The United States can tackle threats to the climate through technological advances and fossil fuels will remain a priority for the U.S. government and business, the assistant secretary for Fossil Continue Reading
The Trump administration formally notified the United Nations on Monday that it would withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change, leaving global climate diplomats to plot Continue Reading
You smell it, or think you do. Like a bonfire on a beach. Then you see it in your headlights. Ash. Or maybe insects? The signs are coy at first, Continue Reading
For a third straight year, California’s fire season is ramping up when it should be winding down. After an onslaught of wind storms and flurry of blazes, large swaths of Continue Reading
Lignite and bituminous coal produced 50 percent less energy than renewables in Germany during the first three quarters of 2019, a new report by the Centre for Solar Energy and Continue Reading
The UK shale gas industry has vowed to continue efforts to prove it can operate safely despite the UK government introducing a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing — Continue Reading
Crude oil futures were lower in mid-morning trade in Asia Monday, retracing gains from last Friday after US crude production was reported to have hit a fresh record high of Continue Reading
People around the world are taking to the streets to protest against rising living costs and real or perceived injustice. They feel the economy is not working for them – Continue Reading
A surge of oil production is coming, whether the world needs it or not. The flood of crude will arrive even as concerns about climate change are growing and worldwide oil Continue Reading
Energy efficiency has tremendous potential to boost economic growth and avoid greenhouse gas emissions, but the global rate of progress is slowing, according to a new report by the International Continue Reading
The carbon bubble “continues to inflate,” according to a new report from Carbon Tracker. And yet no major oil company has aligned its operations with the goals set out in Continue Reading
Iran will not lift its ban on talks with the United States, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday, describing the two countries as implacable foes on the eve Continue Reading
Security forces killed a protester and wounded 91 others in Baghdad on Saturday, security and medical sources said, as tens of thousands of Iraqis gathered in mass anti-government protests in Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia’s giant state oil company finally kick-started its initial public offering (IPO) on Sunday, announcing its intention to float on the domestic bourse in what could be the world’s Continue Reading
Saudi Aramco, the Saudi state oil giant, said it posted a net income of $68 billion during the nine-month period ending on September 30. The company’s revenues and other income Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia will compromise on valuation to ensure the initial public offering of Aramco is a success. The Kingdom is ready to accept less than the $2 trillion Crown Prince Continue Reading
Iraqi security forces opened fire on a crowd of protesters trying to break into the Iranian consulate in the Shi’ite Muslim holy city of Kerbala overnight, killing three, security and Continue Reading
Iran is launching a new array of 30 advanced IR-6 centrifuges on Monday, the country’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi told state television, scaling back Tehran’s commitments under a nuclear Continue Reading
Valuations for Saudi Aramco vary by more than $1 trillion, according to fund managers who have seen banks’ research, underscoring the uncertainty hanging over what could be the world’s largest Continue Reading
Following the temporary withdrawal of China from Phase 11 of Iran’s supergiant South Pars gas field due to the political backlash that the deal – and related deals – engendered, Continue Reading
US President Donald Trump’s showboating on the dramatic assassination of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi cannot mask the more enduring result of his capricious decisions during October’s turmoil in North-eastern Continue Reading
Air pollution in New Delhi and surrounding towns reached the worst levels so far this year on Sunday, with authorities in the world’s most polluted capital city has already declared Continue Reading
Worshippers braved the smog to enter the polluted River Yamuna as part of the Hindu religious festival of Chatth Puja Air pollution in the north of India has “reached unbearable Continue Reading
If there was a gold medal for bad air, Delhi would be hard to beat. Yet, despite high levels of air pollution, more than 30,000 people, many wearing masks, took part Continue Reading
Authorities in the Indian capital on Monday banished from the roads cars with number plates ending in an odd number in a bid to cut hazardous air pollution shrouding the Continue Reading
The Indian capital, Delhi, has launched a car rationing system as it battles hazardous levels of pollution. From 4 to 15 November, only cars with either odd or even number Continue Reading
Auto makers weren’t pleased, but they fell in line. During a visit to CATL headquarters in 2017, three Daimler AG executives displayed their irritation shortly after the meeting started, recalled Continue Reading
The Government of Canada has warned nationals to avoid traveling to Haiti as violent protests and widespread civil unrest has been taking place across the nation for several weeks. According Continue Reading
Educated at Columbia University, the 38-year-old Mr. Koizumi is one of the youngest lawmakers in postwar history to join Japan’s cabinet. He was named environment minister in September by Prime Continue Reading
The United States and China on Friday said they made progress in talks aimed at defusing a nearly 16-month-long trade war that has harmed the global economy, and U.S. officials Continue Reading
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday plans to relax rules that govern how power plants store waste from burning coal and release water containing toxic metals into nearby waterways, according Continue Reading
There were two categories of people most affected by the fires in California: those who evacuated because the fires threatened them directly and those who stayed home under blackout conditions. Continue Reading
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have reported that a new photo-excitation mechanism can speed up the charging of lithium-ion batteries by a factor of Continue Reading
A team of scientists at Penn State University in Pennsylvania has developed a method through which lithium-ion batteries can heat up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes and then Continue Reading
After years of dogged support for fracked shale gas and oil, at the expense of clean energy, the Conservatives finally gave in today. This is a significant victory for environmentalists. Continue Reading
Germany should have one million charging stations for electric cars by 2030, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a video message on Sunday, ahead of meetings on Monday with the car Continue Reading
Russia’s crude and condensate output was again above its target level under the current OPEC+ agreement in October, totaling 47.5 million mt, equivalent to around 11.23 million b/d, according to Continue Reading
Norway’s Johan Sverdrup oil field is ramping up production to levels not seen in years in the North Sea. It is one of many changes underway in an industry characterized Continue Reading
The US oil and gas rig count fell again this week, according to Baker Hughes, continuing the downward trend with a drop of 8 rigs for the week, according to Continue Reading
While oil market sentiment has been and remains decidedly bearish, Friday has seen a rare bullish bounce after the rig count fell once again and China released some positive manufacturing Continue Reading
Oil prices rose nearly 4% on Friday on signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and stronger-than-expected economic data in both countries, including U.S. employment and Chinese manufacturing activity numbers. Continue Reading
An increase in production from the U.S. and OPEC has offset any remaining upside potential for oil prices, according to one analyst, with crude futures on track to register a Continue Reading
Factory output continued to weaken in many parts of the world during October, according to surveys of purchasing managers, though there were signs of mild improvement in the U.S. Over Continue Reading
Tens of thousands of Iraqis thronged central Baghdad on Friday demanding the root-and-branch downfall of the political elite in the biggest day of mass anti-government demonstrations since the fall of Continue Reading
OPEC’s crude oil production rebounded in October from multi-year-lows in September after top producer Saudi Arabia managed to recover supply lost in the mid-September attacks, more than offsetting unexpected production Continue Reading
Thousands of protesters were blocking all roads leading to Iraq’s main Gulf port Umm Qasr on Saturday, after security forces used live rounds and tear gas on them overnight, security Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday agreed that the initial public offering of state oil giant Aramco will be announced on Sunday, five sources familiar with the Continue Reading
Tens of thousands of Iraqis, with support from Shiite religious authorities and the country’s president, gathered in the center of the capital on Friday in the largest of a month’s Continue Reading
They are the remains of the Islamic State, a once sprawling kingdom built by foot soldiers from around the world to terrorize and enslave those they conquered. Hollow-eyed and gaunt, Continue Reading
Authorities in Algiers shut its metro and all trains to the capital in an effort to keep protesters away, but many arrived by coach Tens of thousands of demonstrators have Continue Reading
