Major Firms Call for Climate Agreement in Paris

Major Firms Call for Climate Agreement in Paris Fourteen major companies based or with large-scale operations in the US have voiced strong support for a new global climate agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris later this year. In a statement organized...

Shell Boss: Global Carbon Price Needed

Shell Boss: Global Carbon Price Needed Shell CEO Ben van Beurden says governments should put a price on carbon, which will then drive the “right behavior of consumers and producers” in terms of tackling climate change. The oil giant’s boss, speaking at a conference...

US, China Announce Domestic Climate Actions

US, China Announce Domestic Climate Actions The US and China released a Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change, which includes substantial domestic climate actions that are designed to help the countries achieve their respective post-2020 climate goals...

Carbon Pricing Surges Across Major Multinationals

Carbon Pricing Surges Across Major Multinationals Putting a price on carbon emissions is going mainstream, according to new disclosures provided to CDP, which finds major multinationals including Allergan, Campbell’s Soup, Colgate-Palmolive, Stanley Black &...

CNN: Obama unveils major climate change proposal

CNN: Obama unveils major climate change proposal The Obama administration unveiled a major climate change plan on Sunday aimed at a large reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the nation’s coal-burning power plants. On Monday, President Barack Obama started...