The Institute for Energy Research
2024年12月12日 · Even top Democrats and Elon Musk have started to realize that we need to support domestic energy production to help keep prices low for American consumers. A first-of-its-kind research tool that shines a long overdue spotlight on the money that is fueling the massive national environmental lobby ...
World Natural Gas Use to Hit a Record in 2024 - IER
2024年10月11日 · Global gas demand is set to hit a record high in 2024 and then again in 2025. The global gas balance, however, is “fragile” as limited LNG production growth keeps supply tight amid rising global demand, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). In its annual Global Gas Security Review, the IEA noted that following the supply shocks of 2022-23, gas markets returned to more ...
2023 Set Records in Global Fossil Fuel Use and Carbon Dioxide
2024年6月24日 · According to the Energy Institute’s Statistical Review of World Energy, global fossil fuel consumption and energy-related emissions hit record highs in 2023, as demand for fossil fuels increased despite a large increase in renewable generation.Energy-related greenhouse gas emissions worldwide increased by 2 percent in 2023 to exceed 40 billion metric tons for the first time, while renewable ...
Solar Power Depletes Farmlands of Rich Soil - IER
2024年5月29日 · Solar energy is depleting farmlands of their rich soils in the U.S. Midwest. The solar industry is moving into the U.S. Midwest, drawn by cheaper land rents, access to electric transmission, massive federal and state incentives, and the region’s wide-open fields.
First Casualty after Newsom Signs California’s Minimum Refinery …
2024年10月28日 · Phillips 66 has announced plans to close its major oil refinery in the Los Angeles area by late next year, which will negatively impact California’s fuel supply amid soaring petroleum prices that are currently about 50% higher than the national average. The refinery, which produces 85,000 barrels of gasoline and 65,000 barrels of diesel and jet fuel daily, employs approximately 600 workers ...
Electricity Rates are Expected to Climb as Biden-Harris Climate ...
2024年9月20日 · Since President Biden took office, residential electricity prices have surged by 23%, largely driven by the climate policies of the Biden-Harris administration.U.S. utility regulators are now considering further rate hikes as electric utilities seek to fund investments necessary for transitioning to wind and solar technologies. These technologies, often located far from demand centers, require ...
The United States Was Energy Independent in 2019 for the First …
2020年5月11日 · U.S. energy production in 2019 was higher than U.S. energy consumption for the first time in 62 years. Thus, the U.S. attained the long-held goal of “energy independence”—which is not to say that we did not import or export energy, but that we produced more energy than we used.
Environmental Impacts of Lithium-Ion Batteries - IER
2023年5月11日 · The green transition is pushing electric vehicles upon the American public as it is believed that they are less greenhouse gas intensive than gasoline vehicles.
Duke Extends the Life of Its Largest Coal Plant - IER
2024年10月14日 · Duke Energy Corp. plans to extend the life of its largest coal-fired power plant for 3 years, pushing aside its climate goal to shutter all facilities that burn coal by 2035. It plans to operate its Gibson Station in Indiana through 2038, despite previously saying that it would shutter the plant by 2035, in line with its earlier plan to be entirely coal-free by that year.
New Report Proposes Regulatory Reforms to Streamline US LNG …
2024年11月22日 · While the U.S. led the world in LNG exports in 2023, exports slowed in 2024 as the Biden-Harris administration enacted new regulations. A new report from Tristan Abbey of the National Center for Energy Analytics offers policy solutions that President-elect Trump should consider to ensure the U.S ...