Investors are taking a wait-and-see approach after the much-anticipated aerial assault had little effect on oil supplies.
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Why a Liberal Premier Wants to Pause a Carbon Tax Increase
Andrew Furey, Canada’s only Liberal premier, recently asked the Liberal federal government to suspend the scheduled increases.
At CERAWeek, Saudi Aramco C.E.O. Says Energy Transition ‘Visibly Failing’
The comments by a Saudi executive raised questions regarding whose predictions about the future of oil and gas are more likely to be true.
The Zombies of the U.S. Tax Code: Why Fossil Fuels Subsidies Seem Impossible to Kill
For the fourth year in a row, President Biden is trying to eliminate federal tax breaks for coal, oil and gas companies. But fossil fuel subsidies have proven difficult to stop.
U.S. Approves $500 Million for Bahrain Oil Project, Despite Opposition
The financing faced criticism that it doesn’t mesh with U.S. commitments on climate change. Earlier, two climate advisers had resigned over the plan.
Ukraine, Stalled on the Battlefield, Strikes Russia’s Oil Industry
Ukrainian drone strikes have been able to hit refineries deep in Russian territory, indicating a new vulnerability. But it is unclear if that will affect the fighting.
Brazil’s Clashing Goals: Protect the Amazon and Pump Lots More Oil
State-owned Petrobras could soon be the world’s third-biggest oil producer, in stark contrast to the country’s promises to fight climate change and slow Amazon destruction.
It’s Not Officially the Anthropocene but Humans Have Changed the Planet
Many of our imprints on nature will be preserved in the rocks, scientists say, even if this time isn’t yet recognized as a new geologic epoch.
Two Young Climate Scientists. Two Visions of the Solution.
The friends recently spent hours confronting the choices that will shape their careers, and the world. Their ideas are very different.
2 Years Into Russia-Ukraine War, U.S. Campaign to Isolate Putin Shows Limits
Many nations insist on not taking sides in the war in Ukraine, while China, India and Brazil are filling Russia’s coffers.