad Schneider, Advocacy Director at Clean Air Task Force, said: “This is an historic…
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New evidence of UK methane pollution uncovered ahead of COP26
New evidence of UK methane pollution has been uncovered by Clean Air Task Force during fieldwork undertaken in October 2021.
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NGOs and Industry urge Coalition Parties to embrace carbon management in Germany
CATF supports an open letter calling on prospective coalition parties to include carbon management in the Coalition Treaty for Germany.
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Major companies commit to zero-carbon fueled vessels by 2040, sending clear market signal to fuel producers
BOSTON — Nine major companies including Amazon, IKEA, Michelin, and Unilever announced today their commitment to progressively switch all of their ocean freight to vessels powered by zero-carbon fuels by 2040, in a “fantastic display of ambition that sends a clear market signal to the maritime value chain and fuel…
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Environmental groups call on the European Commission to act on energy imports
Environmental groups call on European Commissioners to address methane emissions from imports of fossil fuels in EU methane legislation.
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24 additional countries to join Global Methane Pledge as momentum builds ahead of COP26
The U.S. and EU today announced that 24 additional countries intend to join the Global Methane Pledge at its official launch at COP26
