Tag: Fossil Fuels
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Trump Administration Forces Craig Coal Plant to Stay Online Amid Emergency Electricity Needs
Background In a move that drew both approval from some utility planners and concern from environmental advocates, the Trump administration invoked emergency authority to require the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association to keep the coal-fired Craig Unit 1 online. The unit, located near Craig, Colorado, had been scheduled for closure after years of operating amid…
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Oil Rebounds: Peak Demand Shifts to the 2030s as India Drives Growth
Oil Rebounds and the New Peak Timeline After years of warnings that global oil demand was nearing a ceiling, the energy landscape is showing renewed vigor for fossil fuels. Recent market dynamics indicate that demand may crest in the 2030s rather than the immediate future, a shift that surprises some observers but aligns with a…
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Fossil Fuels Regain Ground: Oil Rebound and India as Growth Engine
Oil Rebound Challenges the Peak-Demand Narrative The global energy landscape is witnessing a notable shift as forecasts of a long-awaited peak in oil demand grow more distant. After years of sliding expectations that the world would steadily decouple growth from fossil fuels, 2025 data and the subsequent market dynamics point toward a renewed confidence in…
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Fossil fuels regain ground: Peak demand pushed to 2030s as oil rebounds; India emerges as growth engine
Introduction: A new chapter for global oil demand For years, policymakers, investors, and energy researchers warned that global oil demand would soon peak as the world accelerated its shift to renewables. Yet the year 2025 marked a surprising pivot: fossil fuels, especially oil and gas, regained strength, and the projected peak moved further into the…
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Fossil Fuel Giants Drawn Into Focus as COP30 Edges Toward a Last-Minute Accord
Introduction: a fragile breakthrough at COP30 As dawn broke over Belém, the city’s riverbanks hummed with the usual bustle of daily life. Inside a windowless conference room, a different energy filled the air: exhausted negotiators, ministers from 17 groups of countries, and a room that had already stretched beyond 12 hours of intense talks. What…
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Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal
Belém’s dawn and the pressure on COP30 As dawn broke over Belém, the Amazon city transformed into a pressure cooker of negotiations. Inside a windowless conference room, dozens of ministers from 17 groups of countries worked through the night, racing against time and exhaustion to salvage a summit that had teetered on the brink of…
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COP30 Climbers of Progress: Real Gains, but Fossil Fuel Hurdles Persist
Overview: A Delicate Step Forward in Belém The United Nations COP30 climate talks, held on the edge of the Amazon in Belém, Brazil, delivered tangible progress in some areas while underscoring stubborn bottlenecks around fossil fuels. Thousands of delegates gathered to translate global urgency into policy and funding commitments, and while the atmosphere was not…
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COP30 in Belém: Real Climate Progress Missed the Fossil Fuel Frontier
Belém’s Climate Talks: A Mixed Bag of Gains and Gaps The COP30 gathering in Belém, Brazil, drew tens of thousands of delegates, negotiators, scientists, and advocates, all eager to push the planet toward stronger climate action. If there was an overarching takeaway, it was this: progress was tangible in areas like adaptation finance, forest protection,…
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COP30 in Belém: Real Progress, Real Tension Over Fossil Fuels
Belém, COP30: A Glimpse of Progress Amidst Fossil Fuel Tights The COP30 climate negotiations in Belém, Brazil, have offered a paradox: tangible advances in some sectors of climate action, paired with stubborn gridlock on fossil fuels. Delegates and observers describe a process that is moving forward in areas like adaptation funding, climate finance transparency, and…
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Belem Climate Talks End Without Pact to Phase Out Fossil Fuels
Overview: Talks End Without a Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Pact The latest United Nations climate conference in Belem, Brazil, concluded on a somber note. After days of negotiations, delegates failed to reach a formal agreement specifically calling for the phased reduction or elimination of fossil fuels, the central driver of global warming. The absence of a…