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Germany to Bring Back Coal Power Plants If Russia Cuts Gas
By ARNE DELFS/BLOOMBERG
This Is How We Quit Big Oil
By Justin Worland
Germany Says It Can Wean Itself Off Russian Oil by Summer
By Associated Press
As Putin Threatens Nuclear Disaster, Europe Learns to Embrace Nuclear Energy
By Charlie Campbell
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Tribal Communities Use Corporate Investment to Scale Up Solar Power
Private capital is essential to allowing tribes to tap into their renewable resources in a serious way
By Kalen Goodluck
April 13, 2022
Oil Climate Disclosures Riddled With ‘Questionable Claims,’ Study Finds
Facing mounting pressure to divest from fossil fuels, investors want reliable emissions disclosures from the industry
By PAUL TAKAHASHI / BLOOMBERG
April 12, 2022
The Bitcoin Mining Showdown In New York’s Wine Country
When I reach Rick Rainey on the phone, he’s barreling down a highway in his Subaru with samples of Riesling in tow. “I’m out here spreading the Finger Lakes love,” he tells me—which means, he’s...
By Lindsay Muscato
April 7, 2022
Climeworks Raises $650 Million to Scale Up Carbon Capture Technology
Most scenarios that keep global warming within 1.5°C will require removing some carbon that’s already been dumped into the atmosphere
By AKSHAT RATHI / BLOOMBERG
April 5, 2022
Biden to Release Oil Reserves to Control Gas Price: Sources
Up to a million barrels of oil a day will be released from the U.S. petroleum reserve, AP sources said
By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK / AP
March 31, 2022
This Tech Leader is Harnessing Collective Action to Green the Grid
Open-source software could make a big difference for decarbonization
By Alejandro de la Garza
March 30, 2022
U.S. to Boost Gas Supply to E.U. in Effort to Cut Dependence on Russia
The U.S. and European Union announced an agreement to try and boost the supply of liquefied natural gas to European countries by the end of 2022 with at least 15 billion cubic meters. The aim...
By Jordan Fabian and Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg
March 25, 2022
Gas Prices Don't Reflect Their Environmental Cost
The true cost of driving includes not just the price of filling up but also the costs that it imposes on society, including pollution
By Justin Worland
March 24, 2022
Japan’s Power Crisis Was a Decade in Making
Japan’s worst power crisis in over a decade is a culmination of events starting from the Fukushima disaster, and is an issue that the nation won’t be able to quickly shake. The world’s third-largest economy...
By Stephen Stapczynski and Shoko Oda / Bloomberg
March 22, 2022
Heat Pumps Are a Weapon in the E.U.’s Face-Off With Russia
The high efficiency heating systems have suddenly become crucial to the E.U. cutting its dependence on Russian gas
By Alejandro de la Garza
March 16, 2022
Why President Biden Banned Russian Oil
Biden's ban on Russian energy imports is an effort to further choke off revenue going to Moscow amid Russia's deadly invasion of Ukraine.
By Brian Bennett
March 8, 2022
E.U. Releases Plan to Cut Russian Gas Imports by Two-Thirds and Increase Renewables
“Let’s dash into renewable energy at lightning speed”
By EWA KRUKOWSKA / BLOOMBERG
March 8, 2022
Europe’s Green Energy Plans Are Threatened by the Need to Wean Itself Off Russian Gas
Coal and renewables are both on the table
By Alejandro de la Garza
March 4, 2022
Europeans Are Being Asked to Turn Down Their Heating to Fight Russian Energy Dependence
"It is vain to believe that a war on [our] continent will have no impact on us"
By Ciara Nugent
March 3, 2022
Why Sanctions on Russia Aren't Targeting Oil and Gas
Call for restrictions or an embargo on Russian oil and gas feels far outside the realm of possibility. It's not hard to understand why.
By Ciara Nugent
February 25, 2022
Energy Prices Surge Amid Ukraine Crisis
Energy prices surged after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order to send what he called “peacekeeping forces” to the two breakaway areas of Ukraine that he officially recognized on Monday. European natural gas led...
