Category: Energy
‘We can reclaim control of our destiny,’ Al Gore says of climate change
“We can do this,” he told host Jake Tapper, “if we just overcome the greed and political power of the big fossil fuel polluters who have been trying [...]
Why the battle over electric cars is primed to take off
At the same time, certain high-profile EVs are slow to sell, including Ford Motor’s Lightning F-150, whose production targets last week were slashed [...]
‘Historic success’: John Kerry touts COP28 agreement
‘Historic success’: John Kerry touts COP28 agreement
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Western states are brawling over the Colorado River. That could spell trouble for Biden
“Ideally this is something that all seven basin states can come up with together. But I want to be real clear that we can’t accept something that con [...]
US green groups see new leverage from Biden’s COP28 promise
“Saying that they believe in the phase out of fossil fuels, is actually one of the biggest moves from the Biden administration” on climate, said Jean [...]
COP28: The two days that salvaged a climate deal
It looked as though the Saudis had prevailed, just as they had succeeded three months earlier in defanging a fossil fuel proposal at G20 talks in Goa [...]
‘The crisis has arrived’: An elder statesman unpacks the battle over the West’s water
Babbitt, 85, remains an influential voice about the river and will attend the Colorado River Water Users Association annual conference, where many of [...]
Climate summit makes ‘historic progress’ — but the world still can’t quit oil
Still, leaders of the U.N. summit and representatives of major governments were quick to endorse the nonbinding pact as a historic acknowledgment tha [...]
COP28 leaders announce newest attempt to seal long-fought climate compromise
Activists calling for an end to coal, oil and natural gas protest on Tuesday at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. | Peter Dejong/AP
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Bidenomics is a big hit — but not among US voters heading into the 2024 election
That may provide little political comfort to Biden, as multiple polls show him losing the economic messaging war to former President Donald Trump, hi [...]
Trump who? Republicans in Dubai try to carve out their own climate agenda.
Republicans now broadly acknowledge that climate change is a problem that needs to be addressed. But they put their policy emphasis on supporting U.S [...]
Greens erupt as oil, gas and coal ‘phaseout’ is dropped from proposed COP28 climate deal
Meanwhile, as ministers and their staff gathered in the plenary at the Expo City campus on the outskirts of Dubai, protesters stood outside chanting: [...]
Thousands of employees say the USPS is failing to protect them from major heat
Under its own policy, the agency is required to train letter carriers each spring to recognize the symptoms of heat illness and what to do if they fe [...]
High interest rates threaten to bury one of COP28’s brightest hopes
But rising interest rates have imperiled these goals.
Interest rates were one reason developers gave for canceling major offshore wind projects in re [...]
Another win for oil states? Azerbaijan gets boost in bid to host next climate talks.
Brazil, which has South America’s second-largest oil reserves, is favored to host COP30 in 2025.
Azerbaijan and Armenia — which have fought for cont [...]