Canada to announce all new cars must be zero emissions by 2035 & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Tuesday, December 19, 2023 “We are on Earth to take care of life. We are on Earth to take care of each other.” — Xiye Bastida Nearly Half of Global Business Firms Reduced Travel Emissions by at Least 50% Since 2019, Analysis Finds According to a new analysis by Travel Smart, a campaign by the European Federation for Transport and Environment, about half of over 200 global business firms reduced their business-related travel emissions by over 50% from 2019 to 2022. Much of this reduction in emissions could be attributed to less air travel since the pandemic. [Read More]( Related: [Sustainable Travel 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Canada to Announce All New Cars Must Be Zero Emissions by 2035 The Canadian province of Ottawa is planning to announce new automobile regulations — the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard — this week, while the [Canadian government]( is set to unveil a requirement that all new cars must be [zero emissions]( by 2035, according to a senior government source, as Reuters reported. [Read More]( Related: [Canada to Offer Incentives to Beef Cattle Farms to Lower Methane Emissions]( Coal Demand to Peak in 2024 and Begin to Fall in 2026: IEA Report Demand for [coal]( is predicted to decline beginning in 2026, according to the most recent coal market report — [Coal 2023 Analysis and forecast to 2026]( — from the International Energy Agency (IEA). It is the first time the report has projected a drop, a press release from the [IEA]( said. [Read More]( Related: [Coal Plant in Alabama Named Worst Greenhouse Gas Emitter in the U.S.]( Denmark Introduces Green Tax on Airline Passengers Denmark’s government announced that it is introducing a green tax on air travel, to be phased in starting in 2025. The tax will be added to [plane tickets]( and the country is encouraging other European Union member states to follow its lead, reported AFP. [Read More]( Related: [Japan Airlines to Rent Clothes in Effort to Lower Carbon Emissions and ‘Promote Sustainable Tourism’]( Yosemite National Park to Require Reservations in 2024 The National Park Service recently announced that next year, visitors to Yosemite National Park in California will need to reserve their entry for several spring and fall visits and all peak summer visits to aid with congestion. [Read More]( Related: [Flying Over U.S. National Parks to Be Limited by New Rules]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2023 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](