Pederson wants a quick end to the use of fossil fuels.

Last week, the U.S. government imposed a new 50 percent tariff on India, a top buyer of Russian fossil fuels. But Trump announced no further economic penalties as his Aug. 8 deadline passed.

Contrary to headlines, we are not rapidly transitioning away from fossil fuels. At this point, more than 80 percent of the world's energy comes from fossil fuels, which is a decrease of 4 percent from 20 years ago.

Whether the EPA’s reconsideration of the 2009 Endangerment Finding will boost fossil fuel production or lead to significant changes in autos and appliances remains to be seen.

It’s a paradox driven by a policy shift, from near-total reliance on fossil fuels a decade ago to the rapid development of renewable energy. The transition has accelerated significantly over the past five years.

California is currently suing BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Phillips 66, Shell, and the American Petroleum Institute (API) because, allegedly, these companies’ executives “deceived the public for decades about how fossil fuels are hurting our

The funds raised are used for state projects and programs that help clean the air, protect public health, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, conserve nature, and more, according to his office.

According to the Energy Information Administration, roughly 60 percent of electricity generation in the United States in 2023 came from fossil fuels—coal, natural gas, and petroleum—21 percent from renewable sources, and 19 percent from nuclear.

Not surprisingly, these actions have energized environmentalists who remain committed to shuttering the remaining coal fleet and banning the construction of any new fossil fuel power plants.

The plan is to help build a network of clean, renewable hydrogen production sites to cut fossil fuel use in the state, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

An oil and gas lobby group says the federal government's proposed emissions cap on the sector combined with its stringent targets for methane reduction could reduce Canada's non-oilsands fossil fuel production by one million barrels per day by 2030.

According to the study, Canada has committed to phasing out or reforming “inefficient fossil fuel subsidies” by virtue of a G20 resolution at a 2009 meeting, and again in September 2015 as part of the United Nations.

How come the elimination of fossil fuels doesn’t lead to the disappearance of government subsidies for fossil fuels? 

Premier Danielle Smith said the fund will provide financial stability for Alberta in the future, especially when the province’s fossil fuels run out. “Our intent is clear. We are not using the Heritage Fund to supplement the budget.

Guilbeault stated that the new restrictions are intended to combat climate change, phase out unabated fossil fuel power plants, and assist Canadians in using less energy.

In 2022, Hegar wrote to more than a dozen international financial companies, including BlackRock, to clarify their policies regarding fossil fuel investments.

The Department of Energy (DOE) issued an emergency order on May 31 that directs power grid operator PJM Interconnection to continue running two fossil fuel power generation units beyond their scheduled end date in a bid to safeguard electric grid reliability

The proposed rollback is consistent with Trump’s January executive orders declaring a national energy emergency and directing federal agencies to remove barriers to fossil fuel production, particularly in Alaska.

Delegates from China and India did not back the pledge, which pairs the ramp-up in renewable power with a reduction in fossil fuel use. For emissions to go down around the world, a big international push was needed.

Andy Moderow, senior policy director with the Alaska Wilderness League, criticized Dunleavy's conference, saying that spotlighting fossil fuels alongside renewable energy options makes "energy sources of the past look more legitimate at a conference like

The Biden administration’s anti-fossil fuel policies worsen things for the American oil and gas industry. Since coming to power in 2021, President Joe Biden has enacted several steps to promote renewable energy and suppress fossil fuels.

Treasury Department sanctioned 30 different individuals and entities linked to Iran’s arms and fossil fuel industries on Feb. 25.

All federal buildings are to be fossil-fuel-free by 2030.

While they produce no emissions during use, manufacturing them is energy-intensive and heavily reliant on fossil fuels.

fuel development in the 23-million-acre NPR and 19.6-million-acre ANWR.

The record is clear that the world has been warming since about the year 1700, 150 years before we were using fossil fuels. 1700 was the peak of the Little Ice Age, which was very cold and caused crop failures and starvation.

New York City approved its own ban on fossil fuels in new buildings last year, seeking to eliminate natural gas hookups along a faster timeline than the newly passed budget deal.

“The administration was very against fossil fuels in the beginning, until the prices started to spike, particularly for things like diesel," he said.

Both administrations sought to slash new fossil fuel production and use, without regard to the costs, dangers to the economy, or deleterious effects on the middle class and poor.

The Democrat-led state legislature is currently considering attaching the new fossil fuel building regulations to a $227 billion budget bill that focuses more broadly on how the state will phase out the use of fossil fuels in the coming years.