Energy Industry

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attends a campaign rally in Moon, Pennsylvania, U.S. November 6, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - RTX2S8M7

Want to “take the oil”? Crunch the numbers first

Kenneth M Pollack

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

A woman resident collects spilled crude oil into a drum at the Pantai Teluk Penyu in Cilacap, Indonesia's Central Java province, May 25, 2015 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Damage to PT Pertamina crude oil unloading facility at 16 nautical miles south of Cilacap's shore caused 14,000 liters of crude oil to leak and pollute the coastal waters, according to Antara. REUTERS/Antara Foto/Idhad Zakaria ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN INDONESIA. - RTX1EIVG

Energy subsidies and the politics of reform

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

A wind turbine is seen over the panels of a solar power plant of Korea South East Power Co. (KOSEP) in Incheon, in this file photo taken September 30, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak/File Photo - RTX2UWTH

Future Development Reads: Defending democracy, compensating the losers of globalization, and guiding development policy

Friday, January 13, 2017

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Energy and climate policy under the Trump administration

Bruce Jones, David G. Victor, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

FILE PHOTO -- A view of mining operations is seen during a tour of Peabody Energy's Rawhide coal mine near Gillette, Wyoming, U.S. June 1, 2016. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April. REUTERS/Kristina Barker/File Photo - RTX2RU15

Coal plant retirements will continue despite Trump’s EPA pick

Devashree Saha and Sifan Liu

Monday, December 19, 2016

The coal-fired Castle Gate Power Plant is pictured outside Helper, Utah November 27, 2012. The plant was closed in the Spring of 2015 in anticipation of new EPA regulations. President Barack Obama will unveil on August 3, 2015 the final version of his plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants, kicking off what is expected to be a tumultuous legal battle between federal environmental regulators and coal industry supporters. REUTERS/George Frey - RTX1MVNV

Another Clinton-Trump divide? Low-carbon vs. high-carbon America

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt departs after a meeting with U.S. President elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower New York, U.S., November 28, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - RTSTQYT

What will Scott Pruitt do if he cannot sue EPA?

Friday, December 9, 2016

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Growth, carbon, and Trump: States are “decoupling” economic growth from emissions growth

Devashree Saha and Mark Muro

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Smoke is released into the sky at a refinery in Wilmington, California March 24, 2012. Picture taken March 24, 2012. REUTERS/Bret Hartman (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENERGY ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL COMMODITIES) - RTR2ZXLT

Growth, carbon, and Trump: State progress and drift on economic growth and emissions ‘decoupling’

Devashree Saha and Mark Muro

Thursday, December 8, 2016

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Five charts that show why Trump can’t deliver on his coal promises

Tuesday, December 6, 2016