#Climate Policy

Articles (30)

• 🇺🇸 OECD urges governments to rapidly unwind costly fuel duty cuts — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  More than 25 countries have introduced universal measures to shield consumers from high energy prices since the start of the Iran war

  Related: #Fiscal Policy, #Energy Markets
• 🇺🇸 Zeldin gives keynote address at climate skeptic conference — 08/04/2026 [USA]

  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin gave the keynote speech Wednesday at a conference hosted by a climate denial group. Zeldin told the attendees of the conservative Heartla...

  Related: #Political Controversy, #Environmental Governance
• 🇺🇸 America's first billion-dollar climate fund sparks spending debate in Portland — 08/04/2026 [USA]

  In 2018, voters in Portland, Oregon, approved a first-of-its-kind climate and justice fund aimed at investing in projects in historically marginalized communities. Since then, the fund has grown, and ...

  Related: #Social Justice, #Municipal Finance, #Community Investment
• 🇬🇧 Europe’s ‘staggering’ clean power gains undermined by failure to phase out fuel-burning machines — 23/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>The EU’s reluctance to replace petrol cars and gas boilers keep it hooked on foreign fuels, say industry groups</p><p>Europe has made “staggering progress” in producing clean power but neglected ef...

  Related: #Energy Transition
• 🇺🇸 Why Colorado River negotiations stalled and how they could restart — 22/03/2026 [USA]

  The current Colorado River negotiations process includes all five of the most common sources of conflict in any process seeking compromise.

  Related: #Water Management
• 🇺🇸 New York AG sues to uphold national emissions rules — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  New York Attorney General Letitia James and 40 states, counties, cities, and state agencies have sued the federal government to stop the EPA from repealing the 2009 endangerment finding, which found t...

  Related: #Legal Action, #Environmental Protection, #Government Regulation
• 🇺🇸 Hochul Moves to Delay and Alter Climate Law, Citing Energy Prices — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  The proposal, currently being considered by the Legislature during budget talks, would put off regulations for enforcing the law until 2030.

  Related: #Energy Costs
• 🇬🇧 Reform UK success in local elections could endanger national climate targets, report says – UK politics live — 20/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>LSE research found some Reform councillors have denied the reality of climate science, and mention of climate has been removed from strategy documents</p><p>Good morning. Seven weeks from today, co...

  Related: #Election Impact
• 🇬🇧 Rightwing narrative fuelling false belief UK public oppose net zero, study finds — 20/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Reform, Tory and some media rhetoric runs contrary to poll showing far more voters for net zero than against it</p><p>Political elites are out of step with the public appetite for net zero, accordi...

  Related: #Misinformation
• 🇺🇸 US states file lawsuit challenging Trump’s revocation of climate finding — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  The Trump administration revoked key scientific finding that formed a basis for regulations to address climate change.

  Related: #Legal Challenge
• 🇬🇧 US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding — 19/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Lawsuit says rescission of endangerment finding – which ruled greenhouse gases threaten public health – was illegal</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-t...

  Related: #Legal Challenge
• 🇺🇸 24 States Sue E.P.A. Over Climate Change Decision — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  The suit accuses the agency of illegally repealing the endangerment finding, the scientific assessment that required it to regulate greenhouse gases.

  Related: #Legal Action
• 🇺🇸 Story on challenges to Trump decision on climate regulations withdrawn — 18/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Media Retraction
• 🇺🇸 Lawsuit alleges breakup of federal climate lab was tied to Trump's feud with Colorado — 17/03/2026 [USA]

  A new lawsuit opposing the breakup of a federal climate and weather lab alleges that the move is part of a Trump administration retribution effort against the state of Colorado. The University Corpora...

  Related: #Political Retaliation
• 🇺🇸 Hochul's climate law delay confounds environmentalists, Dems — 17/03/2026 [USA]

  Governor Kathy Hochul visited Tonawanda to urge state lawmakers to delay emission mandates in New York's climate law, citing potential spikes in utility and gas bills, while environmentalists and Demo...

