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Trump’s Latest Climate Blow Threatens Major International Bodies

08. Januar 2026 um 13:29
The Trump administration’s decision to quit two major climate bodies has been labeled “a gift” to China that will diminish the US’s global standing and hurt the world’s ability to fight global warming.

US President Donald Trump during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. The United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, brings more than 150 world leaders and their entourages into Midtown - a convergence that has been compared to hosting the Super Bowl every day for a week, across an entire neighborhood. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Sheldon Whitehouse on How to Confront ‘Fossil Fuel Monsters’ in the US

08. Januar 2026 um 05:00

The Rhode Island senator tells Zero why he thinks the oil and gas industry has captured US politics and what to do to break its shackles

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island, arrives for a briefing on Venezuela at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. President Donald Trump championed US attacks on Venezuelan vessels during a speech at a business event Wednesday in Miami, in his latest saber-rattling toward the Nicolas Maduro regime.
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  • Chevron in Talks With US to Extend Venezuela Oil License
    US government officials are in discussions with Chevron Corp. over potentially extending the crude producer’s special license to operate in Venezuela, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, as President Donald Trump seeks to enlist US companies in rebuilding the country’s decaying oil sector.
     

Chevron in Talks With US to Extend Venezuela Oil License

07. Januar 2026 um 22:39
US government officials are in discussions with Chevron Corp. over potentially extending the crude producer’s special license to operate in Venezuela, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, as President Donald Trump seeks to enlist US companies in rebuilding the country’s decaying oil sector.

This view shows crude oil tankers anchored on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela on January 7, 2026. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said in January 7, Washington will control sales of Venezuelan oil "indefinitely," a day after President Donald Trump announced Venezuela's interim leaders had agreed to US-managed marketing of 30-50 million barrels of crude. (Photo by Maryorin Mendez / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Signs Order Pressing Defense Firms to Cut Buybacks

07. Januar 2026 um 22:07
President Donald Trump signed an executive order pressing defense contractors to spend less on stock buybacks and dividends while boosting investment in infrastructure and weapons production, according to a person familiar with the matter.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. Trump said he was classifying fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction" in his latest push to ratchet up pressure on Latin America over drug trafficking. Photographer: Bonnie Cash/UPI
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