Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced the construction commencement of a hydropower project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River. A ground-breaking ceremony was held in Nyingchi City, located in the Xizang autonomous region of southwest China, as reported by state news agency Xinhua. The project is being built with a total estimated investment of...
Days of record-breaking heat across large swathes of China pushed power demand to an all-time high in excess of 1.5 billion kilowatts on Wednesday, energy officials said, with temperatures forecast to feel like 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in some areas on Thursday. An arc of sweltering heat stretching from the densely populated city...
The International Air Transport Association on Wednesday stepped up criticism of the European Union’s sustainable aviation fuel mandate as a costly initiative that is not helping the environment as regional supplies there remain low. “The idea that you’re buying sustainable fuel and then transporting it to use in Europe isn’t the right way to do...
The global destruction of wetlands, which support fisheries, agriculture and flood control, may mean the loss of $39 trillion in economic benefits by 2050, according to a report by the Convention on Wetlands released on Tuesday. Some 22% of wetlands, both freshwater systems such as peat lands, rivers and lakes, and coastal marine systems including...
Turkey is one of the world’s fastest-growing power markets, and exporters of natural gas and LNG have eyed the country as a key potential growth market. But rapid expansions to Turkey’s clean power supplies may leave them disappointed. Surging solar capacity lifted Turkey’s solar-powered electricity supplies above gas-fired electricity output for the first time last...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are set to announce a new National Farm Security Action Plan on Tuesday morning. The Trump administration officials will be joined by GOP Govs. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Ark.), Jim Pillen (Neb.) and Bill Lee (Tenn.). The initiative, according to a press release from Pillen’s office, is to help protect American farms from...
We hope you are all having a happy Independence Day! We have a fun cookout-related fact to share: Did you know that U.S. beef is among the least emission-intensive cattle meat in the world? The emission intensity of U.S. beef production is also declining, as noted in an excellent analysis from The Breakthrough Institute, which found...
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decadeslong deadly fighting in eastern Congo while helping the U.S. government and American companies gain access to critical minerals in the region. “Today, the violence and destruction comes to an end, and the entire region begins a new...
President Donald J. Trump’s energy plans to promote oil and gas production can reset the world stage, and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is on board. This month he signed into law a bill that prioritizes production of fossil fuels and nuclear power, rather than wind and solar power, in his state. The new law, Act 462...
Iran’s parliament has endorsed closing the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil transit point off its coast, but analysts are skeptical about the threat from a body without authority to close the strait. Why it matters: Impeding the strait would likely bring a massive spike in oil prices that would flow through to U.S. consumers. Read more in Axios here.
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