Trump Admin Gives Coal Plants $100 Million Bailout

The Hill reports: The Trump administration is making $100 million available for existing coal plants to help make them profitable, the Energy Department says. The department said in a press release Fr

Cradle to Grave: The Health Toll of Fossil Fuels and the Imperative for a Just Transition (2nd edition) - The Global Climate and Health Alliance

Landmark report provides first comprehensive global overview of the health consequences associated with fossil fuel use at every stage of their lifecycle, from extraction to waste, and across the human lifespan, from pregnancy to old age.

Environmental Integrity Pollution from the U.S. Paper Industry is Vastly Under-Reported, New Study Reveals

Alberta hazardous waste plant allowed to operate for years without continuous mercury monitoring | CBC News

The Swan Hills Treatment Centre was allowed to operate for a period of multiple years without meeting the mercury monitoring requirements of its permit, documents show.

How large are corporate carbon damages?

Following similar efforts by the European Union and the United Kingdom, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently proposed a rule that would mandate that public companies report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In a Policy Forum, Michael Greenstone and colleagues draw on one of the largest global datasets – covering roughly 15,000 public companies – and offer an estimate of what a widespread emissions reporting mandate could uncover about the extent of climate damages caused by corporate greenhouse gas emissions. They estimate that average corporate carbon damages – a measure of the total monetary value of climate damages caused by each company’s GHG emissions – are high, but vary greatly across firms within an industry, across industries, and across countries. The top four industries account for 89% of the total global corporate carbon damages, with the largest carbon damages occurring in the energy-intensive industries, including utilities, materials, energy, transportation and food, beverage, and tobacco. What’s more, variation in carbon damages across countries is also substantial, and influenced by differences in industrial composition. “Revealing corporate carbon damages would start a public dialogue about the contribution of corporate activities to the climate problem, which in turn could spur policies and unleash market forces,” write Greenstone et al. “Put plainly, it is difficult to imagine a successful approach to the climate challenge that does not have widespread mandatory disclosure at its foundation.”

Video | Egypt’s Climate Summit Was a “Rehearsal” for COP28 in Dubai

via The Intercept “COP27 in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, climate justice and human rights advocates found ways to come together and make their voices heard, despite the country’s repressive r…