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In this article NK-FR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT This image, from March 2021, shows a worker with car batteries at a facility in China. STR | AFP | Getty Images China is leading the way when it comes to lithium — and the rest of the world has not been quick enough to

Commissioner for energy Kadri Simson is talking to media. EU countries are debating new steps to deal with the energy crisis. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images News | Getty Images Several EU member states are not happy with the bloc’s proposed cap on natural gas prices — at 275 euros per megawatt hour — which

In this article EDF-FR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT This image, from Sept. 2022, shows French President Emmanuel Macron speaking with workers on board a boat during a visit to the Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm. Stephane Mahe | AFP | Getty Images A facility described as “France’s first commercial-scale offshore wind project” is fully

In this article RNO-FR ENGI-FR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Renault logo photographed in Bavaria, Germany. The French automotive giant says it’s targeting carbon neutrality in Europe by 2040 and globally by 2050. Igor Golovniov/Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Renault Group is working with French utility Engie on the development

EU energy ministers fail to agree on a cap for natural gas prices. New emergency meeting due in mid-December. Kenzo Tribouillard | Afp | Getty Images BRUSSELS — European energy ministers failed to reach a compromise over a cap on natural gas prices after “heated,” “ugly” and “tough” discussions. The 27 EU leaders agreed in

Picture taken on May 3, 2022 shows a general view of Slovakia’s largest mineral oil refinery Slovnaft in Bratislava, Slovakia. (Photo by JOE KLAMAR / AFP) Joe Klamar | Afp | Getty Images The Group of 7 nations are in talks to cap Russian oil at $65 and $70 a barrel — but analysts say

Barry Silbert, Founder and CEO, Digital Currency Group  David A. Grogan | CNBC Barry Silbert, the founder of crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group, has joined a growing list of industry leaders in trying to settle investors’ nerves after the sudden collapse of FTX. In a note to shareholders on Tuesday, Silbert addressed all the “noise”

Ocean Oasis’ Gaia system has been designed to use wave power to desalinate water. Ocean Oasis Plans to use marine energy to desalinate water received a further boost this week, after a Norwegian firm presented a system that will be put through its paces in waters off Gran Canaria. In a statement Monday, Oslo-headquartered Ocean

Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder and CEO of FTX, in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Lam Yik | Bloomberg | Getty Images FTX’s ex-CEO Sam Bankman-Fried blamed his “irrational decisions” on “sh—y” circumstances in a letter obtained by CNBC that was sent to employees of the bankrupt crypto exchange. Bankman-Fried said he “froze up

These machines, known as mining rigs, work round the clock to find new units of cryptocurrency. Benjamin Hall | CNBC New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law Tuesday banning certain bitcoin mining operations that run on carbon-based power sources. For the next two years, unless a proof-of-work mining company uses 100% renewable energy, it

Speaking late last month, U.S. President Joe Biden threatened to pursue higher taxes on oil company profits if industry giants do not work to cut gas prices. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Oxfam on Monday filed shareholder resolutions against U.S. oil giants Exxon Mobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips, saying a lack of transparency over their global

Aerial view of the Diablo Canyon, the only operational nuclear plant left in California, due to be shutdown in 2024 despite safely producing nearly 15% of the state’s green electrical energy power, is viewed in these aerial photos taken on December 1, 2021, near Avila Beach, California. George Rose | Getty Images The Biden administration

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. Oil slides Disney ousts Chapek Salesforce growth concerns 1. Oil slides All four of the Club’s energy stocks — Coterra Energy (CTRA), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), Halliburton (HAL) and Devon

Hydrogen has a diverse range of applications and can be deployed in a wide range of industries. Aranga87 | Istock | Getty Images Hydrogen use by the G-7 could jump by four to seven times by the middle of this century compared to 2020 in order to “satisfy the needs of a net-zero emissions system,”

Climate scientists described the shocking images of gas spewing to the surface of the Baltic Sea as a “reckless release” of greenhouse gas emissions that, if deliberate, “amounts to an environmental crime.” Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Sweden’s prosecutor’s office said Friday that an investigation into gas leaks from two underwater pipelines

In this article BNB.CM= FTT.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. on Nov. 11, 2022, seeking court protection as it looks for a way to return money to users. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images FTX’s new CEO said on Saturday that the bankrupt crypto

In this article XOM CF Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Could it be that Big Oil’s next big thing got a big assist from Joe Biden? Maybe, if carbon capture and storage is indeed as big a deal as ExxonMobil’s first-of-its-kind deal to extract, transport and store carbon from other companies’ factories implies. The

Former US secretary of the treasury Steven Mnuchin on a panel at the Future Investment Initiative in Saudi Arabia in October 2022. Mnuchin this week criticized the G-7’s plan for a cap on Fayez Nureldine | Afp | Getty Images Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin described the G-7’s plan for a price cap on

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. Opportunity to buy oil PG is a ‘coiled spring’ Sticking by TJX 1. Opportunity to buy oil West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude — the U.S. oil benchmark — tumbled 3.64%

In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT BrightDrop CEO Travis Katz says he’s “charged up” about 2023 and the forecast for the General Motors EV unit to top $1 billion in revenue in 2023. The announcement, tied to General Motors’ investor day on Thursday, is the first time BrightDrop has released revenue