How a European gas pipeline became a U.S. political weapon

Members of both parties oppose the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia into Germany, but that hasn’t stopped the project from becoming mired in the U.S. political dysfunction. Senate Democrats yesterday, at the behest of the White House, blocked legislation from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to impose immediate sanctions against a conduit that is already complete but not…

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Feroze Power is all set to tap into Pakistan’s residential, commercial and industrial solar power potential

Pakistan’s geographical location and sunny climate make it a country that is blessed with immense solar power potential. However, this potential is untapped and we remain a country that is highly dependent on expensive fossil fuels to meet our ever-growing electricity demands. According to a World Bank study, Pakistan’s solar resource potential is so massive (1,600,000 MW according to some…

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Pakistan, China strategic partnership ensures global development: President

President Dr Arif Alvi Saturday said that all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between Pakistan and China envisioned a prosperous region with the establishment of economic and trade linkages through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship of Chinese One Belt, One Road initiative. During an interaction with the Chinese media, the president said Pakistan and China enjoyed excellent relations which were…

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Exclusive: U.S. talks to energy firms on EU gas supply in case of Russia-Ukraine conflict

The U.S. government has held talks with several international energy companies on contingency plans for supplying natural gas to Europe if conflict between Russia and Ukraine disrupts Russian supplies, two U.S. officials and two industry sources told Reuters on Friday. The United States is concerned Russia is preparing for the possibility of a new military assault on the country it…

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Carbon Offsets Have an Integrity Problem. COP26 May Help Fix It

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The global agreement reached at the United Nations’ COP26 summit in Glasgow last weekend may help solve one of the trickiest problems in climate policy: how to boost confidence in the voluntary market for carbon credits.   Such credits, or offsets, allow companies to pollute at home in exchange for investing in greener projects elsewhere. Voluntary markets are currently something of a…

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