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Trump and California draw battle lines around electric cars
19 December 2024 at 23:00

Trump and California draw battle lines around electric cars

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By: By Alex Nieves and Mike Lee

19 December 2024 at 23:00

The Biden administration’s approval of California’s electric vehicle mandate sets up a protracted fight.

President Joe Biden sits in a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 as he tours the 2022 North American International Auto Show at Huntington Place Convention Center in Detroit on Sept. 14, 2022.

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Biden strengthens US climate goal before Trump takes office
19 December 2024 at 18:24

Biden strengthens US climate goal before Trump takes office

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By: By Sara Schonhardt

19 December 2024 at 18:24

The move will almost certainly be reversed by the incoming president.

President Joe Biden announced a new climate goal Thursday, about a month before leaving office.

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Biden makes a last big push to keep Trump from killing the electric car
19 December 2024 at 03:00

Biden makes a last big push to keep Trump from killing the electric car

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By: By David Ferris， Alex Nieves and Alex Guillén

19 December 2024 at 03:00

His agencies are leveraging California's vast market power to prod the auto industry to ramp up production of battery-powered vehicles — regardless of what Trump wants.

President Joe Biden looks at an electric Ford Mustang Mach-E while touring the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Sept. 14, 2022.

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Biden administration gas export report could upset Trump energy policy
18 December 2024 at 03:34

Biden administration gas export report could upset Trump energy policy

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By: By Ben Lefebvre

18 December 2024 at 03:34

The Energy Department assessments homes in on the economic risks to warn that exporting more gas could raise domestic energy costs.

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm talks during a session at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit on Nov. 15, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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‘Everyone’s demoralized.’ Trump’s climate threats rattle world’s biggest science meeting
14 December 2024 at 00:47

‘Everyone’s demoralized.’ Trump’s climate threats rattle world’s biggest science meeting

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By: By Zack Colman and Chelsea Harvey

14 December 2024 at 00:47

Researchers attending the American Geophysical Union conference worry their work could disappear when a president who rejects climate science takes office.

President-elect Donald Trump has called climate change a hoax and claimed that rising seas would create more coastal property.

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NOAA: 2024 temperatures set to break last year's global record
13 December 2024 at 02:42

NOAA: 2024 temperatures set to break last year's global record

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By: By Zack Colman

13 December 2024 at 02:42

The new heat record comes as Donald Trump prepares to return to office and undo the Biden administration's efforts to combat climate change.

2024 will be the hottest-ever recorded, beating the mark set last year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.

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Climate summit ends with a long-fought deal — and a lot of anger
24 November 2024 at 09:27

Climate summit ends with a long-fought deal — and a lot of anger

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By: By Sara Schonhardt， Zia Weise， Zack Colman and Karl Mathiesen

24 November 2024 at 09:27

Developing nations got a promise of at least $300 billion a year in climate finance from rich countries such as the U.S. and the EU’s members. They wanted far more.

Mohamed Adow, director of the think tank Power Shift Africa, speaks to reporters Saturday during the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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What the ‘show me the money’ climate summit tells us about the new Trump era
24 November 2024 at 08:42

What the ‘show me the money’ climate summit tells us about the new Trump era

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By: By Zack Colman

24 November 2024 at 08:42

Big-money pledges will be even harder to trust. Fossil fuel producers have more leverage. China is ascendant.

Participants at the COP29 climate summit on Saturday walk past activists urging public climate finance for poor countries.

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Climate summit approves divisive $300B deal
24 November 2024 at 06:42

Climate summit approves divisive $300B deal

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By: By Karl Mathiesen

24 November 2024 at 06:42

The pledged financing from the U.S., EU and other wealthy governments includes hopes for private money — and a Trump-sized asterisk.

Efforts to craft a deal at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan stretched to early Sunday, two days after its scheduled close, as parties remained divided on how much climate financing rich nations would promise to provide poorer ones.

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The global climate race is all but over — and China is winning
23 November 2024 at 01:00

The global climate race is all but over — and China is winning

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By: By Zack Colman and Sara Schonhardt

23 November 2024 at 01:00

Dominance of clean energy technology has allowed China to cement its influence with developing nations, overwhelming more meager efforts by the U.S. and Europe.

