As the energy crisis prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, people across the UK are in for a cold, expensive and potentially deadly winter. British energy regulator the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM) announced Friday that the cap on household energy prices would rise by 80 percent beginning October 1, to £3,549 […]
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said Thursday that it would delay implementing a new proposal to consider the climate and environmental justice impacts of new gas projects before approving them. The delay follows pushback from legislators who argued the new policy would make it harder to get natural gas to Europe in the […]
If you are staring at your energy bill this winter and wondering why it is so high, you’re not alone. The cost of natural gas went up 24 percent in February compared to the year before and electricity went up by nine percent, The Guardian reported. This means that customers are seeing some of their […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has presented world leaders with a conundrum: how to wean Europe off of Russian fossil-fuel products without worsening the climate crisis? To answer this dilemma, environmental advocates have come up with a solution of ramping up U.S. production of heat pumps and sending them overseas. And it appears the Biden administration […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has demonstrated again that war and energy are inextricably linked. The invasion has so far put a pin in the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany, prompted fossil fuel companies to argue for increased production and led to worrying attacks on nuclear power plants. Now, oil and gas […]
A new gas-industry front group has emerged in Colorado to undermine the transition to truly renewable energy. The group, Coloradans for Energy Access, announced itself with an op-ed in the Colorado Sun in January. In the op-ed, the group railed against “forced electrification,” otherwise known as the movement to build new homes and commercial spaces […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may have effectively killed a controversial fossil-fuel project. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced sanctions against the company and CEO behind the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany after the Russian government recognized two separatist territories in Ukraine as independent. “Through his actions, President (Vladimir) Putin has provided […]
In a divisive decision by the European Commission, natural gas and nuclear energy can be classified as “sustainable investment” if certain targets are met, reported BBC News. Some members of the commission strongly oppose the plan, which has divided the European Union (EU) and led to accusations of “greenwashing.”
New York City is poised to electrify nearly all new buildings in the coming years after city legislators voted Wednesday for the measure designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollution. The Big Apple is the latest in a growing drumbeat of dozens of municipalities across the country moving to cut their climate […]
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