By Anna Shiryaevskaya, Isis Almeida and Alex Longley / Bloomberg
February 22, 2022
CEOs’ Climate Pledges Fall Far Short of Net Zero, Study Finds
New study finds major companies' 2030 climate goals “fall well short" of what's needed to meet Paris Agreement ambitions
By FRANCES SCHWARTZKOPFF/BLOOMBERG
February 7, 2022
EU Unveils Controversial Green Label for Gas and Nuclear
As urgency to tackle climate change mounts, environmentalists worry the decision risks greenwashing and diverting money away from renewables
By EWA KRUKOWSKA AND JOHN AINGER/BLOOMBERG
February 2, 2022
Liquid Hydrogen: The Green Fuel That Isn't
A debut shipment of liquid hydrogen to Japan proves the fuel is viable, supporters say. Critics aren't so sure
By Amy Gunia
January 28, 2022
Russia Tensions Could Push Europe to a Clean Energy Future
The threat of a Ukraine invasion and the worst energy crisis in years are reminding Europe of the risks of a fossil-fuelled world.
By Ciara Nugent
January 27, 2022
Americans’ Gas Stoves Are as Bad for Climate as 500,000 Cars
Researchers found surprising amounts of heat-trapping methane and nitrous oxides seeping from gas stoves—pollutants that can trigger asthma and other breathing problems
By DAVID R. BAKER / BLOOMBERG
January 27, 2022
Exxon Plans to Zero Out Emissions from Operations by 2050
Carbon released when customers use Exxon products such as gasoline and jet fuel will be excluded from the company's emissions roadmap
By KEVIN CROWLEY AND ARI NATTER/BLOOMBERG
January 18, 2022
E.U. Risks its Climate Goals By Calling Natural Gas Green
A long-simmering debate about the future of natural gas has been forced to a head in Europe this month, as the E.U. considers classifying some projects involving the fossil fuel as sustainable investments in official...
By Ciara Nugent
January 13, 2022
Fossil Fuel Companies Say They Want to Help Fight Climate Change. Here's What They Should Do
The last year has been critical in the global fight against climate change. I attended COP26 and believe that the Glasgow Climate Pact, which enshrines the collective commitments that aim to limit global temperature increases...
By John Browne
January 4, 2022
World Got More Power From Coal in 2021 Than Ever
The all-time high means that the world's climate targets may be getting further out of reach
By Amy Gunia
December 18, 2021
Why Coal Shortages in Asia Might Be Good News for Clean Energy
Power crises in China and India that have caused blackouts and factory shutdowns are highlighting the region’s reliance on the world's dirtiest fossil fuel: coal. But some experts say the energy supply problems facing two...
By Amy Gunia
October 13, 2021
China's Power Shortages Have Environmentalists Worried
A serious energy crisis has led to fears that energy insecurity will weaken Beijing's resolve
By Charlie Campbell / Shanghai
September 30, 2021
Gas Build Up in Reactor Near Hong Kong Sparks Concern
The French utility that partly owns the plant has called for an extraordinary board meeting with its Chinese partner
By Francois de Beaupuy, Dan Murtaugh and Derek Wallbank / Bloomberg
June 15, 2021
Keystone XL Pipeline Canceled
Keystone XL helped galvanize modern climate activism, uniting environmentalists in a battle against the project some described as a “climate dirty bomb”
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy / Bloomberg
June 10, 2021
Hin Leong Reportedly Failed to Declare $800 Million in Oil Losses
Hin Leong Trading is one of the biggest and most secretive forces in the world of physical fuel-oil trading
By Serene Cheong, Alfred Cang and Joyce Koh / Bloomberg
April 20, 2020
Mexico Reaches Deal with U.S. to Cut Oil Production
The deal would end the price war between Riyadh and Moscow that helped push oil down to the lowest in almost two decades
By Amy Stillman, Javier Blas, Grant Smith and Salma El Wardany / Bloomberg
April 9, 2020
Countries Are Falling Far Short on Action to Tackle Climate Change as Fossil Fuel Use Increases, Says Energy Report
Countries' plans to tackle climate change fall far short of what’s necessary to prevent temperatures from rising to an unsafe level that governments have vowed to prevent, according to a new report from the International...
