China’s trade practices, especially its over production and dumping policy, which has increasingly drawn flak across major economies including the EU, India and U.S., is likely to face further hurdles and heightened scrutiny. On Monday, with U.S. President Donald Trump… Read More ›
climate change
New tax reform bill does not kill tax credit for electric vehicles
Although the new tax reform bill, as introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, had contained provisions to eliminate the $7,500 tax credit for EVs, the version that was introduced on Thursday in the U.S. Senate does not contain these… Read More ›
Volvo shares engine technology with its Chinese parent
With this development, the Volvo brand will get diluted even further. As per sources familiar with the matter at hand, Sweden’s Volvo Cars, which incidentally is a unit of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, has agreed to provide its engines for… Read More ›
The Australian Government continues its love affair with the fossil fuel industry
Valued at $56 billion, the Great Barrier Reef, taken off UNESCO’s danger list with the Australian government continuing its love affair with the fossil fuel industry. UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural body has voted to leave the Great Barrier Reef… Read More ›
U.S. withdrawal from 2015 Paris Agreement will hurt U.S. jobs and its economy: U.S blue chip companies
Many U.S. companies, including those from the oil industry, see the step as regressive. American companies seem to disagree with U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the landmark Paris climate accord, which can stave off an economic crisis… Read More ›
Inflows into “green” mutual funds reflect growing investor optimism in renewable energy
The support for renewable energy in the Trump Administration is bipartisan. U.S. President Donald Trump’s winning last year’s U.S. elections had largely resulted in investors pulling out nearly $68 million from “green” mutual funds, reflecting the belief that his pro-coal… Read More ›
The violation of consumer protection laws
The fire power of Republican attorney generals could protect Exxon Mobil against probing questions of whether it willfully violated consumer protection laws. As per a filing in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, a group of eleven state attorneys general… Read More ›
It is in U.S. interest to stay in Paris Accord: U.S. Coal companies
U.S coal companies have argued leaving the Paris Agreement will leave the U.S. in the cold since future energy mix will be determined by other countries and companies. Many big American coal companies have advised the Trump administration to not… Read More ›
Peabody’s bankruptcy plan will largely benefit select few
Oddly Peabody’s bankruptcy comes at a time when the Donald Trump Administration is giving the fossil fuel industry the go ahead. The world’s largest private sector coal producer, Peabody Energy Corp, has disclosed that it expects to file bankruptcy under… Read More ›
Rex Wayne Tillerson used alias account to discuss Exxon’s impact on climate change
Exxon Mobil failed to disclose Rex Wayne Tillerson’s usage of an alias e-mail address for relevant communication at Exxon Mobil. Eric Schneiderman, NY Attorney General has disclosed, Rex Wayne Tillerson the former chairman and chief executive of Exxon Mobil Corp… Read More ›