Automakers like Ford, Kia and Toyota are offering more hybrid options to appeal to buyers who aren’t ready for fully electric vehicles.
Category: Global Warming
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California Has Dealt a Blow to Renewable Energy, Some Businesses Say
Some companies are leaving the state or reducing their presence there after California greatly reduced incentives for homeowners to install rooftop solar panels.
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Fewer Electric Vehicles Will Qualify for U.S. Tax Credits in 2024
Purchases of popular models like the Tesla Model 3 and the Ford Mustang Mach-E may no longer entitle buyers to tax savings because the cars do not meet tougher sourcing requirements.
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The Debt Problem Is Enormous, and the System for Fixing It Is Broken
Economists offer alternatives to financial safeguards created when the U.S. was the pre-eminent superpower and climate change wasn’t on the agenda.
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Blue Carbon Is One of Many Companies Inking Carbon Market Deals
An Emirati company wants to broker a nascent market in which nations trade emission reductions even before regulations are agreed upon.
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John Kerry on the COP28 Agreement and What Comes Next
John Kerry said major oil-exporting countries’ willingness to acknowledge that the era of fossil fuels must come to an end underscored the “urgency” of the deal.
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Germany Reaches a Budget With Promises on Ukraine
The government avoided extra borrowing for 2024, but must make cuts in programs to address climate change.
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What’s Missing from the COP28 Climate Deal
The agreement calls for phasing out fossil fuels. But it also lets oil producers keep drilling and gives few specifics on how to fund a shift to greener energy.
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In Real vs. Fake Christmas Tree Debate: Consider the Wildlife
It may seem counterintuitive to support the annual culling of trees, but environmentalists say Christmas tree farms have ecological benefits.
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Occidental Is Latest Oil Company to Buy a Smaller Producer
The oil company said it would buy CrownRock, a smaller producer, for $12 billion just weeks after Exxon Mobil and Chevron announced acquisitions.
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What Ails Offshore Wind: Supply Chains, Ships and Interest Rates
Government officials and energy developers misjudged the difficulty of building huge clean energy projects in the United States, which has built very few of them.