Carbon Emissions

Florida cities and counties are facing new limits after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed laws targeting DEI programs and some climate policies. Here’s what changed.

Said DeSantis: "It's like, 'We're just going to stop the madness here,' and that's what this bill does.”

Gas-powered outdoor equipment releases emissions that pose health risks and contribute to climate change

Florida could achieve net zero by 2050 while growing the economy, creating jobs, and reducing the costs of energy and transportation for consumers, according to the report.

Carbon credit programs have come under scientific scrutiny for overstating how much they help the climate.

Existing coal and new natural gas-fired power plants that run more than 40% of the time will have to eliminate 90% of their carbon dioxide emissions.

The governor had vowed, as a former presidential candidate, to replace the words “climate change” with “energy dominance” in national security and foreign policy guidance.

For 60 days, a company plans to capture one ton of carbon dioxide daily from the county's waste-to-energy plant, which produces 600 tons of carbon dioxide a day.

The state transportation department left $320 million on the table, saying it wouldn’t support the “continued politicization of our roadways.”

Florida was offered $320 million in federal funding for transportation projects aimed at reducing tailpipe emissions, but turned it down because of "politicization."

"The idea behind using sporopollenin is that now you create a permanent storage for that carbon — that carbon is not going back to the atmosphere," said Matias Kirst with UF.

A Q&A with Jason Evans, associate professor of environmental science and studies at Stetson University.