U.S. Natgas Prices Slip 2% to 1-Week Low on Milder Forecasts

U.S. natural gas futures slid about 2% to a one-week low on Thursday on forecasts for milder weather over the next two weeks than previously expected, a smaller output decline so far this month and ample amounts of gas in storage. The price decline came despite a federal report showing an expected bigger-than-usual storage withdrawal …

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White House Rejects Tying Ukraine Aid to Reversing Natural Gas Policy

Bloomberg The Biden administration has dismissed a deal with House Speaker Mike Johnson to tie Ukraine aid to lifting the Biden administration’s pause of new liquefied natural gas export licenses. “The president has been clear that House Republicans should pass the bipartisan national security agreement that already passed the Senate as soon as possible to get Ukraine …

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Few Stations and $200 to Fill Up: Life on California’s ‘Hydrogen Highway’

Bloomberg As California’s longtime chief climate regulator, Mary Nichols once championed hydrogen fuel cell cars. Just a few years ago, as the state spent tens of millions of dollars on a planned network of fueling stations dubbed “the hydrogen highway,” Nichols was extolling the 300-mile (480-kilometer) range and quick refueling time of her own hydrogen ride, a …

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Canada’s RBC Struggles to Go Green While Financing Oil

Royal Bank of Canada’s travails show the fine line banks must walk in shifting toward a lower-carbon future. Bloomberg In November, Dave McKay traveled from his Toronto home to Ottawa, where he accepted a medal from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. During a gala at the national war museum, the group showered the chief executive officer of Royal …

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Renewables Growth Still Lags Climate Targets, Think Tank Says

(Reuters) – The world added less than half of the new renewable energy capacity needed to meet its climate goals last year, with rising energy demand and weak grid infrastructure slowing the shift from fossil fuels, a leading think tank said on Thursday. Global renewable capacity additions increased by 36% last year to reach around …

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