President Biden’s new pledge to slash America’s greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decade is long on ambition and short on specifics, but experts say that success would require rapid Continue Reading
President Joe Biden speaks in the Oval Office at the White House April 19, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images For poor nations that contributed little to greenhouse Continue Reading
The stress points keep piling up between President Biden and Vladimir Putin. Biden agreed that the Russian president is a “killer,” the United States leveled more sanctions, diplomats have been expelled on both Continue Reading
US President Joe Biden is set to announce the country’s steepest ever emissions cuts, as he hosts 40 world leaders on Thursday for a summit on climate change that will Continue Reading
The United States has provided Iran with examples of three categories of existing sanctions — those it would need to lift to return to compliance with the Iran nuclear deal, Continue Reading
U.S. State Department has added about 100 countries this week to its “Level Four: Do Not Travel” advisory list, putting the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Mexico, Germany and others on Continue Reading
The Biden administration is moving to end a legal battle with California over the state’s authority to regulate motor-vehicle emissions, setting the stage for stricter regulations on the auto industry, Continue Reading
Ford F 2.45% Motor Co. is planning more downtime at five North American factories due to a global semiconductor shortage, further disrupting output of a popular sport-utility vehicle and the F-150 pickup truck, Continue Reading
The Trump administration sidelined career staffers at the Environmental Protection Agency when weakening pollution rules for new passenger vehicles, according to a federal watchdog report. The EPA’s inspector general found top Continue Reading
The U.S. Interior Department is cancelling oil and gas lease sales from public lands through June amid an ongoing review of how the program contributes to climate change, officials said Continue Reading
Diplomats working in Vienna on a solution to bringing the United States back into the nuclear deal with Iran and world powers are taking a break from talks to consult Continue Reading
President Biden this week will pledge to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by the end of the decade, according to two people briefed on the plan, Continue Reading
Highlights Revokes Trump ban on China-linked equipment Kicks off 100-day plan to modernize utility cyber defenses Seeks comments on long-term strategy, future prohibitions The Department of Energy April 20 launched Continue Reading
China’s President Xi Jinping will attend a U.S.-led climate change summit on Thursday at the invitation of President Joe Biden, in the first meeting between the two leaders since the Continue Reading
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. is falling behind China in the race to seize opportunities created by climate change. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. Continue Reading
High-level talks in Vienna aimed at bringing the United States back into the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran are moving ahead with experts working on drafting proposals this week, but Continue Reading
Even before the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ‘nuclear deal’ was agreed in 2015 between Iran and the P5+1 (U.S., U.K., France, China, Russia plus Germany), the issue of Continue Reading
President Joe Biden aims to prove to the world this week that the U.S. has rejoined the international fight against climate change by vowing cuts in greenhouse gas emissions that Continue Reading
As President Joe Biden convenes a virtual climate summit on Thursday with 40 world leaders, he faces a vexing task: how to put forward a nonbinding but symbolic goal to Continue Reading
The U.S. State Department said on Monday it will boost its “Do Not Travel” guidance to about 80% of countries worldwide, citing “unprecedented risk to travelers” from the COVID-19 pandemic Continue Reading
The nation’s largest coal miners’ union said Monday it would accept President Joe Biden’s plan to move away from coal and other fossil fuels in exchange for a “true energy Continue Reading
The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before President Joe Biden hosts a virtual summit Continue Reading
The US and China have committed to work together to combat climate change despite rising tensions between the two powers, boosting chances of global deal on emissions at a UN Continue Reading
A pair of seasoned investors see Texas’ largest city as the prime place to foster the development of innovations to accelerate the transition away from oil and gas, and Rigzone’s Continue Reading
A group of U.S. electricity companies wrote to President Joe Biden this week saying it will work with his administration and Congress to design a broad set of policies to Continue Reading
