Category: Energy
Biden’s flood of climate cash is raising water costs in the West
“It’s all a grand experiment,” said Kathryn Sorensen, a former head of Phoenix’s water department, who noted that Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act [...]
World on pace to blow past Paris climate targets, UN says
“There is no person or economy left on the planet untouched by climate change, so we need to stop setting unwanted records on greenhouse gas emission [...]
Biden, Trump and … whales? The GOP obsesses on blubbery sea mammals.
But that attack conflicts with a theme that Republicans such as former President Donald Trump have hammered for months — the claim that Biden is kill [...]
China and US push through tensions in reaching climate deal
“The world’s two largest emitters were able to overcome significant differences and work together in fighting climate change. That sends a clear sign [...]
Global carbon emissions are rising under the Paris climate agreement
“Today’s report shows that governments combined are only taking baby steps to avert the climate crisis,” the U.N.'s climate change executive secretar [...]
Sweeping government report warns of ‘daunting’ climate fight
Policymakers call for renewed efforts to cut emissions amid the report’s grim predictions of more multi-billion-dollar disasters, fiercer heatwaves a [...]
COP28 host UAE pushes oil producers for climate pledges
The initiative’s backers hope it brings national oil companies, which can range from giants like Saudi Aramco to smaller producers like Colombia’s Ec [...]
Ukraine Energy Minister floats potential attacks on Russian energy infrastructure
When asked if Zelenskyy’s “response” could include Ukraine targeting Russia’s vast oil and gas operations — by far the biggest driver of its economy [...]
UAE warns reporters to avoid ‘offensive’ news stories at climate talks
But the incident has inadvertently highlighted the sharp divisions between how the UAE and its Western allies treat journalists and protesters. It co [...]
How an oil giant sought to green its image before a high-stakes climate summit
Over the next five years, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. has committed to spending $150 billion as part of an effort to expand its oil and gas operat [...]
The last 12 months were the hottest in recorded history
Taken together, the findings paint a grim picture of humanity’s progress toward meeting temperature targets set by the Paris climate agreement. World [...]
Senate passes GOP measure to overturn EV charger rule
“If we’re going to spend $5 billion of taxpayer money to build electric vehicle charging stations in the United States, it should be made by American [...]
Embattled conservation group leader heads for exit
Clark, who has led the group for 12 years, will remain on the job while the organization’s board of directors conducts a search for her replacement, [...]
Fear of Chinese dominance looms over Biden Treasury Department’s next rule on electric car tax credits
The administration is well aware of the high stakes in how it opts to interpret that prohibition, both for the success of Biden’s climate ambitions a [...]
‘Take it or leave it’: Acrimony flares amid tenuous agreement on climate aid
The weekend debate left almost everyone dissatisfied, including the U.S.
“This is a take it or leave it text,” said Outi Honkatukia, a Finnish negoti [...]