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The petrostate pitched a plan to cut carbon at COP27. And it’s covered in oil.
New York reached a milestone for clean energy on Tuesday, as state leaders announced the Empire State is now the country’s largest community solar market.
The French government announced Wednesday that it will nationalize the country’s primary energy company, Électricité de France, or EDF.
Advocates of increased ethanol sales argue that it could lower fuel prices and help the climate. Both counts are hotly contested.
The state's pioneering law could set limits on the industry's profits, and impose fines on those that exceed it.
Coal’s dependence on railways could lead to electricity shortages and sky-high prices.
Last year's Glasgow Climate Pact urged countries to increase their ambition. Few have.
Instead, the president touted the release of “60 billion barrels of oil from reserves around the world."
Germany unveiled a plan this week to get all of its electricity from renewable sources by 2035 — a full 15 years ahead of the country’s previously announced timeline.
