Maduro Hints At “New Business Models” In Oil
The Venezuelan National Assembly will consider reforms to the country’s oil law that will open the door to “new business models,” President Nicolas Maduro said this week, as quoted by Continue Reading
China Turns the Screws on Renewables Just When It Needs Them – Bloomberg
After shortchanging renewable energy developers for years to the point where it owes billions of dollars in unpaid subsidies, the Chinese government is now proposing that those companies may have to Continue Reading
Japan needs steep emissions cuts from 2030, energy reforms for 2050 climate goal: IEA
Japan needs steep emission reductions as soon as possible, and latest from 2030 onwards, to meet its 2050 net zero carbon targets, along with accelerated gas and power market reforms Continue Reading
‘When will it end?’: How a changing virus is reshaping scientists’ views on COVID-19
Chris Murray, a University of Washington disease expert whose projections on COVID-19 infections and deaths are closely followed worldwide, is changing his assumptions about the course of the pandemic. Murray Continue Reading
U.S. economy got off to modest start in 2021, Fed says
The U.S. economic recovery continued at a modest pace over the first weeks of this year, with businesses optimistic about the months to come and demand for housing “robust,” but Continue Reading
Gasoline Heads Toward $3 in U.S. For First Time in Six Years
A record plunge in gasoline stockpiles last week is threatening to raise pump prices across America above $3 a gallon for the first time in six years. Inventories fell by 13.6 Continue Reading
Biden faces steep challenges to reach renewable energy goals
President Joe Biden wants to change the way the U.S. uses energy by expanding renewables, but he will need to navigate a host of challenges — including the coronavirus pandemic Continue Reading
Exxon, Once a Skeptic, Sees Profit in Capturing Carbon Emissions
Exxon, which is counting on carbon capture and storage as a primary way to achieve its targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions , touted the recent creation of a new Continue Reading
In the Atlantic Ocean, Subtle Shifts Hint at Dramatic Dangers
IT’S ONE OF THE MIGHTIEST RIVERS you will never see, carrying some 30 times more water than all the world’s freshwater rivers combined. In the North Atlantic, one arm of the Continue Reading
Historic drought worsens in the Southwest
The year 2020 is going to be remembered for a lot of things, many of them not so good. Included in the not-so-good list is the drought that has plagued Continue Reading