Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Julie McNamara, senior energy analyst with the Climate & Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. The American Petroleum Institute? Blink once. Touting its work with the Environmental Protection Agency? Blink twice. On methane regulations? Scrunch, unscrunch. Oh, this should be good. For … [continued]
The American Petroleum Institute (API) said Thursday it supports a federal tax on carbon dioxide as a “framework” to address climate change, along with a call for minimizing “duplicative regulations,” but with few details. The announcement from the largest trade group representing the oil and gas industry was criticized from across the political … [continued]
In an unexpectedly less terrible turn of events, 2020 has seen several oil and gas companies announce more ambitious climate targets. Just last week, ConocoPhillips released a new “net-zero” climate ambition, becoming the first US oil and gas company to do so.
Norway’s Equinor has severed its relationship with Independent Petroleum Association of America and will use its position in other industry trade groups to encourage them to align their policies with the Paris climate accords.
An unlikely coalition of renewable energy, natural gas, energy efficiency, and oil industry associations have collectively submitted their concerns to the US Department of Energy regarding the possibility of effectively bailing out and subsidizing uneconomic and aging power plants that would otherwise be forced to retire, such as FirstEnergy Solutions’ recent request for the same.
In remarkably good news for the US energy industry, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has unanimously rejected a proposal by the country’s Energy Secretary, Rick Perry, which essentially sought to subsidise coal and nuclear energy.
Total petroleum deliveries in the US during October 2017 hit their highest mark since 2007 (pre financial crisis) — rising 1.1% on October 2016 figures, to an average of 19.9 million barrels a day — going on the most recent figures from API.
Natural gas stakeholders join renewable energy fans in striking preemptive blows against the Energy Department’s much anticipated grid reliability study.
Gasoline deliveries in the US during September 2016 reached a new record high (for the month), with roughly 9.4 million barrels being delivered every day of the month, according to new figures from API. That represents a 1.1% year-on-year rise as compared to September 2015.
The US Navy has once again used Facebook to link its Task Force Energy to forceful statements on climate change, climate denial, and the urgent need to act.
