Next, a look at the Global Energy outlook with fatih birol. He testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee about issues including u. S. Oil and Gas Production. This runs an hour and 45 minutes. Good morning, efveryone. The committee will come to order. Id like to provide specific welcome this morning to our new member, senator smith. It is good to have you as part of the committee. I think you will find that this is a committee that does good work. We like to focus on policy and we like to do things in a bipartisan way every now and again. Looking forward to starting the new year off with that good foot. We dont have senator capito with us this morning but she is also returning to our committee and i look forward to welcoming her in her ongoing contributions. We do have a lot on the agenda today. Our broad bipartisan Energy Natural resources bill where again were looking forward to continuing that as the year progresses. Our efforts to increase our nations minera
Good morning, efveryone. The committee will come to order. Id like to provide specific welcome this morning to our new member, senator smith. It is good to have you as part of the committee. I think you will find that this is a committee that does good work. We like to focus on policy and we like to do things in a bipartisan way every now and again. Looking forward to starting the new year off with that good foot. We dont have senator capito with us this morning but she is also returning to our committee and i look forward to welcoming her in her ongoing contributions. We do have a lot on the agenda today. Our broad Bipartisan Energy Natural Resources bill where again were looking forward to continuing that as the year progresses. Our efforts to increase our nations mineral security, our need for wildfire funding fix paired with for estry management reforms, Park Maintenance backlog, islands and territories. Weve got a wide range of public lands. Those are a few of the things that we h
Production in the United States this is good news for the us economy is trades and i am quoting you here, combined with the right policies. When you make that statement, are you referring to tax policies, energy policies, a combination of all of that . If you could go into that i would be curious. Very fortunate because we have oil, gas, Renewable Energy sourceand business here. By improvement of the technology you look more and more oil and gas, existing resources if the right incentives are provided to the industry. Number 2, i believe, huge potential to make more use of urban energies, solar and wind especially. I was able to see support for Renewable Energy policies. The production tax credit. Exactly. Third, very important, the Independence Energy dependence and Energy Dependence is based on two factors, one is encasing production and seconds, keeping consumption at a certain level and not to waste Energy Efficiency so i imagine Domestic Energy policies, in addition to supplyside
A historic handshake between north and south korea but the u. S. Is keeping its distance prices averted the u. S. Government is open for business off to another shutdown most americans probably slept through and egypt launches a massive military operation that she says is targeting terrorists in sinai. And im tatiana phantasm doha with all of the sport will have more from enclitic the court of arbitration for sport rejected the last minute appeals of forty seven russian athletes and coaches who were bidding to be allowed to compete and more later. The Winter Olympics have officially opened in the south korean city of young chang with a spectacular fireworks display thousands turned out in freezing temperatures to attend the one that hes hoped will bring helped bring about a diplomatic for of relations between north and south korea for now it looks like the ice has been broken with whats being described as an historic handshake between south koreas leader in and kenya jiang the sister o
A warm welcome in the cell phones athletes from the two countries march under a unified flag. And colombias former rebel group the fark suspends Political Campaigning amid security concerns following days of angry protests. Also egypt launches a sweeping a military operation against what it calls terrorists and criminal groups in the Sinai Peninsula plus. Were in brazil but not in rio for the countrys most traditional carnival. Welcome to the new images of the two koreas marching together in the opening of the Winter Olympics have grabbed the spotlight. Despite repeated warnings from the u. S. Vice. President mike pence that pyongyang was trying to hijack the show in the end south koreas leader moved in grabbed all the headlines by breaking the ice and shaking hands with north Korean Leader kim jong uns sister kim jong the tasher going to report from ghana knowing. A step towards reconciliation for the First Time Since the korean war more than half a century ago a member of north korea