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The COVID-19 Pandemic Throws Oil and Coal Industries in a Tailspin

Edouard Stenger

In the US, electricity generation from coal went from 50% in 2007 to 15% now. Will the local Communist Party increase its efforts on renewables to counter the downturn and the air pollution? Will developed economies bring back some of their industries to fight the recession and increase resiliency? billion to do so.

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Policy News: September 27, 2021

ESA

House passes stop-gap federal government funding measure, fate in the Senate remains unclear. Appropriations: House Democrats approved a stop-gap spending measure to keep the government open after fiscal year ends Sept. WHO slashes guideline limits on air pollution from fossil fuels – The Guardian. Executive Branch.

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