Trump's vision for Venezuela's oil is a wager that the energy transition will not come. Latest here w/ @karlmathiesen.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/vene...

Scoop by @benlefebvre.bsky.social, @zcolman.bsky.social and James Bikales: Trump has a use-it-or-lose-it demand for oil companies thinking of returning to #Venezuela: They go back in NOW, and spend billions of $, or forget about compensation for their seized assets. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

#COP30 "exposed the world as it is — haltingly and slowly tackling climate pollution, and fragmented by rising economic nationalism and protectionism, rather than the united, optimistic community of nations that produced the Paris climate agreement 10 years ago." www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Past UN climate talks pushed nations to think bigger. This year, it held a mirror up to a fractured world. Our #COP30 wrap makes sense of this moment. Me w/ @karlmathiesen.bsky.social @ziaweise.bsky.social & Sarah Schonhardt, edit by @bkingdc.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Today is “crunch day” to make progress on fossil fuel language with Lula set to fly back to Belém. 82 countries in Europe, the Pacific islands, Latin America and Africa are edging toward a “roadmap” that various countries could agree to @zcolman.bsky.social writes www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

"It won’t be long before we have a queue of American governors begging BYD to set up electric car factories in the States." As the US slams the door on climate, China makes it very clear at COP30 that it's open for business. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

The US isn't at COP. But China is -- in some very obvious ways. Whether it will box out the US for the global EV and clean energy market is on minds here. The latest from Belem: www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

NEW: 350.org, the group that spearheaded opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline, has suspended US operations amid funding woes. 350 helped popularize the “Keep It In The Ground” movement that has become foundational to green activism. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Trump is no longer content to stand aloof from the global alliance to combat climate change. His new goal is to demolish it. @karlmathiesen.bsky.social⁦‪‬⁩ & I explored Trump’s multi-prong strategy to instead build a coalition reliant on US fossil fuels. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

"A new survey of nine middle-income nations finds widespread concerns about climate change. Large majorities in these countries say global climate change is affecting the area where they live." via @pewresearch.org www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...

"their work has proven less durable than they expected.” Kelsey Tamborrino & Jessie Blaeser cover a Biden alumni autopsy of the admin's failure to protect its green legacy, which echoes many of the issues @politico.com uncovered in our Biden's Billions series. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Nations remain far off-track of Paris climate agreement goals, with the planet almost certainly seeing long-term warming exceeding 1.5 C as soon as this decade, per the UN. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

NEW: Trump won't send "high level representatives" to COP30 climate talks, WH confirms. It remains unclear if career staff from agencies will attend. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Trump's ability to delay a vote imposing a carbon emissions levy on global shipping is already scrambling negotiations for next month's COP30 climate talks in Brazil, @ziaweise.bsky.social reports. www.politico.eu/article/trum...

Tensions are rising between Energy Sec. Chris Wright & the WH over a series of political missteps and policy disputes. w/ @benlefebvre.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump & his Cabinet say wind & solar are making electricity more expensive. Federal data say the opposite. Our analysis showed states w/ > avg wind/solar generation & > avg acceleration of wind/solar since ‘21 were likelier to have < avg power prices. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Green power is sometimes the cheapest power — despite what Trump says. The Trump administration has targeted renewable energy for driving up electricity prices, but our analysis shows states that are growing their wind and solar power typically have lower power costs.

Scoop by @zcolman.bsky.social for @politico.com: A Trump administration plan to boost civilian nuclear power would harvest the plutonium "pits" manufactured for nuclear weapons — raising concerns about the impact to U.S. defenses: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

The Trump admin has considered diverting plutonium that supports the nation's nuclear weapons arsenal to energy companies, raising national security concerns within the government. I've got exclusive details here: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Now on the Energy Dept’s banned words list: “Climate change,” “green” and “emissions.” subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Trump admin is planning to expand its use of emergency orders requiring coal, oil and gas power plants to run past their retirement dates. Details here: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

China NDC for 2035 -Net economy wide GHG emissions by 7-10% from peak levels Increase share of non-fossil fuels in total energy consumption to over 30% -Expand installed capacity of wind and solar power to over 6x the 2020 levels, striving to bring the total to 3600 GW

Energy Sec. Chris Wright said Trump admin will "probably" provide credit support to $44B Alaska LNG project that has struggled to attract private investors. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Trump's election and rapid-fire dismantling of environmental rules stunned the climate movement into inaction. Green groups are now re-emerging with contrasting visions for activism that will look different than the Resistance era. My latest here: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

