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How Trump’s Second Administration Affects Business: Energy, Musk, Tariffs and More

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Donald Trump’s return to the White House after winning the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election may reshape American business. Much depends on whom he appoints as deputies and cabinet members, including the role of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and what tariffs he enacts. Following are some major issues and sectors to watch: WHAT ROLE WILL …

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How Trump’s Second Administration Affects Business: Musk, Tariffs and More

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Climate Skeptics Are Hatching Big Plans for a Second Trump Term

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Activists would push a new Republican administration to boost coal-fired power, block EPA science and challenge models of global warming. Activists who dispute the severity of human-caused climate change are quietly preparing to seize their moment should Donald Trump win a second term. Pushed to the political fringes during Joe Biden’s presidency, they are now laying the groundwork …

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How do Trump and Harris Differ on Energy Policy?

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Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris have a couple of things in common on the issue of U.S. energy policy: both say they want to expand production and keep prices down for consumers. The core difference is that Harris says she wants to do so in a way that favors clean energy technologies crucial …

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Supreme Court Allows EPA Power Plant Pollution Curbs for Now

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Justices won’t block rule while case appeal plays out Power, mining companies sought to halt EPA regulation The US Supreme Court let the Environmental Protection Agency move ahead with its stringent new emissions limits for power plants, rebuffing businesses and Republican-run states that complained the rule will impose exorbitant compliance costs. The high court order is a major boost …

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World Set for Cheaper Energy on Shift From Oil and Gas, IEA Says

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Demand for all fossil fuels to stop growing this decade World enters ‘Age of Electricity’ with EV sales set to climb The world is heading into an era of cheaper energy prices as a shift towards electricity use leaves behind surpluses of oil and gas, the International Energy Agency predicted. Global demand for all fossil fuels will …

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Duke Plans to Delay Coal Plant Closing Despite Climate Goals

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Firm seeks to extend life of Indiana facility by three years Power demand spike has complicated utilities’ climate goals Duke Energy Corp. plans to extend the life of its largest coal-fired power plant, pushing aside its climate goal to shutter all facilities that burn the dirty fuel by 2035. The utility said it plans to operate …

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Britain to Become First G7 Country to End Coal Power as Last Plant Closes

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(Reuters) – Britain will become the first G7 country to end coal-fired power production on Monday with the closure of its last plant, Uniper’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar in England’s Midlands. It will end over 140 years of coal power in Britain. In 2015 Britain announced plans to close coal plants within the next decade as part of wider …

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Chevron CEO Attacks Biden LNG Export Pause on Costs, Carbon

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Energy Department enacted gas terminal moratorium in January Shale boom transformed US into world’s biggest LNG exporter The oil and gas industry is zeroing in on the Biden administration’s moratorium on new liquefied natural gas export permits as the key policy they want changed under the next US president. Chevron Corp. Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth called on …

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Trillions of Dollars of Fossil Fuel Finance Routed via Tax Havens, Study Says

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(Reuters) – Trillions of dollars of bank finance to fossil fuel companies is being routed via opaque financial centres in several countries, including the Netherlands, research published on Wednesday showed. The study by Tax Justice Network, which campaigns against tax havens, highlights a lack of transparency in funding for energy companies. The study examined 60 …

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