This week brought the clearest sign that Exxon's lawsuit against climate-focused investors has become a wider showdown over activist shareholders, and their ability to seek big corporate strategy changes.
State of play: CalPERS,the nation's biggest public pension fund, on Monday said it will oppose all Exxon board members and CEO Darren Woods at the company's annual meeting next week.
Amazon is turning to artificial intelligence to improve power efficiency and lower emissions.
Why it matters: As concerns mount over skyrocketing energy demands from data centers, electric vehicles and increasingly electrified homes, how the world meets manages this growth may determine if global climate goals are met.
A new report shows a path to cutting emissions from China's industrial sector, by altering how heat is generated for manufacturing.
Zoom in: According to data first provided to Axios, China's industrial sector is responsible for 61% of the country's carbon dioxide emissions, finds think tank Energy Innovation and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
ADNOC, the UAE's state-owned oil and gas giant, agreed to buy an 11.7% stake in NextDecade's liquefied natural gas project in Texas.
Why it matters: This is ADNOC's first deal in the U.S., and reflects the growing global ambitions of Middle Eastern energy giants. Don't be surprised if Saudi Aramco is next to make a stateside move.
Human-caused global warming made the record low sea ice extent surrounding the Antarctic continent in 2023 far more likely to occur, according to a new study.
Why it matters: The findings may solve a mystery behind what exactly steered Antarctic sea ice cover into a nosedive in 2023, harming unique species that depend on the ice cover for hunting and breeding.
The storm that killed at least four people in Houston and barreled through New Orleans into northern Florida late last week has ties to a record-shattering, relentless heat wave anchored over Central America.
Why it matters: With extreme weather events, particularly in this era of rapid climate change, seemingly disparate events thousands of miles apart can be closely connected, with one triggering or intensifying another.
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