DOE dissolved the Climate Working Group that wrote a report criticizing long-established climate science. Department argued in court the move should shelve a lawsuit that the group violated federal law. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is personally reviewing FEMA contracts, where his virtual veto power is slowing routine decisions & operations, admin officials told @myahward.bsky.social and I. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Trump pledged to help Appalachia recover from Hurricane Helene. But projects to build housing & lower utility bills there have been downsized & paused as his EPA withholds $20B of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants. Read more here: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Solar faces fresh headwinds as Trump ramps up enforcement of a trade law intended to keep goods made w/ Chinese forced labor out of the US. It's already slowing some imports -- CBP is holding Qcells polysilicon cells at Port of Long Beach. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

A Republican governor has joined the intraparty conflict over the Trump's wind & solar policies. NV Gov Lombardo told Interior Sec Burgum his order has "frozen" solar projects on federal, state & private land -- and urged Burgum to soften restrictions. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

27 of 69 tasks for building solar & wind now requiring Interior Sec. Burgum's personal approval affect projects on private land, American Clean Power Association analysis says. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Natural gas is one of the strongest bonds linking the US & EU in the Trump era. A decade ago, that sentence would have seemed ludicrous. We dove deep into how this relationship emerged -- and how Trump's relative openness to Russia threatens it. www.politico.eu/article/euro...

EPA will move tomorrow to revoke the endangerment finding, the foundation for all US climate regulations, and emissions limits for cars and trucks. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will make the announcement in Indiana. w/ @chemnick.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Republicans long said government should stay out of the energy market. They slammed Dem & Biden policies favoring clean energy. But the GOP under Trump has learned to stop worrying and love picking winners and losers -- and they're picking fossil fuels. www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

A handful of GOP senators pushed back on Trump’s newest attack on wind & solar that will stall projects on federal land — and possibly private land, too, according to lawyers, financiers and industry. Latest here w/ Josh Siegel www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

NEW: Interior is now requiring all decision points for solar and wind projects on federal land to get Sec. Burgum’s sign-off. The move brings heightened scrutiny to renewable projects that could slow them down. w/ Josh Siegel www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

Check out our new alert system at @climatecentral.org for the rapid attribution of climate extremes around the world (including information on temperature extremes, marine heatwaves, tropical cyclones, wildfires, and more to come): www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...

Democrats coalesce on their ‘26 energy message — more kitchen table, less climate. Dems plan to hammer Republicans on rising electricity costs, tying it to GOP mega bill. www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

Dems couldn’t save Biden’s energy programs. Now, they're trying to make them a weapon against the GOP.

NEW: Energy Dept is defying Congress by diverting funding away from wind, solar, EV and other tech despite congressionally approved spending levels for this fiscal year. It’s another front in Trump’s battle to assert control over federal spending. www.politico.com/live-updates...

Today: - @nywfp.bsky.social on Mamdani's plans for NYC, - @zcolman.bsky.social on Trump's budget and climate change, - @newyorker.com's Hua Hsu on students and ChatGPT, - @allofitwnyc.bsky.social producer @jordanlauf.bsky.social Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @WNYC.org

Kerr County is an example of how many communities are ill-equipped to protect themselves from once-unfathomable extremes. Experts warned Trump cuts will undermine disaster prep as climate-fueled events reset expectations for worst-imagined outcomes. www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

Trump & GOP's Big Beautiful Bill will lead to big greenhouse gas increase, according to four separate emissions modeling firms. House & Senate versions lead to 8-12% increase in 2035 greenhouse gases relative to projected Inflation Reduction Act levels. www.scientificamerican.com/article/repu...

*poof* goes the websites for the US Global Change Research Program and the National Climate Assessment it coordinates across 14 federal agencies, the most authoritative US report on climate change. WH says congressionally mandated reports will live on at NASA website.

Trump has prioritized strengthening US wildfire defenses. While many see a lot of good in a wildfire executive order he released last week, experts said his moves to gut the federal workforce & research undermine his goals. I dive deep here: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Government work has slowed to a crawl amid spending restrictions, staff cuts & lack of direction, 13 federal staffers told me. Rather than save money as Trump suggests, they said taxpayers are getting far less because work is significantly curbed. My latest here: www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Trump’s latest climate rollback makes it all but official: The US is giving up on trying to stop the planet’s warming. In some ways, the effort has barely started. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

EPA formally proposed to repeal all greenhouse gas limits for power plants. It argued power plant emissions are "not significant" and "a small and decreasing part of global emissions." It adds that "cost-effective control measures are not reasonably available." www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

THREAD 🧵 Internal State Department records show that months of warnings have become a reality: The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of foreign humanitarian aid has brought about death, violence and unrest. 1/

One of the better pieces I've read about Helene and FEMA misinformation and disinformation -- great work, @zcolman.bsky.social for @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Federal forecasters predicted an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season with up to 10 hurricanes, with as many as 5 developing into major hurricanes. It comes as worries about preparedness mount amid cuts to FEMA, NOAA and the National Weather Service. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...