energydevelopment
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How Oil & Gas Funding Distorts Energy Research
Journalists like me often seek out academics for comment and insight on stories related to the energy transition, since these professors have often done in-depth research into various fuel sources and their impacts. The hope is that these sources are relatively unbiased; their loyalty is to the data. But a study published Thursday in Nature…
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Renewables Are Holding Back the Emissions Tide
Global emissions in 2022 are projected to rise just a fraction of the amount they increased by last year, thanks in large part to a surge in renewables installation and electric vehicle use, a major global energy organisation said this week.
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Offshore Wind 125 Times Better for Taxpayers Compared to Oil and Gas
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Did Joe Manchin Actually Do a Good Thing?
On Wednesday evening, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) announced that they had reached a climate compromise in a new package of reforms, marking a sudden reversal on climate from Manchin that surprised basically everyone in Washington. The new legislation, which comes less than two weeks after Manchin said he…