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COP29 Climate Talks Focus on Financing

13 November 2024 at 20:32
Negotiators agree that trillions are needed to help lower-income countries adapt and cope, but not on who should pay.

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Delegates at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday.

E.P.A. to Charge Oil Companies First-Ever Methane Fee, but Will It Last?

13 November 2024 at 00:23
The Biden administration is imposing a fee on large energy companies that spew excess methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Republicans may be able to repeal it.

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The XTO energy oil and gas plant in West Texas. Methane emissions from the U.S. have risen sharply, the result of a booming fossil fuel industry that is producing gas at record levels.
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