NEWS OF THE DAY: From the Washington Examiner, Daily on Energy: LATEST ON DEMOCRATS’ INFRASTRUCTURE FIGHT: Democrats’ massive infrastructure and social spending package stalled yesterday after House centrists threatened to vote against part of the deal, the Washington Examiner’s Susan Ferrechio reports. A group of roughly 10 Democrats engaged in a standoff with top leaders last night over a planned … read more
NEWS OF THE DAY: California to Build Temporary Gas Plants to Avoid Blackouts Mark Chediak, Naureen Malik, Bloomberg Green, August 19, 2021 State has resisted efforts to expand natural gas-based power Governor declared state of emergency for grid last month California, a state that has been aggressively weaning its power grid off of fossil fuels, is now working on adding several … read more
Drilling Down on Treasury’s New Fossil Fuel Energy Guidance for Multilateral Development BanksStephanie Segal, Center for Strategic and International Studies, August 19, 2021 On August 16, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced new fossil fuel energy guidance for multilateral development banks (MDBs), which aims to “promote ending international financing of carbon-intensive fossil fuel-based energy while simultaneously advancing sustainable development and a … read more
