Germany Gets On Board With EU ICE Ban
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 22:30:32 +0000
Germany has finally agreed ot the EU ban on cars with internal combustion engines.
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Whose Gas Will Europe Import Now? The Choice Matters
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:55:11 +0000
Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has brought instability, violence, and human tragedy on a massive scale, with effects rippling across the continent and globally.
Which Gas Will Europe Import Now? The Choice Matters to the Climate
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:57:11 +0000
Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has brought instability, violence, and human tragedy on a massive scale, with effects rippling across the continent and globally. The crisis has also shaken up the energy sector. One-fourth of Europe’s energy comes from natural gas, nearly 45 percent of which is imported from Russia. RMI is committed to analyzing the […]
Middle Eastern Oil Producers Worried More People Will Buy EVs As A Result Of High Oil Prices
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 19:38:45 +0000
Middle Eastern oil producers are worried that more people will buy EVs in light of the high oil prices. Iraq’s oil minister, Ihsan Abdul Jabbar, shared these thoughts with the New York Times, noting that members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are concerned about this possibility. Jabbar noted that OPEC plans […]
Europe A Key Destination For Russia Energy Exports (Charts)
Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:55:37 +0000
In 2021, Russia was the largest natural gas-exporting country in the world, the second-largest crude oil and condensates-exporting country after Saudi Arabia, and the third-largest coal-exporting country behind Indonesia and Australia. Although OECD Europe received most of Russia’s crude oil and natural gas exports last year, countries in Asia and the Oceania region received most of Russia’s coal exports. Of […]
Court Case In Hawaii Against Fossil Fuel Companies Passes Major Milestone
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:36:13 +0000
History was made in Hawaii recently when a state judge ruled that a lawsuit seeking damages from major oil and gas companies for their climate disinformation campaigns can move forward in state court. The ruling sets an important precedent that the fossil fuel industry has been fighting to prevent in similar cases across the country. The case against ExxonMobil, […]
Europe A Key Destination For Russia’s Energy Exports (Charts)
Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:59:37 +0000
In 2021, Russia was the largest natural gas-exporting country in the world, the second-largest crude oil and condensates-exporting country after Saudi Arabia, and the third-largest coal-exporting country behind Indonesia and Australia. Although OECD Europe received most of Russia’s crude oil and natural gas exports last year, countries in Asia and the Oceania region received most of Russia’s coal exports. Of the […]
Open Letter to EU Heads of State Re: Russian Oil Dependence
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 04:10:00 +0000
European Council: As the world looks on in horror at Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe faces its biggest crisis in decades. European leaders meeting today and tomorrow at an informal European Council are being urged to lead a call on the European Commission to propose an action plan by Easter to urgently end our dependence […]
Oil’s Absence From EU Security Strategy Leaves Europe Dependent On Despots
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 04:47:43 +0000
EU Commission this week launched its the EU security strategy to protect consumers from energy price rises with barely a mention of oil dependence that is funding Putin’s war in Ukraine. This energy security strategy from the European Commission lacks measures to address Europe’s oil dependence, despite oil being the cash cow for Putin’s war […]
Joe Biden’s Ban On Russian Oil Is A Painful Yet Good Thing For Humanity
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:16:14 +0000
President Biden’s new ban on Russian oil is painful for Americans (especially those who are driving gas-powered vehicles), yet it is good for humanity overall. I saw an article in The Guardian that was published just before the news of the ban broke, and I was going to add my own thoughts here that we […]