The environment

Renewable energy accounted for 9.8% of total domestic energy consumption in 2014.

Global policy uncertainty is one of the biggest obstacles to gaining the US$48 - 53 trillion of investment needed to address climate challenges.

The EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan rule would result in major changes in the fuel mix used to generate electricity in the United States.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) will hold its 2015 EIA Energy Conference on 15 - 16 June 2015.

North American Energy Ministers establish new continental climate change and energy collaboration.

Citgo Refining and Chemicals will provide the local fire department with equipment to help improve their response to chemical releases.

A new Thomson Reuters report has been released looking at greenhouse gases in the fossil fuel energy sector.

Switching from diesel to natural gas in heavy duty trucks could worsen and accelerate negative climate impacts unless methane leakage can be lowered.

The American Petroleum Institute has said that consumer demand for ethanol free gasoline is strong and rising.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has settled with Marathon Petroleum Corporation to cut harmful air emissions at facilities in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

PwC has commented on the energy trilemma and has said that the emphasis will shift towards sustainability by 2020.

The US Energy Information Administration has said that non-petroleum share of transportation energy is at the highest level since 1954.

Significant progress has been achieved, but much more is required to achieve the SE4ALL initiative goals by 2030, according to the IEA.

A look at the energy industry in China with the US Energy information Administration.

The Office of Electric Reliability and the Office of Enforcement, have drawn up the Summer 2015 Energy Market and Reliability Assessment.