Category: Energy
Biden enters a new type of tango with Paris
The war in Ukraine — now in its tenth month and with no signs of abating — has pummeled the global economy and fueled an energy crisis in Europe. And [...]
Biden gives Chevron permit to restart Venezuelan oil sales
Under the expanded license issued by Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Venezuelan state oil company, PdVSA, is prohibited from receivi [...]
‘Small victory for humankind’: U.S., EU agree to climate payments
The announcement was met with loud applause in the summit meeting hall, after the talks had stretched through all of Saturday into the wee hours of S [...]
Nations reach preliminary deal on payments as climate talks near end
Sameh Shoukry, President of the UNFCCC COP27 climate conference, speaks on the conference's first day on Nov. 6, 2022, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. | [...]
U.S. eyes shifts on climate payments, in possible breakthrough at summit
The proposal may still fail to satisfy critics from developing countries who say the U.S. is continuing to shirk its responsibility for all the green [...]
John Kerry comes down with Covid at climate summit
John Kerry has been a key player in trying to navigate competing demands among developing countries, the European Union and China. | Nariman El-Moft [...]
Climate talks grow tense as U.S. resists Europe’s plan for aid
“The U.S. might end up being isolated from the entire conversation, and therefore has no other choice but to come on board,” Tuvalu Finance Minister [...]
Ukraine tells allies it may not be able to recover from more Russian attacks on energy systems
The new warnings, relayed to lawmakers this week through classified intelligence reports, came as Russia launched missiles on the Ukrainian capital T [...]
Biden’s mission at climate summit: Convince world ‘it’s different now’
Biden’s visit to Sharm El-Sheikh, delayed by the U.S. midterm elections, was just a few hours long as he headed for Cambodia and then on to next wee [...]
Biden pledges 500M with EU, Germany for clean energy in Egypt
Biden pledges 500M with EU, Germany for clean energy in Egypt
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Biden rides green wave into turbulent climate summit
Other potential mood spoilers for Biden’s appearance include food and water shortages that have left conference attendees cranky, human rights and pr [...]
U.N. agency: Iran continues to block nuclear probe, scales up its nuclear program
Non-proliferation experts say that Iran’s current stockpile of 60 percent enriched uranium is sufficient for one nuclear bomb, if enriched further. B [...]
Watch: Tropical Storm Nicole makes landfall in Florida
Watch: Tropical Storm Nicole makes landfall in Florida
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Kerry pitches climate finance plan. Other countries say it’s ‘not enough’
The person spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid antagonizing U.S. officials.
The framework that Kerry announced Wednesday morning in Sharm el-She [...]
Biden to press human rights in meeting with Egyptian president
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has attracted criticism for detaining political opponents. | Pool photo by Yves Herman
President Joe Bide [...]