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WASHINGTON — As a candidate in 2020, Joseph R. Biden Jr. campaigned to end billions of dollars in annual tax breaks to oil and gas companies within his first year in office. It’s a pledge he has been unable to keep as president. Mr. Biden’s budget request to Congress this week was his fourth attempt […]
Climate activists every few months have been rallying to stop a new “carbon bomb,” a long list over many years that includes the Keystone XL pipeline, the Willow Project and natural gas export terminals like the CP2 in Louisiana. They’re often met with counterarguments from the right and moderate left, which argue that if the U.S. […]
President and chair of the Export–Import Bank of the United States Reta Jo Lewis poses for a portrait in her office at the Export–Import Bank building in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
We’re well into the first week of COP28, the annual UN climate talks, and have secured a promising early win on operationalizing the Loss and Damage Fund. The United States has made important announcements on standards to limit methane emissions, along with a contribution to the
As the United States government delegation arrives in Dubai, UAE, for the UNFCCC COP28 climate summit, frontline communities, youth, and civil society are planning to confront the Biden-Harris administration’s oil and gas expansion and urging a rapid fossil fuel phaseout. Activities on Saturday, December 2, 2023 Photo Opportunity with U.S. Youth and Frontline AdvocatesTime: 8:30am […]
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Acquire Licensing Rights
The 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN FCCC) is set to begin in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, next week. One of the most crucial indicators of success will be whether the nations of the world reach agreement on a fast and fair phaseout […]
Fossil fuels have been used to generate most of the energy humans use on an everyday basis for over 150 years. However, using fossil fuels has taken a large toll on humans and the environment. According to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, fossil fuel impacts include climate change, ocean acidification, extreme weather, sea level […]
Long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shared this report from the Guardian: Heat pumps are more than twice as efficient as fossil fuel heating systems in cold temperatures, research shows. Even at temperatures approaching -30C, heat pumps outperform oil and gas heating systems, according to the research from Oxford University and the . . .
A proposal to phase out CO2-emitting fossil fuels at COP27 last won backing from more than 80 countries but oil and gas-rich nations opposed it. European Union countries are preparing to push for a global deal on phasing out fossil fuels at the COP28 climate summit, a draft of the EU’s negotiating position has shown. […]