Climate-focused shareholder activists have scored only a few victories in their efforts to push oil giants to adopt cleaner business strategies.
Category: Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline
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Vary Energy Leans on Manure to Provide a Greener Future
Varo Energy, a Swiss provider of gasoline and diesel, is charting a path to lower carbon energy by relying on farm waste and used cooking oil.
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Why Some Countries Find It Hard to Move Away From Fossil Fuels
Trinidad and Tobago is the No. 2 exporter of liquefied natural gas in the Americas. Its output has been falling, but it remains committed to fossil fuels.
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Climate Change Brings Warmer, Wetter Weather to Trinidad
Even as the leaders of Trinidad and Tobago double down on fossil fuels, climate change is bringing more extreme weather to the island nation.
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Falling Oil Prices Cause Saudi Aramco’s Profit to Slip 19 Percent
But at nearly $32 billion, the oil giant’s quarterly earnings still far exceeded those of Western rivals, and it announced an increase in dividend payments.
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In Norway, the Electric Vehicle Future Has Already Arrived
About 80 percent of new cars sold in Norway are battery-powered. As a result, the air is cleaner, the streets are quieter and the grid hasn’t collapsed. But problems with unreliable chargers persist.
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Shell Reports $9.6 Billion Profit, Despite Falling Oil Prices
The oil and gas giant said its earnings, which exceeded analysts’ expectations, were bolstered by strong energy trading.
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The Debt Ceiling Debate Is About More Than Debt
Republicans’ opening bid to avert economic catastrophe by raising the nation’s borrowing limit focuses more on energy policy than reducing debt.