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Google and Chevron invest in nuclear fusion startup that’s raised $1.2 billion

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Google and Chevron are part of a $250 million funding raise announced Tuesday for TAE Technologies, a nuclear fusion startup with an unconventional strategy that has now raised a total of $1.2 billion.

Nuclear fusion is often referred …

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Energy investor: Shale drillers must speed up climate pledges

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(Bloomberg) — More U.S. shale producers should aim for net-zero emissions, while drillers that have already made climate …

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Solar stocks sink as Senator Manchin says he won’t support climate bill

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Solar stocks tumbled Friday after Sen. Joe Manchin said he will not support increased spending to address climate change, according to NBC News, citing a Democrat briefed on the conversations.

 

The Invesco Solar ETF, which tracks …

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Initiative launched to rank corporate climate claims using carbon offsets

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LONDON – A consultation for a global standard to assess companies’ claims about progress towards internal climate targets and their use of carbon offset credits launched on Tuesday, seeking to bring transparency to an unregulated market.

Many global …

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Exxon shareholders back board and vote no to faster carbon emission cuts

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HOUSTON- Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N shareholders on Wednesday backed the energy company’s climate strategy, voting against supporting a resolution filed by activist group Follow This urging faster action to battle climate change.

Shareholders approved, in the preliminary voting session, …

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TotalEnergies agrees to buy 50% of U.S. renewables company Clearway

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PARIS  – TotalEnergies said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy 50% of Clearway Energy Group, the fifth-largest renewables company in the United States, marking the French group’s largest U.S renewables energy acquisition.

TotalEnergies has been branching out …

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Chevron says world’s largest carbon capture project has ‘a ways to go’ to meet goals

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MELBOURNE – Chevron Corp’s Gorgon carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Australia is working at only half its capacity nearly three years after starting up and the company has no timeframe for delivering on targets it has

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Big Oil braces for shareholder revolt over climate plans in proxy voting season

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LONDON — Some of the world’s largest corporate emitters face the prospect of a shareholder rebellion this month, with climate-related votes poised to spike throughout the proxy season.

Oil and gas majors on both sides of the Atlantic are

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Deals shifting oil, gas assets away from climate committed firms on the rise, report says

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LONDON – Deals in which oil and gas assets move from companies with climate goals to companies without such goals are on the rise, according to a study by the U.S. non-governmental organisation Environmental Defense Fund.

 

A company …

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Energy transition still means billions in fossil-fuel investment

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(Bloomberg) — The energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is increasing the world’s motivation to shift to low-carbon energy, but is also creating a near-term scramble for fossil fuels that will drive billions of dollars of …

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Canada climate goals set high hurdle for Suncor oil sands mine extension

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CALGARY, Alberta – Canada is favouring oil projects with lower carbon emissions per barrel to help meet its climate targets, a strategy that may block Suncor Energy’s plan to expand bitumen mining to feed its key oil sands …

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Balkans turns to coal as energy crisis trumps climate commitments

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OSLOMEJ – Balkan nations in southeast Europe are turning to coal as they try to tackle a global surge in energy prices, raising fears among environmentalists that countries are rowing back on commitments to phase out the most polluting …

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Analysis-Biden plan to aid Europe with LNG poses risk to US climate goals

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WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s plan to expand liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments to Europe to cut the region’s dependence on Russian fuel risks undermining his administration’s climate goals by encouraging more gas production and increasing emissions, according …

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Joe Manchin opposes SEC climate disclosure rule, says it targets fossil fuel companies

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Sen. Joe Manchin said Monday that he is “deeply concerned” about the new climate disclosures proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In a letter to the SEC, the West Virginia Democrat said that the proposals go against the …

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Biden poised to use cold-war powers to boost battery metals

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President Joe Biden is poised to invoke as soon as this week Cold War powers to encourage domestic production of critical minerals for electric-vehicle and other types of batteries, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Shell’s board of directors sued for ‘failing to properly prepare’ for the energy transition

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Shell’s board is being sued for failing to prepare the multinational oil and gas company for the transition away from fossil fuels.

