Energy

Countries at the COP26 conference in Glasgow pledge to accelerate the transition to 100% new zero-emission vehicle sales.

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COP26 sees pledges to transition to electric vehicles, but key countries are mum

11:15am November 10, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

The agreements were hailed as a major step toward decarbonizing the auto industry, but the world's largest auto markets, including the U.S., and top carmakers failed to sign on.

A wind turbine in front of a steaming coal power plant in Gelsenkirchen, Germany in 2010. New reports find countries' latest promises to cut climate emissions are still not enough to avoid the worst impacts from warming.

Glasgow climate pledges are 'lip service' without far more aggressive plans

5:20pm November 09, 2021

by Jeff Brady

New analyses find countries' latest climate promises are still not enough to meet the goal set in the Paris climate agreement. And they warn few countries even have plans to carry out their pledges.

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Europe is moving away from fossil fuels, after being dependent on Russia for decades

4:59pm November 09, 2021

by Charles Maynes

Russia is being held responsible by many western leaders for the sharp increase in natural gas prices in Europe. The view from Moscow is rather different.

A seawall stretches for hundreds of miles along the coast of Guyana, in northern South America. It protects the low-lying coastal lands where the majority of Guyana's population lives. The region is acutely threatened by rising sea levels, as well as othe

Guyana is a poor country that was a green champion. Then Exxon discovered oil

5:00am November 07, 2021

Guyana, one of South America's poorest countries, is under severe threat by rising seas. That had made it a champion of climate action, but it all changed when ExxonMobil found oil off its waters.

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Guyana, facing an existential threat from climate change, welcomes the oil industry

3:40pm November 04, 2021

by Camila Domonoske

The potential wealth from oil development was irresistible — even as Guyana faces worsening floods. Its leaders call for aggressive global action to combat climate change.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference at the U.N. Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tuesday.

The U.K. considers its 1st new coal mine in decades even as it calls to phase out coal

8:06am November 04, 2021

by Frank Langfitt

A town in northern England wants to open a coking coal mine to create jobs. But while hosting the U.N. climate summit, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urging countries to slash greenhouse gases.

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A bulldozer loads coal onto railway wagons at the Jharia coalfield in Dhanbad in India's Jharkhand state.

India pledges net-zero emissions by 2070 — but also wants to expand coal mining

1:41pm November 03, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told COP26 that India, the world's third-biggest carbon emitter, would go net-zero by 2070. But appetite for coal, which supplies 70% of India's power, remains high.

The Biden administration is announcing new and proposed regulations to limit climate-warming methane emissions from oil and gas operations and pipelines. This undated file photo shows the Trans-Alaska pipeline and pump station north of Fairbanks.

Biden joins global push to cut climate-warming methane emissions

2:36pm November 02, 2021

by Jeff Brady

In a major expansion, proposed U.S. rules would apply not only to new oil and gas operations but also older ones. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas considered key to slowing global warming quickly.

Karine Elharrar, Orna Barbivai and Meir Cohen from the Yesh Atid party arrive for consultations on the formation of a coalition government in Jerusalem on April 5, 2021.

Israel's energy minister couldn't enter COP26 because of wheelchair inaccessibility

7:30pm November 01, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

Energy minister Karine Elharrar says she was taken to several entrances on Monday, the first full day of the conference, but was unable to get inside from any of them.

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Fuel shortages are bringing Haiti to a halt

5:34pm November 01, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Linda Thélémaque, country director for Hope for Haiti, about the fuel shortages that are now pushing the nation to the brink of collapse.

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