** The Biden administration is weighing a last-ditch push for an international agreement that would restrict financial support for foreign oil and gas projects before critical talks start in Paris.
** Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary called net zero a “sinister goal” and drank bleach on camera. Chris Wright, the founder and chief executive of Denver-based Liberty Energy, is expected to spearhead Mr Trump’s “drill baby drill” plans to increase oil and gas production and seek new ways to boost energy.
** Two climate activists accused of throwing a red powder on the U.S. Constitution display case at the National Archives earlier this year have been sentenced to more than a year in prison, The Washington Post reported.
** North Dakota regulators approve Summit Carbon Solutions’ section of proposed carbon pipeline through the state after initially rejecting the proposal.
** Tribal leaders in the Great Plains region welcomedNorth Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s nomination to the roles of Interior Secretary and head of a National Council on Energy, based on previously constructive relationships with him as governor.
World
** Almost five years ago, BP embarked on an ambitious attempt to transform itself from an oil company into a business focused on low-carbon power. The British company is now trying to return to its roots as a big oil and gas player with a growth story to match rivals, revive its share price and allay investor concerns over future profits.
** Russian gas flows to Austria were suspended for a second day on Sunday because of a pricing dispute, but other buyers in Europe stepped in to snap up unsold volumes, companies and sources said and data showed.
** Officials from the U.S. and Ukraine said the countries will partner on building small modular reactors (SMRs) to replace the latter’s coal-fired power generation, with the SMRs used to help Ukraine decarbonize its steel industry.
** The UN climate chief tells countries to get down to business as COP29 enters the final week
