Today on TAP: As the EU provides rules for gig workers, young people foul up Kellogg’s strikebreaking plans.
European Union
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Nord Stream Pipeline Snarled in the U.S.-Russia ‘Fossil Energy War’
Discarded sanctions over Nord Stream were attempted protectionism for U.S. gas producers.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The COP26 Parting Shot? Wait Until Next Year.
Equipped with alarming new reports and data on the accelerating climate crisis, the conference punted decisive action into 2022.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
At U.N. Climate Talks, What Mattered Most Went Unsaid
A Wall Street–led energy transition; punitive credit conditions for developing countries; sustained oil and gas drilling
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Connecting Climate Goals to Industrial Goals
Biden’s Green Steel Deal with the EU is a model for future progress—and it beats anything that came out of Glasgow.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Talking Tariffs and Carbon Emissions
A mechanism designed to induce countries to adopt green technologies is fueling international resistance instead.
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Biden’s Smart EU Trade Deal
Today on TAP: The new quotas on steel and aluminum imports get the balance between diplomacy and industrial policy just right.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The European Union and Britain Boost Biden En Route to Glasgow
The president claims America is back in the climate fight, but legislation is the missing ingredient.
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No Christmas Turkeys for Britain
How Boris Johnson’s U.K. is crippled by aftereffects of Brexit
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Can’t See the Forest for the Trees
A proposed wood pellet plant in North Carolina would increase air pollutants in a majority-minority community already hammered by climate change.