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Global carbon deal agreed even as US warns climate may be on ‘back burner’

Biden diplomat at COP29 says Trump’s election is ‘bitterly disappointing’ for those worried about global warming

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

European gas industry abandons deal to retrain workers for low carbon economy

Commission-backed agreement between industry and unions was meant to help with job protection

World - Financial Times - October 27

COP29’s carbon trading deal: quick win or damaging precedent?

Early agreement on carbon market guidelines has divided opinion

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Reddick ends holdout, agrees to deal with Jets

Haason Reddick and the Jets reached an agreement on an adjusted contract, ending his prolonged holdout.

Sports - ESPN - October 20

Rockets' Sengun agrees to 5-year, $185M deal

Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun has agreed on a five-year, $185 million rookie extension, his agents told ESPN.

Sports - ESPN - October 21

Amorim aims to ‘prove something’ at Manchester United after agreeing deal

Head coach to stay at Sporting until international break First United game set to be at Ipswich on 24 November Rúben Amorim says he has to “prove something” after agreeing to become Manchester ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Israel, Boeing agree to $5.2B deal for 25 F-15 fighter jets

Israel's Ministry of Defense and Boeing agreed to a $5.2 billion deal to acquire 25 F-15 next-generation fighter jets. The Jewish state’s defense ministry said the agreement, signed on Wednesday, ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Cop29 CEO filmed agreeing to facilitate fossil fuel deals at climate summit

Elnur Soltanov recorded speaking with fake oil and gas group that asked for deals in exchange for sponsoring talks. The chief executive of Cop29 has been filmed apparently agreeing to facilitate ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Lions sign DT Alim McNeill to $97 million, 4-year deal in franchise's latest investment

The Detroit Lions have decided to make defensive tackle Alim McNeill their latest investment, retaining a key player with a long-term deal

Sports - ABC News - October 16

Alperen Şengün reportedly agrees with Rockets on $185M extension amid flurry of deals ahead of Monday deadline

Şengün's contract extension is one of several struck by members of the rookie class of 2021 ahead of Monday's deadline.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 21

In latest twist in Young Thug trial, rap star's co-defendant agrees to plea deal

A co-defendant in the racketeering and gun conspiracy case against Atlanta rapper Young Thug accepted a plea deal Tuesday after days of speculation over whether Georgia's longest-running criminal ...

Politics - NBC News - October 29

WSL agrees record £65m domestic five-year TV deal with Sky Sports and BBC

Almost all top-flight games to be broadcast from 2025 Sky Sports contributing vast majority of investment Sky Sports and the BBC have agreed a new five-year, shared domestic broadcast rights ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

UN summit agrees deal on genetic data but fails on wider finance to protect nature

Pharma and agritech groups among those expected to make payments for information drawn from the living world

Business - Financial Times - November 2

Royals re-sign Michael Wacha: Kansas City agrees to three-year deal worth reported $51 million

Wacha signed a one-year deal with the Royals last offseason and then won 13 games

Sports - CBS Sports - November 3

Middle East crisis live: Aid entering Gaza is lowest in months, says Unrwa, as US deadline approaches

US had warned Israel a month ago that it had just 30 days to address humanitarian crisis. Images sent over the news wires show smoke billowing over Beirut after Israeli strikes on the southern ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Carbon Removal Companies Seek More Regulation

As federal dollars flood the sector, these emissions fighters want official standards and regulations to boost transparency and confidence in their work.

Business - Inc. - October 23

Turning the tables on big carbon emitters | Fiona Katauskas

No wonder some members of the Commonwealth heads of government meeting had that sinking feeling. See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Woman released after care home deaths arrest

Three elderly care home residents were found dead in Swanage, Dorset, on Wednesday.

China passes energy law to 'promote carbon neutrality'

World - Yahoo News - 6 days ago

Cop29: what are carbon credits and why are they so controversial?

Once heavily scorned because of fraud and poor outcomes, carbon trading is likely to be high on the agenda in Baku. For the next two weeks, countries will gather on the shores of the Caspian Sea in ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

New plant captures carbon dioxide for fizzy drinks

The new electricity plant plans to use the gas rather than releasing it into the atmosphere.

Carbon removal industry calls on U.S. government for regulation in new industry report

The nascent industry for removing carbon dioxide directly from the air is calling on the U.S. government to adopt standards and regulations to boost confidence in the business

Tech - ABC News - October 23

Woman arrested following care home deaths

Police say potential carbon monoxide poisoning is their "primary line of inquiry".

Carbon emissions of richest 1% increase hunger, poverty and deaths, says Oxfam

Consumption of world’s wealthiest people also making it increasingly difficult to limit global heating to 1.5C. The high carbon emissions of the world’s richest 1% are worsening hunger, poverty and ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Biden Announces $3 Billion to Cut Carbon Emissions at U.S. Ports

On a visit to Baltimore, the president said federal grants would help upgrade port infrastructure at 55 sites nationwide.

Business - Inc. - October 29

Canada Announces Carbon Emission Caps for Oil and Gas Sectors

The Trudeau government has focused on the oil and gas production industries because the large amounts of energy they use make them the country’s largest source of greenhouse gases.

World - The New York Times - November 4

Canada Sets Preliminary Rules for Oil-and-Gas Carbon-Emissions Cap

The cap on energy-sector emissions is a longstanding promise from Canada’s Liberal government. The Business Council of Canada said the cap would pose a headwind for an economy struggling to record ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 4

Carbon fines will only add to Europe’s automotive pile-up

Pain will be unevenly spread among carmakers, with analysts identifying bedraggled Volkswagen as the most exposed

World - Financial Times - November 5

Private Jet Carbon Pollution from Reaches New Heights

Private jet emissions jumped 46 percent from 2019 to 2023 according to European research.

Business - Inc. - 6 days ago

How Can We Remove Carbon From the Air? Here Are a Few Ideas

Carbon-dioxide removal is getting a lot of attention from investors and entrepreneurs. But there are all sorts of ways to do that, each with pros and cons.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

Shell defeats landmark climate ruling ordering cut in carbon emissions

Oil and gas company had challenged 2021 ruling that it must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030. Shell has won its appeal against a landmark climate judgment by a Dutch court, which in ...