Energy News Beat Podcast
Week Recap: Energy Shifts: EVs, Oil, Geopolitics
In this episode of the Energy News Beat Daily Standup - Weekly Recap, the hosts, Stuart Turley and Michael Tanner discuss various topics, including BlackRock's shift from ESG policies, the slowing growth of electric vehicle sales, and the challenges in renewable energy investments. They highlight Ford's retreat from electric vehicle dealership mandates, the world's first renewable floating LNG terminal in Australia, and the surprising benefits of Biden's green policies for Republican districts. The podcast also touches on Norway's potential to reduce China's dominance in rare earth elements, Biden's plans to release more oil from the strategic reserves, the potential North Korea-Russia energy pipelines, Trump's pledge to restart drilling in Alaska, and the unintended consequences of sulfur shipping regulations on climate change.
Highlights of the Podcast
00:00 - Intro
01:01 - EV Slowdown Steers the World Further Off Course From Net Zero
04:22 - World’s first renewable-powered floating LNG import terminal closing in on new partners amid ‘strong’ interest
06:19 - The biggest winners of Biden’s green climate policies? Republicans.
09:29 - Rare Earth Discovery Could Topple China’s Dominance
11:07 - Joe Biden Plans to Use Oil Reserves to Artificially Lower Gas Prices Before the November Election
12:56 - Putin vows trade, security with North Korea beyond reach of West
15:38 - Trump Says He’ll Restart Oil Drilling in Alaska Wildlife Refuge
17:33 - ‘Inadvertent geoengineering’: Researchers say low-sulfur shipping rules made climate change worse
20:48 - Outro
Please see the links below or articles that we discuss in the podcast.
EV Slowdown Steers the World Further Off Course From Net Zero
Electric vehicles have swiftly gone from a bright spot in the global climate fight to cause for concern, leading BloombergNEF to slash sales estimates and warn that the auto industry is falling further off the track toward […
World’s first renewable-powered floating LNG import terminal closing in on new partners amid ‘strong’ interest
Australia-headquartered integrated energy company Venice Energy is holding formal talks with multiple potential partners with ties to the United States (U.S.) and Asia to secure the future of a proposed LNG import terminal project in […]
The biggest winners of Biden’s green climate policies? Republicans.
When President Joe Biden’s massive climate bill passed Congress in 2022, Republican Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina complained it was boondoggle. The Inflation Reduction Act, which contained the largest climate investment in US history, […]
Rare Earth Discovery Could Topple China’s Dominance
Amining company’s discovery of continental Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth elements (REEs) could chip away at China’s global dominance over the materials, which are used to make a range of critical technological and military […]
Joe Biden Plans to Use Oil Reserves to Artificially Lower Gas Prices Before the November Election
Joe Biden plans to deplete the U.S. oil reserves to artificially lower gas prices just months before the presidential election. When Biden took office in January 2021, the nationwide average gas price was $2.39 per […]
Putin vows trade, security with North Korea beyond reach of West
ENB Pub Note: Reading about Puin’s visit to North Korea brings up some key points about the geopolitical landscape in the area. The Global Energy Monitor shown below has an excellent look at Japan, Russia, […]
‘Inadvertent geoengineering’: Researchers say low-sulfur shipping rules made climate change worse
Described at the time as the “biggest change in oil market history,” the International Maritime Organization (IMO) enforced new standards on Jan. 1, 2020, to cut their fuel sulfur content to 0.5%, down from 3.5%. […
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