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Trump-EU tariff spat could put a key climate policy on the negotiating table

Europe’s looming methane standards could hold US gas companies accountable — or devolve into greenwashing.

LNG Tanker ASYA ENERGY sailing under the flag of Palau is moored off the coast of the Mediterranean port of Limassol.

Trump’s unpredictability scares energy investors, Biden’s green banker says

“I don’t see how anyone can make a 20- or 30-year investment in the energy sector without the rule of law,” former Loan Programs Office director Jigar Shah said.

Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois

How the USAID collapse helps Putin

Deliveries of critical equipment for rebuilding Ukraine’s energy system have been stopped.

A utility worker is walking past a pile of debris at an energy facility that is being repaired after being damaged by Russian shelling in Kharkiv

Analysis: Three megatrends will drive a new energy era

We need to shift from an ‘either-or’ narrative on energy to an ‘and-and’ one, the UAE’s minister of industry and advanced technology argues.

ADNOC’s Awais refinery in the UEA.

The US can’t be an energy island

Free trade is essential for the energy system, clean or fossil, to work.

A view of an oil pump jack on the prairies near Claresholm, Alberta, Canada

Saudi state mining giant steps up search for copper

The expanded effort is part of what the company’s CEO described as ‘the world’s largest single-jurisdiction exploration program.’

A view of the BHP Billiton’s Escondida, the world’s biggest copper mine, in northern Chile

Trump’s aid freeze upends lifesaving global climate and energy initiatives

The new US administration has blocked federal funding of all aid grants and loans, generating chaos domestically and further afield.

China surpasses 2030 renewables target six years early

Analysts believe China’s emissions may have already peaked, as the country surges ahead in the global green energy race.

This fossil fuel billionaire thinks Wall Street is wrong about DeepSeek

NET Power CEO Danny Rice is still bullish about data centers’ insatiable appetite for natural gas.

How Trump’s plan to end the ‘war on appliances’ may cost him

Well-established law and consumer trends are driving appliances toward greater efficiency.

A deal on US permitting reform could be harder than ever to find

President Donald Trump’s aim to speed up energy projects could collide with Democrats’ aversion to slashing environmental oversight.

Solar overtakes coal for the first time in EU

The surge in solar, now the European Union’s fastest growing energy source, came as capacity additions hit a record high last year.

France’s electricity generation is nearly fossil fuel-free

A focus on nuclear and hydroelectric power helped the country produce more than 95% of its electricity from low-carbon sources in 2024.

Trump plots a return to fossil fuel expansionism

Trump’s energy policies are in conflict with themselves, and could hurt consumers.

Tesla eyes Saudi market entry

Saudis have so far been reluctant buyers of electric cars but that is anticipated to change if more infrastructure is installed.

UAE energy giant Masdar plans renewable projects in Philippines and Europe

The company has signed a $15B deal to develop 1 GW of of clean energy in the Philippines by 2030.

Trump’s energy ‘dominance’ agenda may not look too different than Biden’s

Cabinet nominee Chris Wright plans to embrace LNG, but otherwise maintain many Biden-era energy priorities.

Nuclear energy to generate record levels of electricity in 2025: IEA

Renewed momentum around nuclear is driving investment, but significant hurdles remain.