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Daily on Energy, presented by Bipartisan Policy Center: Congressional Democrats try to steer Biden away from federal oil and gas leasing ban toward reform 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 what's going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue! CONGRESS WEIGHING IN: Congressional Democrats, and even a Republican, are trying to steer President Biden toward reforming the process of federal oil and gas leasing without banning it. Republican Sen. Jacky Ro...

Exxon's carbon capture climate plan is too little, too late Quartz 2/2/2021 © Provided by Quartz ExxonMobil posted a fourth-quarter loss of $20.1 billion on Feb. 2—its fourth consecutive quarter in the red—after writing down $19 billion in “less strategic” oil-producing assets. In that, the company joins other US and European oil outfits, which wrote down a collective $145 billion in the first three quarters of 2020 due to the pandemic and concerns about climate change. Exxon also made a surprise promise on Tuesday: to invest $3 billion in carbon capture technology by 2025, throug...

Daily on Energy, sponsored by EFP: The backstory on a major lobby’s shift on methane regulations 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 what's going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue! THE BACKSTORY ON EEI: The recent decision of the utility lobby group Edison Electric Institute to shift its position on federal regulation of methane came after months of discussions involving one of the group’s largest and most influential members, Virginia-based D...

World's largest asset manager tells its portfolio companies to cut emissions to net zero in 30 years — and provide details.

A journey of miles starts with a single step, and for the U.S. oil and gas industry and its financiers, supporting strong and swift methane regulation by the incoming Biden administration is a big step on the road to climate progress. Cutting...