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EU’s Russian Oil Curtain Call: A Crossroads for Climate
Europe needs to accelerate the build-out of its clean energy infrastructure to reduce oil demand. Until then, Europe’s phaseout of Russian oil supply introduces opportunities to reduce supply-side emissions and shift oil prices closer to their true climate cost. An analysis of the viable replacements for Russian oil imports…
Clean Energy 101: The REC Market
Amid a drumbeat of expert studies calling for urgent climate action, underscored by increasingly frequent extreme weather events and natural disasters, people across the United States are looking for ways to support the clean energy transition. Renewable energy certificates (RECs) are one way that an individual or business can…
Engie’s US LNG Reversal: Emissions Cuts Helped Clinch the Deal, But Are They Legit?
The French utility’s plan to replace high-emitting Russian gas with American liquified natural gas will require close scrutiny and assessment to ensure that emissions benefits are realized.
Aligning the EU’s Natural Gas Policymaking with Its Climate Goals
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine underscores the heightened energy security risks associated with the European Union’s oil and gas imports.
Is the US Stockpiling Dirty Oils?
Greater oil and gas data transparency is needed to guide Strategic Petroleum Reserve decisions and stem the flow of the world’s dirtiest oils.