Category: Energy
Saudi Arabia focuses on emissions from wind and solar over oil
Other major fossil fuel nations — including the United States — have also expressed support for a technological approach to reducing carbon pollution [...]
Catastrophic climate ‘tipping points’ may be imminent
Chief among the report’s recommendations is a rapid phase-out of greenhouse gas emissions from human land use and the burning of fossil fuels. Countr [...]
Republican House energy chair to skip COP28
Replacing her at the helm of the delegation will be Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), the vice chair of E&C.
“She is thrilled Vice Chair Armstrong w [...]
Congress spent billions on EV chargers. But not one has come online.
Consumer demand for electric vehicles is rising in the United States, necessitating six times as many chargers on its roads by the end of the decade, [...]
Wyoming weighs selling acreage inside Grand Teton National Park
“It would be the first time in my memory that anybody ever sold a piece of a national park to a developer — and it would be a first that Wyoming woul [...]
California labor can’t quit oil jobs. That’s a problem for Democrats.
“We believe we’re still going to be working in the oil and gas space for the foreseeable future,” said Chris Hannan, president of the State Building [...]
Open secret at climate talks: The top temperature goal is mostly gone
The 1.5-degree target has become a rallying point for nations attending the COP28 climate talks, despite rising certainty among scientists that the w [...]
Biden’s EPA approves crackdown on planet-warming methane
“We’ve crafted these technology standards to advance American innovation and account for the industry’s leadership in accelerating methane technology [...]
King Charles to COP28: World 'dreadfully far off track' on climate
King Charles to COP28: World 'dreadfully far off track' on climate
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Blinken: US to donate $50 million to end climate driven hunger
Blinken: US to donate $50 million to end climate driven hunger
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Biden’s latest China crackdown puts his EV ambitions at risk
It comes months after an earlier Treasury rule on domestic manufacturing locked out many vehicles from European, Japanese and South Korean automakers [...]
How to watch the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai like an expert
Climate negotiators and diplomats won’t be the only ones crowding Expo City. The summit is also drawing royalty of various origins, chief climate off [...]
John Kerry’s ‘gamble’: Trusting an oil baron to run the COP28 climate summit
That partnership will be put to the test this week, as an expected 70,000 people from nearly 200 nations meet amid war, inflation woes and a global e [...]
Harris to attend COP28 climate summit in Dubai
“The Vice President’s participation in COP28 will continue the Biden-Harris Administration’s leadership on bold, global action to address the climate [...]
Deal on global climate damages likely to be struck Thursday at COP28
Still to be decided: How much money the fund should contain and where the cash should come from. At this point, the draft “invites” developed countri [...]