The election of Donald Trump as president raises the hopes of oil and natural gas producers, thanks to his full-throated support for the removal of regulations that many say hamper the industry.
According to a report released this week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S crude oil production in 2015 reached its highest level since 1972.
It does indeed appear that the consequences for international diplomacy, and for the planet, would be considerable.
“If a country wants to just walk away from its obligations,there’s little recourse for the rest of the world other than diplomatic pressure, I think.”
The election of a U.S. president who has called global warming a “hoax” alarmed environmentalists and climate scientists and raised questions Wednesday about whether America, once again, would pull out of an international climate deal.
It’s not exactly alchemy, but something magical is taking place inside an 8-foot-tall steel box at a Bucks County industrial park: The humming SimpleFuel machine is converting water into clean hydrogen motor fuel.
Efforts to build a new global deal to tackle climate change were for many years criticised for moving at a glacial pace. But this week climate negotiators meeting in Morocco find themselves facing an entirely new problem: a deal that, astonishingly, has come into effect more than three years ahead of schedule.
For days, many in Delhi have been living as if under siege, trying to keep the dirty air away from their children and older parents.
Electric car maker Tesla Motors has decided to stop offering unlimited free use of its 734 fast charging stations worldwide, just months before it’s scheduled to start selling a mass-market electric car.
OPEC said Tuesday that oil demand could peak by 2029 if the Paris climate agreement is fully executed.