  Related: #Political Disagreement
• 🇺🇸 EU Commission proposes changes to carbon market stability mechanism — 17/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Carbon Market
• 🇬🇧 Germany misses climate targets as emissions barely fall in 2025 — 14/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Greenhouse gases dropped just 0.1% last year as environment minister criticises lack of improvement</p><p>Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany have again missed targets set by the Climate Protection...

  Related: #Environmental Targets
• 🇬🇧 The Guardian view on a green wake-up call for Friedrich Merz: Europe’s political centre loses its way again | Editorial — 12/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>The German chancellor and his Social Democrat coalition partners need to learn the right lessons, after an election reverse in Germany’s third-largest state </p><p>For most of the postwar period, t...

  Related: #Political Centre
• 🇬🇧 ‘Beggars belief’: calls for federal intervention after extension to ‘carbon bomb’ open-cut coalmine approved by Queensland government — 12/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Hail Creek is responsible for about 20% of Australia’s coalmine methane, while only producing 1% of the country’s coal</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/ma...

  Related: #Resource Management
• 🇬🇧 Countries must seek energy independence through renewables and nuclear, says John Kerry — 11/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Former US secretary of state says oil shock driven by war in Iran highlights dangers of reliance on fossil fuels</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/11/iran-war-l...

  Related: #Energy Independence
• 🇬🇧 Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds — 11/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Australia Institute data finds state and federal subsidies for coal, gas and oil products increased 10% in past year, growing at a faster pace than funding to NDIS</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://ww...

  Related: #Energy Subsidies
• 🇬🇧 How Trump’s EPA rollbacks give US states new tools in climate suits — 08/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Vermont and New York face high stakes to protect climate superfund laws as it faces attacks from Trump’s DoJ</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-brea...

  Related: #Legal Strategy
• 🇺🇸 U.S. Tells International Energy Agency to Drop Its Focus on Climate Change — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  The Trump administration is threatening to leave the influential agency unless it stops publishing its annual road map for cutting planet-warming emissions.

  Related: #International Relations, #Energy Security
• 🇺🇸 Environmental, health groups sue EPA over repealing endangerment finding — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  A coalition of environmental and public health organizations filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Environmental Protection Agency to stop it from repealing its endangerment finding that underpins the...

  Related: #Environmental Protection, #Legal Action, #Government Regulation
• 🇺🇸 Trump administration sued over reversal of key climate finding — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  The Trump administration is facing a new lawsuit over its decision to deregulate emissions and repeal a landmark scientific finding on climate pollution.

  Related: #Environmental Regulation, #Legal Challenges, #Government Rollbacks
• 🇺🇸 As Trump Obliterates Climate Efforts, States Try to Fill the Gap — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  Across the country, Democratic-led states are accelerating their initiatives to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Their role just became much more important.

  Related: #Federalism, #Environmental Protection, #Political Division
• 🇺🇸 Trump Erased the Endangerment Finding. Here Come the Lawsuits. — 14/02/2026 [USA]

  The battle is expected to reach the Supreme Court, which is far more conservative today than it was when the measure was established.

  Related: #Legal Challenges, #Federal Regulation
• 🇺🇸 Trump revokes EPA finding on greenhouse gas threat in huge blow to climate change regulations — 12/02/2026 [USA]

  EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin officially revoked the endangerment finding, in a huge blow to U.S. efforts to fight climate change.

  Related: #Deregulation, #Environmental Protection
• 🇺🇸 Analysis-Trump’s rollback on greenhouse gases will cause confusion, could add costs, investors say — 11/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Economy, #Regulation
• 🇺🇸 4/28: The Takeout: Ali Zaidi — 09/02/2026 [USA]

  White House Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi joins Major Garrett to discuss the current state of climate policy, electric versus hybrid vehicles, and the role the U.S. plays in the conversation about global ...

  Related: #Automotive Industry, #National Security