By Justin Worland
November 13, 2019
'Companies Should Not Be So Greedy.' Some in the Oil and Gas Industry Worry Trump's Aggressive Deregulation Could Haunt Them
President Trump touted his deregulatory agenda on climate and energy in a speech in Pittsburgh Wednesday, describing his support as key to the industry. "We’ve ended the war on American energy," he said, surrounded by...
By Justin Worland
October 24, 2019
How a Ukrainian Gas Company Got Caught Up In Trump's Impeachment Drama
News broke Monday morning that a group of businessmen touting close ties to President Trump and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, spent last spring maneuvering to install new management at the top of Naftogaz, Ukraine’s...
By Justin Worland
October 7, 2019
Gas Prices Could Rise by 25 Cents After Saudi Attacks
Americans can expect to pay more at the gas pump starting this week, AAA says
By Sanya Mansoor
September 18, 2019
This Comic Creator Hopes His Terrible Ideas for Producing Energy Will Inspire You to Think of Better Ones
Lots of great ideas sound ridiculous at first. Putting mold on infected wounds sounds like a pretty bad idea, but it turned out to be revolutionary. On the other hand, not all creative ideas are...
September 12, 2019
A Fight Over Subsidies for 2 Ohio Nuclear Plants Draws Claim That China Is 'Invading' the Electric Grid
The Ohio law subsidizes the cost of nuclear energy by reducing renewable funding
By Will Wade / Bloomberg
August 30, 2019
Why President Trump Cut a Methane Regulation That Even Big Oil Companies Wanted to Keep
The Trump Administration announced Thursday the rollback of an important environmental regulation on methane emissions that even some of the world's biggest oil-and-gas companies support. The fact that Big Oil backed a regulation designed to...
By Justin Worland
August 29, 2019
Russia Launches Floating Nuclear Reactors
On Friday, an unusual kind of vessel set sail from the Arctic city of Murmansk, Russia, for a destination in the country’s far east––a floating nuclear power plant equipped with two reactors. The vessel, dubbed...
By Tara Law
August 23, 2019
Trump Says Wind Turbines Cause Cancer. Iowans Disagree
Since the early days of his administration, Donald Trump has sought to use his presidency to slow the country’s transition to clean energy, blocking key environmental regulations and lending his support to the fossil fuel...
By Justin Worland / Des Moines, Iowa
August 12, 2019
The World's Largest Automakers Asked Trump Not to Loosen a Climate Change Standard. Here's Why
The world's largest automakers doubled down on their call for the Trump Administration to rethink the scope of a rollback on limits on pollution from cars that were designed to fight climate change. In a...
By Justin Worland
June 7, 2019
How an Oil Boom in West Texas Is Reshaping the World
An oil boom in West Texas is reshaping the economy, the nation and the world
By Justin Worland
January 3, 2019
Why Donald Trump Is Feeling the Heat From Midwestern Farmers
It's not just trade
By Justin Worland / Corning, Iowa
September 10, 2018
The Trump Administration Released a Plan to Fight Climate Change. It Could Actually Make Things Worse
The Trump Administration released a new plan Tuesday to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and address climate change. But the proposed regulation from the Environmental Protection Agency, which would replace the Obama-era Clean...
By Justin Worland
August 21, 2018
California Wildfires Are Causing Billions in Damage. Who Will Pay?
In the past few decades, wildfire season in California has expanded from a few months each year to a year-long phenomenon. This summer's Carr and Mendocino Complex fires — which together have burned more than...
By Justin Worland
August 8, 2018
Is the Coming Natural Gas Boom Good for the Climate? Depends Who You Ask
Natural gas production in the U.S. is about to experience another boom with production increasing 10% this year over 2017 and 60% in the next two decades, according to a new report from IHS Markit....
By Justin Worland
June 22, 2018
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