Energy Industry

The future of solar power in China, the United States, and the world

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

A labourer rests on top of a power pole in Hankou, Hubei province November 4, 2009. China is pushing to complete its first commercial-scale power plant that can capture and store emissions, but must do more research on how and where to lock away carbon dioxide if the technology is to get wide roll-out. To match ANALYSIS story CHINA-CARBON/CAPTURE REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA BUSINESS SCI TECH) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA - RTXQBY5

Energy innovation doesn’t stop when oil prices are low

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Traffic flows at dusk with the downtown Houston skyline in the background as night falls on America's fastest growing large city October 3, 2008. Even after Hurricane Ike smashed thousands of windows in Houston's skyscrapers last month, times could not be much better in the Petro Metro. While the ill wind of economic turmoil sweeps across America, Houston has been shielded by a combination of low housing prices, a sagging U.S. dollar and surging profits for energy companies based here. Picture taken October 3. To match feature USA-HOUSTON REUTERS/Richard Carson (UNITED STATES) - RTX9IQ8

Far from the White House, the energy industry remains focused on climate

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Scott Pruitt taking oath

On the energy industry and climate change

Monday, March 13, 2017

Liberian women and girls dig through earth to gather scraps to sell as building material outside the capital Monrovia in this August 27, 2005 file photo. Around 250,000 Liberians were killed during a 14-year civil war and a million people fled their homes as drug-crazed gangs of child soldiers raped and murdered their way across the country. The once-prosperous economy of Africa's oldest republic, founded by freed American slaves in 1847, was left in tatters. To match feature Liberia-Mining. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly/Files - RTR16TU4

Getting better development returns on investment in the natural resource sector

Monday, March 6, 2017

Roundtable Discussion | Costs and Benefits of low-carbon energy pathways – Discussion with Charles Frank

10:00 AM - 12:15 PM IST

New Delhi, India

Robots write Spring Festival calligraphy couplets for employees ahead of the upcoming Spring Festival, at Alibaba's headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, January 16, 2017. Picture taken January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. - RTSVU3O

Three reasons for universal basic income

Shanta Devarajan

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Survivors of Cyclone Nargis queue to receive relief supplies from an aid agency in the hardest-hit Irrawaddy delta region of Myanmar in this picture taken June 5, 2008. More than a month after the storm, which left 134,000 people dead or missing and another 2.4 million destitute, many survivors have not yet been reached and Western nations and foreign aid groups say the relief effort is being hampered by the country's military rulers. Picture taken June 5, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer (MYANMAR) - RTX6OK5

Aid is not oil: The source of non-tax revenue affects its impact on democratization

Monday, January 30, 2017

A view of an inactive, open mine pit is seen during a tour of Peabody Energy's Rawhide coal mine near Gillette, Wyoming, U.S. June 1, 2016. The pit is not currently being mined as the company's Wyoming mines are not currently operating at full capacity following a recent bankruptcy filing. REUTERS/Kristina Barker - RTSJFT5

Increased automation guarantees a bleak outlook for Trump’s promises to coal miners

Devashree Saha and Sifan Liu

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Security guards arrive with dogs for their shift at a power station in Gaborone, Botswana, November 23, 2015. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RTX1VHTE

Unlearning to learn: The path to diversification

Wednesday, January 25, 2017