Daily Standup Top Stories Russia’s War in Ukraine Has Produced $32 Billion in Climate Damage June 17, 2024 Mariel Alumit CLIMATEWIRE | In November 2022, the United Nations resolved that Russia should pay reparations for the losses, damages and injuries caused by its invasion of Ukraine. Now, some scientists say those payments should include compensation for […] The […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Tesla battery material supplier tops list of human rights abuses for second year in a row May 4, 2024 Stu Turley Tesla buys battery materials from the mining giant with the most allegations of human rights abuses against it in a database of abuses tied to clean energy. Mining company Glencore […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories EVs Head for Junkyard as Mechanic Shortage Inflates Repair Costs April 14, 2024 Stu Turley Electric car sales already are in a funk in key markets around the globe. Challenges finding enough repair technicians threatens to further stifle demand in the UK, where Water scarcity and clean energy collide in South […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories States are acting to prevent their own electricity crisis April 16, 2024 Stu Turley The Wall Street Journal editorial board warned recently that the Biden Administration’s climate agenda is forcing the retirement of fossil-fueled power plants that supply almost 60 percent of U.S. electricity. These power plants are essential to satisfy America’s rapidly […] Top Indian Refiner […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Wind farms are useless, says Duke of Edinburgh April 14, 2024 Stu Turley In a withering assault on the onshore wind turbine industry, the Duke said the farms were “a disgrace”. He also criticised the industry’s reliance on subsidies from electricity customers, claimed wind farms would “never work” […] Investors Bet On Further […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories OPEC, IEA at most divided on oil demand since at least 2008 March 12, 2024 Mariel Alumit LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) – Producer group OPEC and the International Energy Agency, the world’s most closely watched forecasters of oil demand growth, are further apart than they have been for at least 16 years […] […]
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