Environmental law firm ClientEarth, a Shell shareholder, said Tuesday that it had notified Shell of its

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U.S. senators grill regulators over climate policy on natural gas projects

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WASHINGTON – Top U.S. senators from both parties on Thursday grilled Democratic energy regulators who recently approved guidelines for approving new natural gas projects that allow consideration of environmental justice, landowner and climate issues.

The three Democrats on

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EXCLUSIVE U.S. climate envoy Kerry names Rick Duke as deputy

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WASHINGTON, Feb 7 – U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry has nominated one of his senior advisors, Rick Duke – the architect behind an international deal last year to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gas methane – to be …

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Russia warns of power price spike if energy transition is hasty

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MOSCOW, Feb 2 – A rushed transition away from fossil fuels risks driving electricity prices higher, a senior Russian official said on Wednesday, responding to German government comments that an EU carbon tax may make renewables more attractive in …

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McKinsey pegs the cost of net-zero 2050 goals at $9.2 trillion a year

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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) –A new analysis from McKinsey & Co. estimates that the investment, in new infrastructure and systems, needed to meet international climate goals could be $9.2 trillion a year annually through 2050. That’s at least $3.5 …

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Exxon announces ambitious plans for net zero emissions by 2050

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ExxonMobil on Tuesday announced its ambition to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions for operated assets by 2050, backed by a comprehensive approach to develop detailed emission-reduction roadmaps for major facilities and assets.

The net-zero ambition is contained …

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‘Green’ fuels will cost the consumer — but we need to think long term, Maersk CEO says

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The CEO of shipping giant Moller-Maersk admitted to CNBC Thursday that shifting to “green” fuels would come at a cost, but emphasized the importance of focusing on the bigger picture rather than short-term pain.

Soren Skou’s comments come a …

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Column: U.S. energy-related emissions likely to rise in 2022 and 2023

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U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are forecast to rise this year and next as strong economic growth overwhelms increases in energy efficiency, deployment of renewables and roll-out of electric vehicles.

The anticipated increase in emissions shows the United States

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U.S. greenhouse gas emissions jumped 6.2% in 2021-report

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WASHINGTON – U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose by 6.2% from 2020 levels last year as the use of coal-fired electricity jumped 17% and drivers returned to the roads after the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a

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Shell-backed U.S. solar developer raises $775 million in equity

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Jan 6 – Silicon Ranch Corp, the U.S. solar project developer backed by Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L, on Thursday said it raised $775 million in equity capital from new and existing investors.

The announcement comes as renewable energy, …

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OPEC sec gen says energy transition can not exclude fossil fuels

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HOUSTON, Dec 8 – The COP 26 climate change conference largely excluded the oil and gas industry, OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo told a gathering of oil officials on Wednesday, arguing producers need to be included in planning for …

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U.S. offshore oil auction begins under court order, shadow of climate deal

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Nov 17  – The Biden administration on Wednesday will auction oil drilling rights to 80 million acres in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico days after joining a global agreement that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as the …

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Oil and gas giants hit back at climate critics, say they’re leaders in energy transition

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The CEOs of some of the world’s leading energy companies have defended their position in the energy mix after the COP26 climate summit focused attention on the future of the industry.

Energy industry leaders and insiders were plentiful at …

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COP26: Kerry’s global methane pact lacks emissions targets

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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) – As the U.S. and European Union sought to recruit nations in a first-ever pact to slash the world’s methane emissions, America’s climate envoy John Kerry kept his sales pitch simple.

Signing the pledge, being released …

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Biden’s greenhouse gas ‘crackdown’ will still allow flaring

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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) –The Biden administration is poised to unveil a crackdown on methane leaks from oil and gas wells that will be its most consequential action yet to reduce greenhouse gases — but is still likely to disappoint …