Environment

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the League of Conservation Voters annual dinner in Washington, U.S., June 14, 2023.  Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Four of the country’s largest environmental groups have endorsed President Joe Biden‘s re-election bid despite disapproval from climate activists over his administration’s support of fossil fuel plans, including the approval of

In this article SHEL-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this aerial view, cars line up to refuel before the price rises at a Shell station on June 14, 2022 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images British energy giant Shell is boosting its oil and gas production to

Here’s a rapid-fire update on all 35 stocks in Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use for the CNBC Investing Club. Jim ran through each name during our June Monthly Meeting on Wedensday. Apple (AAPL): After jumping more 40% year-to-date, the iPhone maker’s stock looks somewhat expensive, at over 28-times forward earnings. But that’s not

Imaginima | E+ | Getty Images Global oil demand growth will trickle nearly to a halt in the coming years and peak this decade, according to the International Energy Agency, with Chinese consumption set to slow down after an initial pent-up recovery.   “The shift to a clean energy economy is picking up pace, with a

In this article ES Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Saudi Arabia is seeking stronger cooperation with China on trade investments and energy flows rather than competing with the superpower, said Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. “We came to recognize the reality of today that China is taking, had taken a lead, will continue

In this article GSBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea Carina Johansen | AFP | Getty Images Goldman Sachs analysts slashed their oil price forecast by almost 10% on the back of whey they see as increasing supply and slower demand for crude. According to a

Wind power generation and shoal aquaculture are seen at a demonstration base of coastal shoal industry in Yancheng City, East China’s Jiangsu province, May 16, 2023. (Photo credit should read Lu Hongjie / CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Lu Hongjie | Future Publishing | Getty Images The world’s energy system is no longer “fit for

Shell, which is aiming to become a net-zero emissions business by 2050, said it was concerned by what it described as a “short-sighted” decision. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Britain’s advertising regulator has banned an ad campaign promoting the green initiatives of Shell, saying the marketing of the oil giant’s lower emissions

Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud arrives for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting in Vienna on June 3, 2023 Joe Klamar | Afp | Getty Images Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman defended the voluntary output cuts announced by some allied oil producers in April, which he noted

Imaginima | E+ | Getty Images Oil prices jumped following OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia’s decision to cut production by another million barrels per day. On Sunday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners — collectively known as OPEC+ — made no changes to its planned oil production cuts for this year, but coalition

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. Stocks mixed Crude higher PANW downgrade 1. Stocks mixed The major U.S. stock benchmarks were mixed Monday, as the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.4% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has named former economy chief Mehmet Simsek as his new treasury and finance minister. Source: World Economic Forum In the unveiling of his new cabinet, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan named former economy chief Mehmet Simsek as his new treasury and economy minister, leading to some optimism that the country

Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud arrives for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting in Vienna on June 3, 2023. Joe Klamar | Afp | Getty Images The influential Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, known as OPEC+, on Sunday made no changes to its planned

In this article GM F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles at a Ford dealership in Colma, California, on July 22, 2022. Bloomberg | Getty Images After a home, buying a car is the most expensive purchase most consumers will ever make during their lifetime. The transition to electric vehicles by

Led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, OPEC+ agreed in early October to reduce production by 2 million barrels per day from November. Vladimir Simicek | Afp | Getty Images The OPEC+ alliance of oil producers will decide further production policy steps over the weekend, as crude prices reflect an ongoing struggle between supply-demand fundamentals and

The logo of the OPEC is pictured at the OPEC headquarters on October 4, 2022. In October last year, the oil cartel announced its decision to cut output by two million barrels per day. Joe Klamar | Afp | Getty Images OPEC reporters from three large news organizations have not been invited to the oil

A slide in crude oil prices has weighed on the Club’s three energy holdings. But given the uncertainty around OPEC+’s output policy ahead of a key meeting this weekend, coupled with growing concerns over the health of the global economy, we’re sitting tight on buying the dip — at least for now. The Organization of

