Steven Mufson

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink in an annual letter said he will not seek divestment of fossil fuel firms and does not see businesses as “climate police.” The letter will disappoint shareholder activists who were hoping that BlackRock, which frequently controls the largest block of shares in public companies, would use its clout to press companies to take steps to slow down climate change.

Even as it rains missiles onto Ukraine, Russia is still transporting one-third of the gas it sends to Europe through Ukraine’s state-owned gas company.

The global surface average for carbon dioxide during 2021 rose more than 2 parts per million for the 10th consecutive year, NOAA said.

IAEA director general Rafael Mariano Grossi said radiation levels at trenches dug outside the Chernobyl nuclear site by Russian soldiers were elevated but within safety limits. Still, he said, they were “clearly not a place to have a picnic.”

Russia continues to reap large profits from its oil, even as the West seeks to punish the country with new sanctions

Three big oil companies announced they would drop the exploration leases they won for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge after spending years to get access to the sensitive region in northern Alaska.

The House Science Committee calls for tougher surveillance amid evidence of super-emitters and undetected leaks in the vast Permian Basin.

OPEC Plus juggles oil disruptions as Biden eyes more supplies on the eve of his visit to Saudi Arabia.

If the United States and its allies imposed further sanctions to include Russian uranium exports, western reactors could still manage to find nuclear fuel.

Ajay Banga, born and raised in India, has ties to the developing world and corporate finance. Can he navigate the divide on climate change?