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FERC’s Democratic majority is upping its rhetoric around the importance of environmental justice considerations when approving new fossil fuel infrastructure projects.

President Biden's executive order to decarbonize federal agencies last week left unanswered questions about which energy industries — including emerging

API Statement On IEA Report On Pathway To Net-Zero By 2050 The American Petroleum Institute today issued the following statement from Vice President of Corporate Policy Stephen Comstock in response to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) report on a pathway to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. “As laid out in our Climate Action Framework, the industry shares the goal for a lower carbon future, and its engineers and scientists are partnering with experts across the world on a host of ...

Article content LONDON — Investors should not fund new oil, gas and coal supply projects if the world wants to reach net zero emissions by mid-century, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday, in the top global watchdog’s starkest warning yet to curb fossil fuels. Any abrupt halt to new oil and gas projects by next year still appears unlikely, however, as energy majors’ spending plans still tilt heavily towards hydrocarbons, and oil-producing nations such as Norway plan new ...

A "viable but narrow" path exists for the world to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report issued Tuesday. It includes an immediate end to new investments in oil, gas and coal production, an end to sales of gas-powered cars by 2035, and installation of…

BusinessWorld May 19, 2021 | 5:15 pm PIXABAY LONDON — Investors should not fund new oil, gas, and coal supply projects if the world wants to reach net zero emissions by mid-century, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday, in the top global watchdog’s starkest warning yet to curb fossil fuels.   Any abrupt halt to new oil and gas projects by next year still appears unlikely, however, as energy majors’ spending plans still tilt heavi...

By Nina Chestney LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) – Investors should not fund new oil, gas and coal supply projects if the world wants to reach net zero emissions by mid-century, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday, in the top global watchdog’s starkest warning yet to curb fossil fuels. Any abrupt halt to new oil and gas projects by next year still appears unlikely, however, as energy majors’ spending plans still tilt heavily towards hydrocarbons, and oil-producing nations...

Peter Dejong / AP Updated May 18, 2021 at 1:07 PM ET Enough rhetoric, its time to act: thats the gist of a new report from the International Energy Agency, which says the world must bring about "a total transformation" of its energy systems if it hopes to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and minimize the worst effects of climate change. The agency is calling for a string of bold actions and aggressive deadlines in the report, which is a roadmap to zero out carbon emissions, either by reduc...

Daily on Energy: Is the U.S. oil lobby shifting on carbon pricing? Print this article Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with whats going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue! API SHIFT: Is the American Petroleum Institute laying the groundwork to support putting a price on carbon? It was lost in coverage of API’s State of the American Energy event yesterday, but the larg...

API Statement On CCUS And PHMSA Provisions In Omnibus Package The American Petroleum Institute (API) today applauded several provisions included in the omnibus spending bill passed by Congress and urged the president to swiftly sign the package into law. Several of the provisions included were from Chairman Murkowski’s American Energy Innovation Act, including aspects of two bipartisan bills to encourage the development of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). “API is pleased that...