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Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy

The president said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a β€œscam.”

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President Trump, surrounded by executives from the auto industry, in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

Trump Expected to Significantly Weaken Fuel Economy Rules

2 December 2025 at 18:58
Executives from top automakers were invited to attend the announcement at the White House on Wednesday.

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The Biden-era auto emissions rules have significantly reduced the planet-warming greenhouse gases from transportation, which is the single largest source of carbon pollution in the United States.

A Plan for Private Jet Taxes Would Fund Climate Measures

17 November 2025 at 12:24
A small group of countries is aiming to impose a fee on private jets and premium commercial fares. The revenue would help nations adapt to warming.

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A private jet at the Farnborough International Airshow last year. Aviation accounts for roughly 4 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.

U.N. Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Finds Slight Progress

4 November 2025 at 09:00
The annual U.N. report card finds that, overall, countries are still far off-track from their stated goals to limit global warming.

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Solar panels in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region. Rapid growth of clean energy technologies like solar panels and electric vehicles have slightly reduced forecasts of future emissions in places like China and Europe.
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