The Metal Trump Wants More Than Gold
China has a monopoly on one of the most strategic metals on the planet, and Washington is anxious to change that. Global dominance at this point in the game means Continue Reading
Do Oil Drillers Need A New Business Model?
Exploration and production (E&P) companies are set to face one of the biggest challenges – if not the biggest challenge ever – to their business models. This challenge is a Continue Reading
Trump’s 2021 budget proposal would be a climate disaster
February is the shortest month of the year but usually feels like the longest, and it’s made even more interminable by the fact that it’s the month when the president Continue Reading
Conservative groups at odds with new House GOP climate change proposals
House Republicans call their plan for tackling climate change “realistic.” Right-wing think tanks call it a “Green New Deal Lite.” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other top House Republicans find Continue Reading
Big Oil is finally talking about scope 3 emissions. What the heck is scope 3?
Last month, when global elites gathered in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, climate change took center stage . While it’s unclear whether attendees came away with any concrete Continue Reading
Why Russia And Ukraine Are Still Making Billion-Dollar Energy Deals
The story of Russia turning off the gas to punish Ukraine for some perceived indignity will be familiar to most Eurasianet readers. Somewhat less known is the story of Russia’s Continue Reading
German economy ‘flirts with recession’ as fourth-quarter output stagnates
The German economy stagnated in the fourth quarter due to weaker private consumption and state spending, data showed on Friday, renewing fears of a recession just as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Continue Reading
European shares scale record even as coronavirus shows no signs of peaking
European shares touched record highs on Friday as investors digested whether China’s coronavirus outbreak would cause long-lasting damage to global economy. Europe’s broad Euro STOXX 600 clawed up 0.1% to Continue Reading
The UK Needs To Invest $62 Billion In Wind Turbines To Reach Energy Target
According to renewable energy analysts Aurora, in order to fulfil the goal, 260 wind turbines will have to be installed a year, roughly one for every working day. The UK’s Continue Reading
Jump in coronavirus cases yanks rally into reverse
A sharp rise in the number of coronavirus deaths and infections unnerved world markets on Thursday, as traders halted the rally in stocks and retreated to the safety of government Continue Reading