Category: Energy
Senate Republicans introduce a climate bill — aimed at China
U.S. companies in industries such as steelmaking have warned that any regulations that force them to reduce carbon dioxide emissions will raise their [...]
Economic blows batter Biden’s clean energy goals
And in Puerto Rico, the government-owned utility had to pony up an additional $700 million, on top of an initial $4.6 billion, to ensure 11 solar pro [...]
Fight over climate disaster fund jeopardizes Dubai UN summit
“We’re at a breaking point,” warned Avinash Persaud, the lead negotiator for Barbados, after negotiations on how to set up the fund broke down last w [...]
Power grid’s future hinges on permitting and natural gas: Takeaways from POLITICO’s Grid Reliability event
Power industry officials painted a bleak picture of the grid’s ability to keep up with rising demand from electric vehicles, computing growth and the [...]
Thomas Coleman: Cyber security for the grid is a 'growing threat'
Thomas Coleman: Cyber security for the grid is a 'growing threat'
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Dinner diplomacy: How John Kerry convened VIPs and lawmakers to ease the climate talks
The gathering, first reported by POLITICO’s E&E News, underscores the Biden administration’s recognition of the political challenges it will conf [...]
Fight over new climate fund dogs Biden as U.N. summit looms
Those nations say rich countries like the U.S. have long exerted too much control over the World Bank at the expense of those receiving aid. They not [...]
“Beyond absurd”: GOP savages Biden easing of Venezuelan oil sanctions
“The United States will provide limited sanctions relief primarily in the oil and gas sector in response to this important development,” the person s [...]
Biden’s half-empty oil reserve fuels a political tug of war
“That’s Joe Biden’s fault for trying to lower the price of gas before the election,” House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) told POLI [...]
Biden faces calls to block Iran’s oil — even if gas prices soar
The White House has insisted it is still enforcing the economic penalties. “We’ve imposed sanctions on Iran for support to Hamas and other terrorist [...]
War in Israel spurs renewed threat of oil market turmoil
Most immediately, Biden is facing calls from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers to tighten enforcement of sanctions restricting oil exports by [...]
Treasury lays out rules for instant EV rebate
The proposed rule is aimed at “expanding consumer choices and helping car dealers expand their businesses,” Laurel Blatchford, Treasury’s chief imple [...]
Trump’s bashing electric cars. He has lots of company in Europe.
In Europe, meanwhile, electric vehicles are being swept up in a wave of populist resistance to climate policies as voters feel the pinch of rising pr [...]
‘Extreme and dangerous’ heat leads to cancellation of Twin Cities marathon
Runners and others gather in front of the Minnesota Vikings football stadium under construction before the start of the Twin Cities Marathon in Minn [...]
Biden Interior pushes pared down offshore drilling plan
“This restrictive offshore leasing program is the latest tactic in a coordinated strategy to reduce energy production, ultimately weakening America’s [...]