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Coal & Nuclear Are Very Different Beasts In China, Per Expert

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Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with an expert in China’s energy transition, David Fishman of APAC-focused Lantau Group. In the first half of the conversation we talked coal, gas, and nuclear.   Michael Barnard [MB]: Hi, welcome back to Redefining Energy Tech. I’m your host, Michael Barnard. … [continued]

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LNG Bubble Is Going To Deflate Rapidly With Harsh US Impacts

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LNG exports are a big US success story in recent years. The first large export terminal was commissioned in 2018, and only seven years later, the country is the largest LNG exporter in the world, providing about 20% of the global supply. The industry has had a lot of favorable … [continued]

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Joe Biden was America’s first climate president. Did it matter?

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Joe Biden was America’s first climate president. Did it matter?

By Jake Bittle and Zoya Teirstein

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.

When Joe Biden first became president, some found it hard to believe that he cared very much about climate change.

With a global pandemic raging, the former vice president and longtime senator pitched his 2020 campaign as a return to normalcy and a referendum on the erratic leadership of Donald Trump.

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Musk’s Heil Gesture Is Important To The Next Four Years — And Here’s Why

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Dozens of world leaders joined a group of fewer than 50 Nazi death camp survivors in Poland this week to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, where more than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered. The event is unalterably linked to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon … [continued]

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EIA Expects Higher Wholesale U.S. Natural Gas Prices As Demand Increases

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We expect increases in the Henry Hub natural gas price in 2025 and 2026 as demand for natural gas grows faster than supply, driven mainly by more demand from U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities, reducing the natural gas in storage compared with the last two years. In our January Short-Term … [continued]

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Donald Trump Reverses Joe Biden’s LNG Pause on Day 1

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Donald Trump has taken office. One of his first actions as president (again) has been to end the pause on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. More fossil fuels are allowed to flow again. Here’s the full statement from the US Department of Energy: “The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), effective … [continued]

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