Renewables
EPA finalizes historic new renewable fuel standards to strengthen American energy security
The White House Great American Agriculture Celebration, President Trump announced that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the historic Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) “Set 2” final rule.
Germany unveils climate plan to cut emissions and fossil fuels
While the long-awaited 67-point program addresses concerns that Berlin's climate goals are at risk, it comes amid growing fears about soaring energy prices and oil and gas flow disruption due to the Iran war.
China's epic renewables boom lifts it into rare clean capacity club
With 73 GW more clean capacity than fossil fuel capacity in use, China now has 51% of its power fleet drawing from clean sources and joins the ranks of Brazil, France and Germany as major economies powered mainly by clean energy sources.
Opinion: Win or lose, Trump’s fossil fuel gamble crowns China the clean-energy king
Beijing’s latest five‑year plan underscores its drive for self‑reliance in energy, critical minerals, and advanced technologies such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence.
Uniper and AM Green sign long-term offtake agreement for up to 500,000 tpy of renewable ammonia from India
Uniper Global Commodities SE (Uniper) and AM Green Ammonia India Private Limited (AM Green Ammonia) has announced the signing of a long-term binding offtake agreement for renewable ammonia certified as a renewable fuel of non-biological origin (RFNBO).
Five energy market trends to track in 2026, the year of the glut
This past year was a wild one for the oil and gas industry, punctuated by the 12-day Israel-Iran war in June, U.S. President Donald Trump's trade wars, the intensified targeting of energy infrastructure in Russia in its war against Ukraine, OPEC’s often perplexing production decisions and the recently threatened U.S. blockade of Venezuela.
Opinion: The future of the energy transition will be fractured, bumpy and long
The landmark UN COP21 climate agreement signed in Paris on December 12, 2015 saw 195 nations commit to setting binding targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming to "well below" 2ׄ°C above the pre-industrial levels. The ambition has in recent years been strengthened to 1.5°C.
- Methanex to indefinitely idle 860,000-tpy Trinidad and Tobago methanol plant 6/30
- Several injured in fire at Haldia Petrochemicals' plant in eastern India 6/30
- Shell forecast: Global LNG demand expected to grow by 65% by 2050 6/30
- INEOS Enterprises completes sale of its ultra-pure sulfur dioxide and derivatives business to Ecovyst 6/30
- Neste to invest over €400 MM in Porvoo refinery maintenance turnaround 6/30
- Middle East producers push on with oil and LNG loadings despite ship attacks 6/30

