5 d. ago Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’

Ex-fossil fuel executive Chris Wright said administration is reviewing national assessments made by past governmentsThe US energy secretary, Chris Wright, is facing growing criticism from scientists who say their “worst fears” were realized when Wright revealed that the Trump administration would “update” the US’s premier climate crisis reports.Wright, a former oil and gas executive, told CNN’s Kaitlin Collins earlier this week that the administration was reviewing national climate assessment reports published by past governments. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago UCLA says Trump administration has frozen $584 million in grants, threatening research

The Trump administration has suspended $584 million in federal grants for the University of California, Los Angeles

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1 week ago The Guardian view on the green transition: renewables are the future – but countries’ actions must catch up with their promises | Editorial

To counter attacks on net zero, challenges including the need for grid upgrades will have to be graspedWith net zero policies under attack from elected far-right populists as well as autocratic petrostates, and another summer of record-breaking temperatures in Europe, the failure to decarbonise the world’s power supply is as gravely concerning as ever. But the UN secretary general, António Guterres, struck an optimistic note in a recent speech in New York. The world, he said, “is on the cusp of a new era The sun is rising on a clean energy age.” Pointing to falls in the cost of onshore wind and solar, and the risk of further gas-price shocks in future, he called on big technology companies – whose datacentres are one reason for soaring energy use – to adopt a target of 100% low-carbon electricity by 2030.Given US president Donald Trump’s personal hostility to renewable energy, Mr Guterres may be right that it makes more sense to demand action from US businesses at this point. In Sco...

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3 w. ago Moment Trump appears to fall asleep during energy and innovation event

Donald Trump appeared to fall asleep during an energy and innovation event on Tuesday (15 July).

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3 w. ago A look inside a lab making the advanced fuel to power growing US nuclear energy ambitions

At Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, a half-dozen workers are making what appear to be gray billiard balls

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4 w. ago Trump to unveil $70bn AI and energy plan at summit with oil and tech bigwigs

Pittsburgh event angers climate groups as Trump ties AI expansion to oil and gas, sidelining renewable energyDonald Trump will join big oil and technology bosses on Tuesday at a major artificial intelligence and energy summit in Pittsburgh, outraging environmentalists and community organizations. The event comes weeks after the passage of a megabill that experts say could stymy AI growth with its attacks on renewable energy.The inaugural Pennsylvania energy and innovation summit, held at Carnegie Mellon University, will attempt to position the state as an AI leader, showcasing the technological innovation being developed in the city and the widespread availability of fossil fuel reserves to power them. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump unveils $70bn AI and energy plan at summit with oil and tech bigwigs

Pittsburgh event angers climate groups as Trump ties AI expansion to oil and gas, sidelining renewable energyDonald Trump joined big oil and technology bosses on Tuesday at a major artificial intelligence and energy summit in Pittsburgh, outraging environmentalists and community organizations.The event came weeks after the passage of a megabill that experts say could stymy AI growth with its attacks on renewable energy. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump and Sen. Dave McCormick team up to promote energy investments in Pennsylvania

President Donald Trump and Sen. David McCormick of Pennsylvania are planning on announcing roughly $70 billion of energy investments at a new summit that focuses on energy and innovation

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4 w. ago Plan to boost returns from Russian assets ‘expropriation’, warns Euroclear

Clearing house chief executive warns against EU plan to raise more money for Ukraine by investing in riskier assets

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