America's Billion-dollar Gas Game: Nord Stream 2 Threatens Us Energy Exports To Europe -- Puppet Masters -
No wonder Washington wanted to block it The US and Germany came to a historic agreement last week over the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, as a compromise between the hawks who have sought to sink the project and those who want to do business with Russia. However, efforts to draw a line under the debate over the almost-finished energy link have clearly not pacified Ukraine's foreign minister.
A Reopening Economy Means Higher Electricity Usage--and Not In A Sustainable Way
As countries and economies worldwide recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for electrical grids worldwide is rising. The International Energy Agency recently released a new report that anticipates global demand for electricity to increase by 5% in 2021. But while the renewable energy sector has been growing, it won't yet have enough capacity to meet [...] The post A Reopening Economy Means Higher Electricity Usage--And Not in a Sustainable Way appeared first on ETF Trends.
The 5 Countries That Produce The Most Carbon Dioxide (co2)
Learn about the top five countries--China, the United States, India, Russia, and Japan--that are the largest contributors to carbon dioxide emissions.
The Curse Of Oil - Businessday Ng
There is a fresh perspective to the often made case that all isn't well with how Nigeria's oil industry has been managed over the years by the government. Or more appropriately, about how the industry has been mismanaged by successive governments. Forget for a moment the proverbial subsidy scam that is sinking the country. To [...]
The World's Biggest Governments Are Still Propping Up Fossil Fuels
In the five years from 2015 to 2019, G20 governments provided $4.5 trillion of direct support to coal, oil and gas, and fossil fuel-fired power generation.
The World's Biggest Governments Are Still Propping Up Fossil Fuels
In the five years from 2015 to 2019, G20 governments provided $4.5 trillion of direct support to coal, oil and gas, and fossil fuel-fired power generation.
Venezuela Aims To Nearly Triple Oil Output This Year
PDVSA has imported a key component needed to achieve its goal of almost tripling crude production, defying United States sanctions.
Japan's Clean Energy Push A Threat To Australian Coal, Lng Exports
Australia's producers of gas and thermal coal are facing growing uncertainty in their biggest market. : Australia's gas and coal producers are facing greater uncertainty in their top market as Japan drafts new targets to slash demand for the two fossil fuels by 2030. In a draft report released this week, Japan's government said it expected non-fossil fuel power supply sources to account for roughly 60 per cent of the country's energy mix within the next nine years, while coal is forecast to fall by 40 per cent and liquefied natural gas (LNG) will nearly halve.
Russia And Germany 'satisfied' As Pipeline Deal With Us Agreed - Merkel To Fork Out $1bn | World | News
ANGELA Merkel and Vladimir Putin are "satisfied" with the near completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the Kremlin has said, after the two leaders spoke on the phone.
Fact Check: Is Bill Gates The Grandson Of Rockefeller Foundation Co-founder Frederick Taylor Gates? | Check Your Fact
Bill Gates is not Frederick Taylor Gates' grandson. : A post shared on Facebook claims Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is the grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller's advisor Frederick Taylor Gates. The image shows what appears to be a screen grab of Frederick Taylor Gates' Wikipedia entry displayed on Google. Green text added to the screen grab claims he is Bill Gates' grandfather. Frederick Taylor Gates managed Rockefeller's charitable activities and was instrumental in the founding of the philanthropic Rockefeller Foundation, serving on its board of trustees until 1923, according to The Rockefeller Archive Center.