OPEC+ is facing a tricky landscapeas the cartel decides whether — and how aggressively — to plow ahead with plans to start unwinding oil output curbs next quarter.
Why it matters: The group's production levels influence global oil prices and by extension gasoline costs — something with extra salience in election years.
With the support of the Biden White House, the United Steelworkers Union (USW) has established a beachhead in the domestic solar industry, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: For organized labor, it's a deeper step in unionizing an industry that's expected to explode with new positions and products, bolstered by billions of dollars in tax breaks from Biden's signature climate and clean tech legislation.
Classrooms nationwide need more cooling during back-to-school season now compared with past decades, a new analysis finds.
Why it matters: Maintaining a comfortable and healthy environment in schools is key to kids' educational success, but that's getting harder amid a warming climate.
Negotiators from around the world are meeting in Montreal this week to hammer out how to divide the billions of dollars and other benefits derived from using genetic sequences to make new drugs, cosmetics and agricultural products.
Why it matters: Without a system for sharing the benefits, countries don't have to be compensated by companies and can restrict access to genetic data and create obstacles to scientific research.
Hurricane Ernesto is steadily intensifying as it moves northward toward Bermuda, where it could produce waves as high as 80 feet — large enough to damage cruise and container ships.
Threat level: This storm is forecast to slam into the British territory and tourism destination with Category 2 or 3 winds that would continue for a long duration late Friday through evening.
Why it matters: The research shows that a slowdown in the rate of emissions growth due to government policies, and eventual leveling off, could help arrest the rate at which the planet is warming.
The Energy Department is steering around $50 million into six states to help small- and mid-sized auto suppliers convert facilities to serve EV value chains.
Why it matters: The money for states with large auto workforces is the latest of many White House financial carrots to help the industry go electric.
