Jake Bittle

The U.S. Agency for International Development was a key player in renewable energy and disaster protection around the world — until Elon Musk showed up.

The White House announced a new national goal that would see the country's greenhouse gas emissions drop up to 66%, but its fulfillment may fall on states and cities during a second Trump administration.

As President Joe Biden prepares to exit the White House, officials in his administration are working with international partners to push forward an agreement that would see almost all funding for oil and gas projects scaled back from some of the world's largest public funding sources for energy infrastructure.