The solution is not to eliminate carbon from industry but to change where it comes from.
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Because of the federal government shutdown and proposed budget, key federal investigations may stop, including into what happened at a Chevron refinery in California in October 2025.
For example, the first Trump administration tried to use the principles of transparency to prevent federal agencies from considering major health studies when setting pollution rules.
The most comprehensive assessment yet of a powerful greenhouse gas shows which countries are driving the increase, and which ones are successfully cutting emissions.
PFAS can be filtered, but getting rid of the chemicals is a monumental challenge. A biochemist and soil scientist explain.
Representatives of 175 countries voted to start developing a global treaty to reduce plastic waste. Treaties addressing mercury, long-range air pollution and ozone depletion offer some lessons.
From making renewable energy practical to revolutionising farming, the chemicals industry could make a huge contribution to the environment.
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Director of Energy Lancaster and Professor of Physical Chemistry, Lancaster University
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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