#fossil-fuels

A new BloombergNEF outlook described by TechCrunch argues that solar is on track to become the world’s largest source of power by 2035, even as AI data centers create new demand that could keep gas and coal in the mix.

An attempt to avoid fossil-fuel-derived products for a single day turned into a vivid demonstration of how deeply hydrocarbons are embedded in transport, packaging, agriculture, and modern materials.

More than 340 organizations, including the Sierra Club, are urging governments to disengage from investor-state dispute settlement systems, arguing that the tribunals protect fossil fuel profits and obstruct climate-era

New Scientist argues that the Iran war and resulting oil shock are exposing just how deeply modern food production depends on fossil fuels, from fertilizer to transport and packaging.

The Department of the Interior has agreed to pay a French energy company $1 billion in taxpayer funds to abandon a planned offshore wind project — a move critics call an unprecedented subsidy for fossil fuel interests disguised as a settlement.

Three major environmental rollbacks targeting emission standards, mercury rules, and the endangerment finding could expose millions of Texans to increased air pollution, higher energy costs, and worsening extreme weather.