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund was established in the 1990s to invest the surplus revenues of the country’s oil and gas sector. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s $1.4 trillion sovereign wealth fund says it is prepared to start dropping companies for mismanaging climate risk starting next year, adding to the decarbonization pressure that activist

Lengths of pipe wait to be laid in the ground along the under-construction Mountain Valley Pipeline near Elliston, Virginia, September 29, 2019. Charles Mostoller | Reuters A bipartisan debt limit bill struck by President Joe Biden and House Republicans over the weekend would expedite approval of all permits for a West Virginia natural gas pipeline

In this article SHEL-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Shell reported adjusted earnings of $39.9 billion for the full-year 2022. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — British oil giant Shell‘s annual general meeting Tuesday looks set to be an acrimonious one, with climate-focused investors seeking to ramp up pressure on the

Flames from a flaring pit near a well in the Bakken Oil Field. The primary component of natural gas is methane, which is odorless when it comes directly out of the gas well. In addition to methane, natural gas typically contains other hydrocarbons such as ethane, propane, butane, and pentanes. Orjan F. Ellingvag | Corbis

Protesters outside the Salle Pleyel venue in Paris could be heard chanting “all we want is to knock down Total” and “one, two, three degrees, we have Total to thank.” Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images French riot police on Friday fired tear gas at hundreds of climate activists trying to prevent the annual general

Heavy electrical transmission lines at the powerful Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, located in California’s Mojave Desert at the base of Clark Mountain and just south of this stateline community on Interstate 15, are viewed on July 15, 2022 near Primm, Nevada. The Ivanpah system consists of three solar thermal power plants and 173,500 heliostats

China has so far not acted in an aggressive manner toward shipping in the South China Sea, but the very potential of action creates a clear threat to the economies of Japan and South Korea. Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images The following commentary is from Kevin Klowden, chief global strategist of Milken Institute.

A satellite image showing the port of Ceyhan centred on August 18, 2015 in Turkey. Gallo Images | Gallo Images | Getty Images Turkey’s runoff election is compounding delays to restart roughly 450,000 barrels per day of Iraqi crude oil exports, as Ankara studies its relationship with Baghdad, analysts and market sources told CNBC. Oil

Wind turbines and coal photographed in Maryland, United States. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images Global investment in energy is slated to hit roughly $2.8 trillion in 2023, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency, with over $1.7 trillion of that set to go on clean energy technologies such

An airplane in the skies over France. The government there wants to cut short-haul flights in the country to reduce emissions. Alain Pitton | Nurphoto | Getty Images A French ban on domestic short-haul flights when alternative train journeys exist came into force this week, with one lawmaker hailing it as “an essential step” in

Tankers located in the waters near Ceuta, Spain are transferring crude oil from Russia to reach the Asian markets in spite of Western sanctions. Europa Press News | Europa Press | Getty Images Russia’s oil revenues rebounded in March and April to reach the highest level since November last year, according to a new report,

Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, speaks during a panel session at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, Qatar on May 23, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Saudi oil minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman on Tuesday told market speculators to “watch out,” reiterating his warning that they could face pain ahead. “Speculators,

Europe may have done a good job in reducing its dependency on Russian oil and gas and mitigating an energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine but it’s “not out of the woods” yet, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) told CNBC. “Europe was able to transform its energy markets, reduce its

A view of fjords as they melt due to climate change near Svalbard Islands, in the Arctic Ocean in Norway on July 19, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Norwegian government is calling on energy giants to ramp up oil and gas exploration projects in remote regions like the Arctic Barents

A 2019 pre-owned Nissan Leaf SV on the lot in 2022 during the chip shortage that depleted stock of new auto inventory. Boston Globe | Boston Globe | Getty Images Affordable EVs have been on sale in the U.S. well over a decade and the data analytics company Experian says about 2.2 million were on

Getty Images To avoid rising energy costs and benefit from increasing renewable energy incentives and tax breaks, more homeowners may be considering a home solar system. Last year, the growth of residential solar in the U.S. boomed. Even as overall growth of solar installations, including commercial and utility-scale projects, decreased year over year, residential solar