The German Auto Industry, a Pillar of the National Psyche, Is Trembling

2 August 2026 at 01:58

The country’s iconic carmakers are struggling with tariffs, the growth of electric vehicles and intense competition from Chinese companies.

How Climate Change and Tariffs Help China Raise More Cattle

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Keith Bradsher

30 July 2026 at 13:13

As increased rain makes grasslands and cornfields possible in areas that once were deserts, the world’s largest beef importer is becoming more self-reliant by expanding domestic herds.

A herder taking her cows to graze in mountain pastures in northern China’s Hebei Province.

The Iran War Just Put Another Key Oil Route at Risk

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Rebecca F. Elliott · Paul Abowd · Nikolay Nikolov · Nour Idriss · Stephanie Swart · Rafaela Balster · Lauren Pruitt · Alexandra Ostasiewicz · Samuel Granados and Leanne Abraham

28 July 2026 at 20:24

Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war have led Saudi Arabia to rely on an alternative route for exporting oil. Our reporter Rebecca F. Elliott explains how that route is now threatened by the Houthis, a Yemeni militia supported by Iran.

See How Houthis Put the Red Sea at Risk as an Alternative Oil Route

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Rebecca F. Elliott · Lazaro Gamio and Samuel Granados

22 July 2026 at 13:17

Saudi Arabia has diverted huge amounts of oil to the Red Sea since the Iran war began, but now the Iranian-backed Houthi militants say that they intend to block that route.

Oil Prices Return to Prewar Levels After Four Months

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Gregory Schmidt · Rebecca F. Elliott and Lisa Friedman

26 June 2026 at 22:23

The cost of crude has become a real-time barometer of the Iran war’s toll on the global economy.

In Europe, Tesla Sales Are Rising Despite Views on Elon Musk

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Jack Ewing

26 June 2026 at 19:05

Price cuts and low-interest-rate loans are luring buyers, including people offended by the company’s chief executive.

A Tesla Supercharger station in Germany. Tesla’s sales have rebounded sharply in Europe alongside sales of all electric cars.

How a Jet Fuel Refinery Is Scrambling After the Iran War Oil Shock

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: John Yoon and Chang W. Lee

26 June 2026 at 10:40

For a mega-refinery in Ulsan, South Korea, a top exporter of jet fuel to the West Coast of the United States and other places, weaning off Middle Eastern oil is no small feat.

China Tightens Rare-Earth Grip on U.S. Firms, Threatening Trade Clash

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Keith Bradsher

22 June 2026 at 14:34

The move targets two U.S. manufacturers at the center of the Trump administration’s effort to rebuild the domestic supply chain for critical magnets.

MP Materials’ open-pit rare-earth mine in Mountain Pass, Calif., in 2020.

While the World Scrambles for Oil, China Sits on Full Tanks

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Keith Bradsher

21 June 2026 at 10:01

The possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz may not prompt China to return quickly to prewar levels of oil purchases from the Persian Gulf.

An oil refinery in Nanjing, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, last month. Chinese companies kept their refineries running throughout the war.

U.S. Will Waive Oil Sanctions That Have Long Crimped Iran

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Rebecca F. Elliott

17 June 2026 at 21:19

The preliminary U.S.-Iran deal temporarily waives restrictions that have limited the country’s oil sales and how much money it has been able to make from those exports.