IEEFA in the Media
How Europe's response to Russia's war in Ukraine could shape the climate change future
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has cast a harsh light on Europe’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels, but how Europe acts to wean itself from Russian gas, coal and oil could either help or harm the effort to avert catastrophic climate change in the crucial y...
Yahoo News
Fact check: Viral post overstates increase in crude oil prices
The claim: The price of crude oil increased 513% between Joe Biden’s inauguration and the Russian invasion of Ukraine With the recovery from the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the price of crude oil recently reached its highest level since 2...
USA Today
China’s demand for natural gas to rise even as economy slows
Almost a fifth of the world’s gas power capacity under construction and a tenth of the planned capacity are in China, San Francisco-based Global Energy Monitor says China’s planned gas capacity not a ‘stranded asset’ risk, as it is required to meet peak...
South China Morning Post
U.S. and European leaders reach deal on trans-Atlantic data privacy.
American and European Union leaders said on Friday that they had reached an “agreement in principle” to assure that it is legal to transfer personal data across the Atlantic, after a previous pact was struck down when a court found it did not do enough to ...
The New York Times
Why the U.S. Can’t Quickly Wean Europe From Russian Gas
The Biden administration’s plan to send more natural gas to Europe will be hampered by the lack of export and import terminals.
The New York Times
NT traditional owners launch international legal action over Barossa gas project
Traditional owners in the Northern Territory have launched an international legal bid to block the $4.7bn Barossa offshore gas project in the Timor Sea, saying the development will threaten marine life.
The Guardian
'Gargantuan task': Why India's renewable push will be hard | AP News
NAGAON, India (AP) — Plans to build a sprawling solar park on land cultivated for generations by indigenous farmers in India's Himalayan foothills erupted in violent clashes with police last year after their crops were bulldozed for the development.
Associated Press News
Solar recharging of EVs is more efficient use of land than ethanol crops for blended fuel in India: Report
Generating solar energy to recharge electric vehicle (EV) batteries would be a far more efficient use of land than growing crops for ethanol, according to a new report of Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
The Economic Times
Why are gas prices still so high? Here's what one expert says
While higher gas prices hurt consumers, one expert explains that it’s what’s behind these changes that is really disappointing.
WFAA
Three Years After First Global School Strike, Youth Climate Movement Is Growing
This article was originally published on Waging Nonviolence .
Truthout
Biden’s chance to tackle climate change is fading amid global energy upheaval
As the war in Ukraine has raised oil prices and launched Western leaders on a global hunt for new sources of energy, environmentalists have tried to leverage the chaos in energy markets to move the United States off fossil fuels.
The Washington Post
Texas and other states want to punish fossil fuel divestment
Ivan Frishberg says his job is just smart financial policy.
NPR
Boris Johnson: U.K. Must ‘Double Down’ On Green Energy To Weaken Putin
Britain will “double down” on investments in renewable energy as a way of achieving energy independence while weakening Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.K.
Forbes
Why the U.S. Gets a Discount on Spiking Natural Gas Prices - MarketWatch
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MarketWatch
IFC To Finance 600-Megawatt Solar Park Development In India
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has agreed to fund development of a 600-megawatt solar power park in India.
Clean Technica
An Energy Expert Breaks Down What's Really Going on With Gas Prices
“There’s never been a time when the divorce between hype and reality in oil and gas has been greater."
Gizmodo
Could clean energy replace Russian oil?
Fossil fuel interests are calling for more domestic drilling to supplant Russia’s fossil fuels.
The Boston Globe
Sovereign green bond: A major step in greening India’s public expenditure
Research Analyst Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA India) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget 2022 speech announced the government will increase capital expenditure to a massive Rs 7.5 trillion (US$100 billion) in...
The Economic Times
How will oil shock affect the Australian economy?
In two years, oil has gone from negative prices to huge highs – part of a rising inflationary shock not seen since the 1970s.
The Saturday Paper
Will drilling more oil in the US help gas prices go down? Not exactly, experts say
National Will drilling more oil in the US help gas prices go down?
The Sacramento Bee