When President Joe Biden convenes a virtual climate summit on Thursday, he faces a vexing task: how to put forward a nonbinding but symbolic goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Continue Reading
Of the many fronts the Biden administration is diverging from its predecessor, the most striking — and likely most consequential — is on climate. For four years under former president Continue Reading
Repairs at Mexico’s Minatitlan 285,000 b/d plant after an April 7 could keep the plant offline for 90 days, Pemex said in a statement. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes Continue Reading
EQT Corp. is calling for stricter caps on methane leaks from natural gas wells after the Trump administration relaxed the rules in a bid to boost the domestic energy industry. Continue Reading
A new kind of power plant that doesn’t add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere is being built in the U.S., potentially providing a way for utilities to keep burning natural Continue Reading
Canadian oil sellers are sending exports to the U.S. West Coast, an unexpected move prompted by the staggered global demand recovery from the pandemic. For the second time this month, Continue Reading
Frustrated by slow and uncertain vaccination drives around the world, some of the nine million Americans living abroad are coming home to get their Covid-19 shots. For many, the risks of Continue Reading
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 28 th annual Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks (GHG Inventory), which presents a national-level overview of annual greenhouse gas Continue Reading
Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture of LG Energy Solution and General Motors, will invest more than $2.3 billion to build its second battery cell manufacturing plant in the United Continue Reading
Highlights Russia has filled the gap left by US oil sanctions on Venezuela Bulk of imports include fuel oil products and feedstocks US refiners need Russian feedstocks to run secondary Continue Reading
Negotiators for the U.S. and Iran, working to revive an international deal aimed at restricting Tehran’s atomic ambitions, are looking for ways to untangle a knot of interlocking American sanctions Continue Reading
Iran is warning that it doesn’t plan to let nuclear negotiations “drag on” and has threatened to cut talks short if they are “not constructive” . The fresh warning from Continue Reading
In the weeks after President Biden’s inauguration, as the oil industry was facing a far less welcoming White House, a ConocoPhillips executive went pheasant hunting with the Democratic senator poised Continue Reading
U.S. Jobless Claims Hit 13-Month Low, Retail Sales Surge Explore what’s moving the global economy in the new season of the Stephanomics podcast. Subscribe via Apple Podcast , Spotify or Continue Reading
A much-awaited economic boom coming off the pandemic recession appeared to edge closer to reality Thursday with fresh data showing the pace of layoffs dwindling, consumers spending freely and manufacturing Continue Reading
Easing coronavirus lockdowns tied to the rapid rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations in the US has helped spark a sharp increase in American consumer spending and the lowest new jobless claims Continue Reading
The Biden administration on Thursday barred American banks from purchasing newly issued Russian government debt, signaling the deployment of a key weapon in Washington’s intensifying conflict with Moscow — threatening Continue Reading
The pandemic now looks very different depending on where you are in the United States. While some states have seen the crisis start to dissipate, a spring wave of coronavirus infections Continue Reading
The coronavirus pandemic in the United States has turned into a patchwork of regional hotspots, with some states hammered by a surge of infections and hospitalizations even as others have Continue Reading
Weekly US coal production rose to a four-week high 11.19 million st in the week that ended April 10, up 4.3% from 10.73 million st a week earlier and 17.7% Continue Reading
The Biden administration is considering singling out methane for significant reductions as part of a pledge to cut greenhouse gases in advance of a climate summit next week, according to Continue Reading
Pfizer Inc. PFE 1.16% Chief Executive Albert Bourla said it is likely that people who receive Covid-19 vaccines will need booster shots within a year afterward, and then annual vaccinations, to maintain protection against Continue Reading
The Biden administration on Thursday announced tough new sanctions on Russia and formally blamed the country’s premier intelligence agency for the sophisticated hacking operation that breached American government agencies and Continue Reading
A new round of US sanctions issued April 15 targeting Russian entities and individuals could have knock on effects into the energy space while not specifically targeting the sector, analysts Continue Reading
Would not lead to de-escalation by Moscow: Maas Renewed calls for moratorium on pipeline construction Moscow eyes first gas via Nord Stream by end-summer German foreign minister Heiko Maas has Continue Reading
