By Daniel Tencer The feds doled out about $1.9 billion to oil and gas companies in 2020. Canada tripled its federal subsidies to the oil and gas industry during the COVID-19
Established prices would be easier to meet than a patchwork of regulations and mandates By Corbin Hiar Carbon capture and storage, green hydrogen, and massive deployments of wind and solar energy.
By JENNIFER A. DLOUHY The American Petroleum Institute is considering throwing its weight behind a government-imposed price on carbon dioxide emissions as a way to slow global warming, a major policy
By STEPHEN STAPCZYNSKI The world’s governments will need to significantly increase the cost of emitting carbon dioxide in order to keep global warming at bay. That’s according to energy consultant Wood
The American Petroleum Institute may come out in favor of a carbon price, a sign of Washington’s dramatic move toward climate-friendly policy. By Jennifer A Dlouhy and Leslie Kaufman Few saw the surprise disclosure earlier this week
In recent news about NDCs, the UK, Switzerland, and Costa Rica have highlighted their goals of net zero emissions by 2050, in line with global warming of 1.5°C.The UK’s commitment
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been positioning himself as a leader in fighting global warming, an area where he can make common cause with President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. By Stephen
Country plans to gradually raise CO2 tax for oil and gas producers to 2000Nkr per tonne in 2030 By Ole Ketil Helgesen Norway plans to hit oil and gas companies with
Urvi Shrivastav The central government has indicated that it may bring natural gas under the ambit of GST (Goods and Services Tax), earlier than expected. Presently, diesel, jet fuel, crude
By Mike Lindblom Washington state’s clogged transportation network caught a break in 2020, when COVID-19 slashed driving by 15% and erased 60% of transit ridership, giving public officials a year to
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