Category: Energy
Podesta to take on John Kerry’s role as climate envoy
The veteran Democratic strategist has a long history in climate politics, including on the international stage. Podesta will be the U.S. face at the [...]
The gas stove fight finally flames out
Republicans claimed victory over the rule, which was more modest than DOE’s initial proposal for tighter efficiency standards (though that would not [...]
Brazilian meat giant with big climate problems races to attract US investors
“They could say, ‘Our goal is to literally destroy the planet,’” Ann Lipton, a former securities litigator who now teaches business law at Tulane Uni [...]
Biden orders pause on new gas export permits
“While MAGA Republicans willfully deny the urgency of the climate crisis, condemning the American people to a dangerous future, my administration wil [...]
White House gas export review to freeze new projects for more than a year
The review freezes the development of CP2, a mammoth export project that Venture Global LNG has been planning for coastal Louisiana. Environmental gr [...]
Biden’s agencies are rethinking gas exports. Europe’s already feeling a chill.
The EU is banking on Washington approving major new LNG projects. The Biden administration might not play ball.
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End of an era: Who comes after Kerry?
Kerry brought star power at a time when the United States needed to rebuild trust after years of climate denialism under former President Donald Trum [...]
John Kerry to step down as Biden climate envoy
Kerry’s departure from the position comes just weeks after he led the U.S. negotiating team at the
U.N. climate conference in Dubai, where countries [...]
Trump supporters expect a ‘battle’ against climate science in 2nd term
“The approach is to go back to all-out fossil fuel production and sit on the EPA,” said Steve Milloy, a former Trump transition team adviser who is w [...]
Congress approves resolution against Biden EV charger plans
“A waiver undercuts domestic investments and risks empowering foreign nations,” said Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), chair of the Transportation and Infrast [...]
Biden’s aides weigh climate test for natural gas exports
The review being led by the Department of Energy will examine whether regulators should take climate change into account when deciding whether a prop [...]
It’s official: Global temperatures soared to a new record in 2023
Temperatures may push even higher this year — when nearly half the world’s population will elect leaders whose policies will influence whether nation [...]
The Republican who sees climate action as a winning issue
By urging cuts in greenhouse gas emissions in a fossil-fuel producing red state, Curtis is pushing to expand the GOP’s tolerance for dissenting views [...]
Azerbaijan taps former oil industry leader to head this year’s climate talks
Al-Jaber, who leads the UAE’s state-run oil company, faced backlash from climate advocates and lawmakers who feared that his connections to the indus [...]
Biden needs a fast expansion of the electric grid. One project waited 17 years for its permits.
It had been in the works for 16 years.
“Oh, my God,” Podesta blurted out. “We’ve gotten nowhere on that?”
A year later, it’s finally under constructi [...]