 Energy & Environment |
Energy & Environment |
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G20 nations agree to boost renewables |
Members of the Group of 20 (G20), comprised of the world's largest economies, said they want to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030. |
The statement also called for recognizing the importance of "accelerating efforts towards phasedown of unabated coal power" — coal power whose emissions are not captured and prevented from entering the atmosphere. President Biden attended the G20 over the weekend along with other members of his administration. Major global economies such as China, Russia, India and the European Union were represented at the summit. During a press conference, Biden touted that other countries are "following the IRA playbook," referring to the Inflation Reduction Act that Democrats passed last year, which sought to boost renewables. |
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, I'm Rachel Frazin — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. |
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How policy will affect the energy and environment sectors now and in the future: |
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The Biden administration's efforts to protect wildlife in the Arctic from oil and gas drilling is on a collision course with a Trump-era law requiring oil and gas leasing there. |
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a new biofuels initiative at the G-20 summit in New Delhi, India on Saturday, signaling a push for more green energy globally. |
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How hot is it in Phoenix? In what has been the hottest summer ever measured, the sizzling city in the Sonoran Desert broke yet another record Saturday when temperatures topped 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius). |
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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Republican voters’ disproportionate vulnerability to extreme weather events could stimulate spending on climate action, researchers argue in a new policy paper. … |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Their names appeared on letters urging fracking Ohio's state parks. They don't know how. (Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer) Extremists keep trying to trigger mass blackouts — and that's not even the scariest part (Politico)
Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of energy (NPR)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Former President Trump on Monday formally demanded the recusal of the federal judge overseeing his 2020 election subversion case in Washington, D.C. Read more |
| Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) comments that he would appoint a Black woman to be Sen. Dianne Feinstein's replacement — but not someone running for the seat. Read more |
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