President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru.

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Climate proposal would see rich countries pay $250B a year
22 November 2024 at 19:45

Climate proposal would see rich countries pay $250B a year

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By: By Zack Colman， Karl Mathiesen， Zia Weise and Sara Schonhardt

22 November 2024 at 19:45

The draft agreement comes with many uncertainties about which nations will provide how much financing to poorer countries, especially with a new Trump era looming in the U.S.

Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance on Friday at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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US climate officials race to ink a deal that Trump could spurn
22 November 2024 at 04:43

US climate officials race to ink a deal that Trump could spurn

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By: By Sara Schonhardt and Zack Colman

22 November 2024 at 04:43

Career negotiators at the climate talks face working for a president who says global warming is a hoax, being reassigned or finding new jobs.

U.S. deputy climate envoy Sue Biniaz (left) speaks with Yalchin Rafiyev, Azerbaijan's COP29 lead negotiator, on Tuesday.

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Last year, the world pledged to move away from fossil fuels. This year, not so much.
22 November 2024 at 01:28

Last year, the world pledged to move away from fossil fuels. This year, not so much.

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By: By Karl Mathiesen and Zia Weise

22 November 2024 at 01:28

Even getting countries to restate the 2023 deal has been a struggle at COP29.

Activists dramatize their demand for greater financial assistance from climate polluters on Thursday at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Coalition to boost climate efforts moves ahead without US
21 November 2024 at 18:28

Coalition to boost climate efforts moves ahead without US

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By: By Karl Mathiesen， Sara Schonhardt and Zia Weise

21 November 2024 at 18:28

Governments including the European Union, Canada and Mexico said they will set "ambitious" new targets for cutting their greenhouse gas pollution by 2035.

Activists participate Thursday in a demonstration for climate justice at the COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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The Trump team's plan to resuscitate a dead oil project
21 November 2024 at 07:00

The Trump team's plan to resuscitate a dead oil project

Politico | Energy & Environment

By: By Ben Lefebvre

21 November 2024 at 07:00

The company behind the project cancelled it and the steel that was in ground has been removed, but it's on the president-elect's energy to-do list.

Activists wait to rally to protest the Keystone XL Pipeline in 2017. President-elect Donald Trump's renewed interest in the pipeline faces a sharply different reality now than existed than when he first entered office.

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Biden inks billion-dollar climate deals to foil Trump rollbacks
21 November 2024 at 04:38

Biden inks billion-dollar climate deals to foil Trump rollbacks

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By: By Benjamin Storrow， Kelsey Tamborrino， Brian Dabbs and Jessie Blaeser

21 November 2024 at 04:38

The administration is accelerating the approval of large loans for clean technologies that the president-elect attacked on the campaign trail.

President Joe Biden speaks about investing in clean energy manufacturing at a wind tower maker in Colorado.

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Why Biden’s $7.5B electric vehicle charger push is probably safe from Trump
20 November 2024 at 23:00

Why Biden’s $7.5B electric vehicle charger push is probably safe from Trump

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By: By James Bikales

20 November 2024 at 23:00

The grant programs ridiculed by Trump "aren’t going anywhere," one expert said.

President Joe Biden has poured billions into building a nationwide EV charging network, much of which will be difficult to roll back.

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Republican lawmakers channel Trump at climate summit
17 November 2024 at 00:11

Republican lawmakers channel Trump at climate summit

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By: By Sara Schonhardt and Emma Dumain

17 November 2024 at 00:11

Their message about expanding U.S. gas production came at a global meeting that's focused on moving the world away from fossil fuels.

Republican Rep. August Pfluger of Texas argued against banning fossil fuels at COP29 on Saturday.

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Trump’s wildcard Cabinet choices leave oil industry scratching its head
15 November 2024 at 09:10

Trump’s wildcard Cabinet choices leave oil industry scratching its head

Politico | Energy & Environment

By: By Ben Lefebvre and Josh Siegel

15 November 2024 at 09:10

Some surprise nominees have the sector and lawmakers wondering if the president-elect will seek to install an unexpected person to one of the top energy roles.

Many in the energy industry are giving up on even reading tea leaves on President-elect Donald Trump’s nominations for key Cabinet positions.

