President Xi Jinping’s surprise announcement that China plans to go carbon-neutral by 2060 has left many questions, none more important than: “How?” China is the world’s largest energy user and greenhouse Continue Reading
Coal-fired power has been dying everywhere except where it poses the greatest threat. Draw a line down the world around the longitude of the Nile. The region to the west — encompassing Europe, Continue Reading
A bipartisan bill aimed at keeping goods out of the U.S. that are made with the forced labor of detained ethnic minorities in China passed overwhelmingly Tuesday in the House Continue Reading
China has been buying a lot of U.S. crude oil lately, perhaps in a belated attempt to fulfill some of the energy import quotas agreed with Washington last year or Continue Reading
At World Oil, we have finished compiling the 2020 mid-year forecast update for drilling and production. On the drilling side, we now can tell you, our readers, that if this Continue Reading
The Trump administration is urging U.S. lawmakers to pass separate bills to aid airlines and other sectors, given failure to reach agreement on a broader package of stimulus funding, White Continue Reading
Ten cities around the world on Tuesday joined New York and London in committing to divest from fossil fuel companies as part of efforts to combat climate change. Berlin, Cape Continue Reading
A bartender prepares a drink during Clemson University’s first home football game in Clemson, South Carolina Sept. 19, 2020. More than 3,000 people have died in South Carolina since the Continue Reading
Analysts have estimated that battery pack prices should drop to US$100/kWh so that electric vehicles have a chance to compete with cost with the internal combustion engine. Automakers and industry Continue Reading
Tropical Storm Beta is flooding southeastern Texas as it grinds along the coast. (Bloomberg) — Tropical Storm Beta is flooding southeastern Texas as it grinds along the coast, pounding it Continue Reading
