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The Biggest Energy Bill In A Decade Was Just Passed By Haley Zaremba - Dec 23, 2020, 6:00 PM CST
After the novel coronavirus turned the entire energy industry on its head, much of the world took the hint and dove headlong into the global clean energy transition, some in the interest of avoiding catastrophic climate change by creating a decarbonized future and others in the interest of staying afloat in a decarbonized economy that is seeming more and more inevitable.
The World Economic Forum has advocated as a “new energy order” and a “great reset.” Prominent international agencies such as the United Nations, the International Energy Agency, and the European Union are all putting together or enacting green stimulus plans. In the private sector, a surprising number of blue chip companies are pushing for a green energy stimulus, but the United States has been slow to follow suit, and has quickly fallen behind.
Trump vetoes defense bill, setting up possible override vote. Russia s crude oil exports drop 10% in January-October.
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U.S. Relations With Russia Could Crumble Under Biden Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has accused the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden of Russophobia and says he expects relations with the United States to go from bad to worse. It would be strange to expect good things from people, many of whom made their careers on Russophobia and throwing mud at my country, Ryabkov said on December 23, less than a month ahead of Bidens inauguration. Relations between Moscow and Washington have deteriorated in recent years over issues including Russia s seizure