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Musk’s sway over Trump could devastate electric vehicles — except his own
15 November 2024 at 05:56

Musk’s sway over Trump could devastate electric vehicles — except his own

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By: By David Ferris

15 November 2024 at 05:56

The Tesla CEO’s “government efficiency” role under Trump is raising concerns about conflicts of interest.

Then-presidential candidate Donald Trump (left) shakes hands with Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a campaign event last month in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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Kristi Noem rejected climate change and money to fight it
13 November 2024 at 23:39

Kristi Noem rejected climate change and money to fight it

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By: By Thomas Frank and Avery Ellfeldt

13 November 2024 at 23:39

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security and its disaster agency said people aren’t driving temperature increases.

President-elect Donald Trump named South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) to his Cabinet on Tuesday.

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The mystery number that’s key to whether Biden’s spending survives
13 November 2024 at 03:00

The mystery number that’s key to whether Biden’s spending survives

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By: By Jessie Blaeser and Kelsey Tamborrino

13 November 2024 at 03:00

President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act appropriated $145.4 billion in spending for climate efforts. It's unclear how much of it the administration has protected from President-elect Donald Trump.

President Joe Biden speaks in August 2023 at the manufacturer Arcosa Wind Towers in Belen, New Mexico.

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Exxon’s chief has a warning for Republicans
12 November 2024 at 23:00

Exxon’s chief has a warning for Republicans

Politico | Energy & Environment

By: By Zack Colman

12 November 2024 at 23:00

The oil giant takes a stance before the Trump administration sets its sights on gutting Biden's climate agenda.

Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with energy sector business leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House on April 3, 2020.

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‘We have seen this story’: Leaders react to Trump at climate summit
12 November 2024 at 05:08

‘We have seen this story’: Leaders react to Trump at climate summit

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By: By Sara Schonhardt and Karl Mathiesen

12 November 2024 at 05:08

Beneath the brave words at the president-elect’s victory were real worries that action will stall without the United States.

U.N. climate chief Simon Stiell (left) and COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev speak at the global climate talks Monday.

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Aftermath of Trump’s win eclipses Chinese solar project in Texas
12 November 2024 at 01:00

Aftermath of Trump’s win eclipses Chinese solar project in Texas

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By: By Benjamin Storrow and Kelsey Tamborrino

12 November 2024 at 01:00

Trina Solar built a Texas factory to receive almost $2 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act. It changed course the day after Donald Trump’s election victory.

President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to dismember the climate law passed in 2022.

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‘Science is still science’: US still committed to climate fight despite Trump’s win, Podesta says at COP29
11 November 2024 at 23:51

‘Science is still science’: US still committed to climate fight despite Trump’s win, Podesta says at COP29

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By: By Sara Schonhardt

11 November 2024 at 23:51

President-elect Donald Trump’s victory is roiling the opening day of the global climate talks.

U.S. climate envoy John Podesta downplayed the effect that President-elect Donald Trump's victory would have on the global climate fight.

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Whitehouse seeks to ‘reassure’ world at climate conference
11 November 2024 at 05:00

Whitehouse seeks to ‘reassure’ world at climate conference

Politico | Energy & Environment

By: By Emma Dumain

11 November 2024 at 05:00

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said much of the U.S. is still “committed to steering the planet away from climate catastrophe.”

Senate Budget Chair Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said he will attend this year's United Nations climate conference and seek to assuage allies.

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Why Trump’s 2nd withdrawal from the Paris Agreement will be different
11 November 2024 at 05:00

Why Trump’s 2nd withdrawal from the Paris Agreement will be different

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By: By Sara Schonhardt

11 November 2024 at 05:00

The president-elect could act faster this time.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to quit the global climate pact after he takes office in January.

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Ex-energy regulator says he offered Trump team plan to cut his old agency
8 November 2024 at 08:35

Ex-energy regulator says he offered Trump team plan to cut his old agency

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By: By Catherine Morehouse

8 November 2024 at 08:35

Other former FERC officials warned ex-FERC chair Neil Chatterjee’s message could prompt an exodus of talented staff at the agency that regulates the nation’s interstate pipelines and electricity markets at a critical period for the power industry.

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