On Thursday, New York City sued Exxon Mobil Corp, BP Plc, Royal Dutch Shell, and the American Petroleum Institute industry group. It was alleged that the companies systematically and deliberately misled consumers through “cleaner” and “emission-reducing” fuel sales at branded stations and took the lead in the fight against climate change.
Speaking Thursday at the online climate change summit hosted by US President Joe Biden, President Vladimir Putin said Russia could propose preferential terms and conditions for foreign investment in clean energy projects.
US President Joe Biden said Friday that he is encouraged by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call for joint efforts to tackle climate change and looks forward to working with Russia.
A Houthi military spokesperson said on Twitter on Friday that the Houthi movement in Yemen was attacked by drones at an Aramco oil facility in the city of Jizan and the southern city of Khamis Mushait.
The Saudi-led coalition said two Houthi explosive-laden drones, previously fired in the southern region of the kingdom and the city of Khamis Mushait, have been neutralized, but there has been no confirmation of an attack on the Aramco facility in Jizan.
At the climate summit attended by world leaders, on Thursday, Japan said it has almost doubled its goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2030, and will step up actions to reduce bureaucracy in this fight.
Japan, the world’s fifth largest emitter of greenhouse gases, will take the necessary measures to shorten the approval times of wind projects, open abandoned farmland, increase grid capacity and reduce the bureaucracy that prevents efforts to bring more renewable energy into electricity generation to achieve its goal of reducing emissions46% till 2030.
Tuesday, the US passed a bill allowing anti-trust cases against the OPEC oil production group that adjusted oil prices and the countries working with it. The goal is to sue the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries for collusion to increase oil prices.
OPEC urges its members to contact the US administration on this proposed bill against the group known as NOPEC and explain that if passed, the US interests abroad could be in risk.
