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Why an energy crisis and $5 gas aren’t spurring a green revolution
Big solar projects are facing major delays. Plans to adapt the grid to clean energy are confronting mountains of red tape. Affordable electric vehicles are in short supply…
Democrats must limit oil shocks along with climate risks
Energy issues are defining U.S. consumer, economic and security challenges more profoundly than any time since the oil embargoes of the 1970s. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has placed enormous pressure on global oil and…
Are high energy prices displacing climate action in Congress?
Progressives and environmental advocates made huge gains in the 2020 campaign by pushing climate change to the forefront, but they are increasingly concerned that high energy prices and calls for greater fossil fuel production could destroy those hard-fought wins.
Europe’s Quest to Replace Russian Gas Faces Plenty of Hurdles
Russia’s natural-gas supplies have become a tool of leverage in its conflict with Europe over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And the stakes are high for Europe, which relies on Russia for 40 percent of the…
Are EV tax credits back on the table? Maybe
President Joe Biden last year scored record funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, but his proposal to lower the sticker price for zero-emission cars and trucks all but died on the vine — threatening the pace of consumer adoption…
Letter: War is chance for US to drive green energy policies
Derek Brower’s Big Read (April 14) correctly details US efforts to increase near-term oil and natural gas supplies to address shortages resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But history shows that high prices and security…
Yes, There Can Be a Climate-Safe Energy Bill This Year
AUDIO: This is a momentous juncture for President Joe Biden and for geopolitical and geophysical security. On this overheating planet facing a…
Where is the natural gas coming from?
The White House and European Commission announced plans last week to find 15 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas to help the EU replace Russian gas imports…
Why the Senate hasn’t made a climate deal yet
Democrats will need a miracle if they want to keep their majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives this fall. The president’s party almost always loses in midterm elections. But to make matters worse…
War means Biden needs a more muscular energy plan
As he travels to Europe this week, President Biden seems to face nearly insurmountable new energy challenges. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has spiked global oil prices, and constricted Europe’s natural gas supplies…
Could Ukraine war help end west’s reliance on hydrocarbons?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have a profound impact on the world’s race to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions, climate experts have warned – but it may not all be negative…
Energy déjà vu
Different crisis, same convo. Policymakers, politicians and parties are clinging to entrenched positions in an election year despite massive changes in the world order and global markets wrought by…
‘Groundhog Day’: Biden, GOP revive decades-old energy fight
With the price of gasoline heading north of $4 a gallon, Democrats’ reluctance to call for more oil drilling was becoming increasingly unpopular. So, they started talking about the thousands of permits to drill on public land that oil companies weren’t even using…
Inflation is at a 40-year high. Is clean energy the solution?
Over the past several months, Americans have learned how bad a “good” economy can feel. On the one hand, wages are up and the country’s economy is growing at its fastest clip since 1984…
Manchin’s energy and deficit-reduction bill can fight inflation — and Russia
President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address last week highlighted two of the greatest foreign and domestic challenges facing the United States. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has undermined decades of peace in…
E.U. presents plan to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds this year, stops short of boycott
The European Commission on Tuesday presented a plan to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds this year, steeply reducing – but not severing – energy ties to Moscow…
White House reaches out to Venezuela, a longtime foe, amid Russia crisis
The Biden White House inched closer Monday to modest rapprochement with oil-rich Venezuela, a bitter foe due to the oppressive policies of President Nicolas Maduro…
Amid war, Biden reluctant to unleash clean energy rhetoric
Republicans are calling for more oil drilling. Europe says it’s doubling down on clean energy. But as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues into its second week, President Biden has stayed mum about how..
Ukraine war prompts European reappraisal of its energy supplies
ladimir Putin is using Russia’s hold over fossil fuel supplies to Europe as “a political and economic weapon” in the war in Ukraine, the world’s foremost energy adviser has said, presenting western governments…
On Two Continents, War and Politics Complicate Attempts to Slow Warming
War and politics are complicating the efforts of the two biggest polluters in history — the United States and Europe — to slow down global warming, just as scientists warn of intensifying hazards…
Kerry’s visit to China ends with no major agreements
The United States and China ended three days of climate meetings with no concrete outcomes, but have agreed to continue talking ahead of pivotal global climate negotiations this fall…
High stakes for Biden, King Charles in climate talks
Climate finance took center stage Monday during President Joe Biden’s visit to Windsor Castle, his first meeting with King Charles III since the British monarch’s coronation in May. The topic was a symbolic choice…
A Trade-Based Climate Policy Can Cut Emissions Globally
The recent reopening of diplomatic dialogue by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese leaders highlighted the enormous importance of climate change action by the world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters. But it did not yield…
Former Biden and Clinton Officials Push for Harmony on CBAMS
A new proposal from the Progressive Policy Institute recommends the U.S., EU, and broader G-7 establish an “Alliance for Clean Trade” to get on the same page as they develop and implement carbon border adjustment mechanisms…
Advocates see Biden, not Congress, as key to carbon tariffs
With bipartisan interest on Capitol Hill growing around the concept of carbon tariffs, two off-Hill advocates are floating a plan to tie trade policy to climate action. The catch is that the proposal would effectively circumvent Congress…
A new proposal to simmer green trade tensions
Joe Biden has largely put a stop to the fractious trade wars of the Donald Trump era, soothing allies by suspending tariffs and offering fresh talks on a long-running dispute on aircraft subsidies. But the president has brought along with him…
Debt Deal Includes a Green Light for a Contentious Pipeline
Climate activists are livid over a provision in the debt limit agreement that orders federal agencies to issue permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline — and says courts can’t review them…
Biden’s climate gamble in the debt deal
President Joe Biden is in hot water with climate activists. Again. Environmental advocates are assailing what they call “poison pills” in the debt limit deal the White House made with congressional Republicans over the weekend. They’re…
Biden Needs To Remind Voters He’s Always Been Pro-Business
Anew AP poll found that only 31% of Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy, a result both shocking and familiar. Shocking because no modern president has received such poor marks during a period of…
Climate group with GOP roots a go-to for tariff push
Four senators — two Democratic, two Republican — plan to unveil proposals in coming weeks that would slap a tariff on carbon-intensive goods coming into the United States from abroad. Each bill will look very different in the approaches…
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