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United States Imposes 25 percent Tariffs on Countries Importing Oil from Venezuela
The United States has tightened its economic policy toward Venezuela’s energy sector and all those cooperating with it. The Trump administration has announced that it “will not tolerate” the involvement of any other country or company in the production, extraction,…
Joint Statement Between the European Commission and the United States on European Energy Security
The United States and the European Commission are committed to reducing Europe’s dependency on Russian energy. “We reaffirm our joint commitment to Europe’s energy security and sustainability and to accelerating the global transition to clean energy. In condemning in the…
Blanketing the United States in Solar Panels and Pollinator-Friendly Plants
It started as a trickle and now the floodgates are open. Solar arrays that once sat on barren ground are now festooned with plants that attract bees, birds, and butterflies. Even the US Energy Department is getting into the act.…
Nicaragua To Sign Paris Agreement Leaving United States Alone With Syria
Reports coming out of Central American country Nicaragua say that the country’s President Daniel Ortega has confirmed his country will finally sign the Paris Climate Agreement, leaving the United States and Syria as the only two countries in the world…
The United Kingdom Takes a Step Toward Its Energy Future with a £20 Million Investment in Fusion Energy
The United Kingdom has taken a step toward its energy future by investing £20 million in the development of fusion energy – a technology that promises an almost unlimited source of clean and safe energy. This investment comes through the…
What the “United in Science 2024” Report Reveals
Climate change caused by human activities has led to widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, oceans, cryosphere, and biosphere. Its consequences and dangerous weather conditions are undoing developmental achievements and threatening the well-being of people and the planet, according…
Member States Must Cut Emissions Across All Sectors to Achieve EU Climate Targets
Emission cuts in the European Union’s (EU) Effort Sharing sectors need to accelerate considerably from 2018 onwards to achieve the current EU 2030 targets, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published recently. In particular, the large amount of…