The Iran War is Forcing Energy-Importing Countries to Turn Inward
The Iran war is pushing countries to prioritize domestic energy in order to protect themselves from volatile oil and natural gas markets.
Why Is Your Electric Bill Going Up? Blame the Broken Grid.
Our grid is too old and our supply of electricity too small. If we don’t meet this moment, we will face an impoverished future.
This Energy Crisis Is Going to Change the World
Higher oil prices and limited supply will accelerate a turn toward cleaner technologies, especially in Asia and Europe.
Iran Shocks Could Spur a Shift to Clean Energy — But Also to Coal
Environmentalists say the war’s effects on oil and gas prices are an argument for countries to get off fossil fuels. But the reality is likely to be messier.
Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Do. Why Don’t Democrats?
Liberals should reconcile with America’s oil and gas industry.
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here’s Where We Are
Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
Trump Is Turning Us Into a Doddering Industrial Giant
Smothering electric vehicles might have been a regrettable mistake for a Republican to make 10 years ago. Today, it is economic idiocy.
Save Us, Senators, From a Very Expensive Mistake
Senate Republicans understand that energy abundance is essential for the economy, national security and the country’s well-being. Now they must act.
China Will Be Thrilled if Trump Kills America’s Green Economy
President Trump seems poised to roll back the very incentives that are reviving American manufacturing.
Trump Announces a Raft of Measures to Promote Fossil Fuels
The president said he’d declare an energy “emergency,” promote drilling and end support for electric cars. His pivot to oil and gas follows the hottest year in recorded history.
House Republicans Pledge Drilling and Make It Easier to Shed Federal Land
The newly elected Speaker said the party would make it a priority to “restore America’s energy dominance.”
Trump’s Plans to Scrap Climate Policies Has Unnerved Green Energy Investors
President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to roll back many of the rules and subsidies that have attracted billions of dollars from the private sector to renewable energy and electric vehicles.
2024 Fossil Fuel Emissions Are Headed for a Record
Countries promised to move away from coal, oil and natural gas at last year’s climate summit. New research shows they’re are burning more than ever before.
Oil Companies are Thriving as the World Pushes for Clean Energy
High prices and growing demand have helped U.S. oil producers take in record profits despite global efforts to spur greater use of renewable energy and electric cars.
Oil Companies Expand Offshore Drilling, Pointing to Energy Needs
Shell and others say they plan to drill for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico in part because doing so releases fewer greenhouse gases than drilling on land.
A New Surge in Power Use Is Threatening U.S. Climate Goals
A boom in data centers and factories is straining electric grids and propping up fossil fuels.
U.S. Carbon Emissions Fell in 2023 as Coal Use Tumbled to New Lows
The drop was big, but emissions would need to fall three times as fast for the rest of the decade if the country wants to meet its climate goals.
Tiny Electric Vehicles Pack a Bigger Climate Punch Than Cars
Two- and three-wheeled vehicles, used by billions of people, are moving away from fossil fuels to batteries faster than cars in countries that have made the energy transition a priority.
Chasing Big Mergers, Oil Executives Dismiss Peak Oil Concerns
Exxon Mobil and Chevron are spending tens of billions of dollars buying oil and gas assets, betting that the International Energy Agency’s predictions of declining oil demand are wrong.
I.E.A. Sees Oil, Gas and Coal Demand Peaking By 2030
The prediction, which has stirred controversy among oil producers, is a sign of a sweeping transformation in the global energy landscape.