In this episode of the Energy News Beat Daily Standup - Weekly Recap, the hosts, Stuart Turley and Michael Tanner discuss various topics, including BlackRock's shift from ESG policies, the slowing growth of electric vehicle sales, and the challenges in renewable energy investments. They highlight Ford's retreat from electric vehicle dealership mandates, the world's first renewable floating LNG terminal in Australia, and the surprising benefits of Biden's green policies for Republican districts. The podcast also touches on Norway's potential to reduce China's dominance in rare earth elements, Biden's plans to release more oil from the strategic reserves, the potential North Korea-Russia energy pipelines, Trump's pledge to restart drilling in Alaska, and the unintended consequences of sulfur shipping regulations on climate change.Highlights of the Podcast00:00 - Intro01:01 - EV Slowdown Steers the World Further Off Course From Net Zero04:22 - World’s first renewable-powered floating LNG import terminal closing in on new partners amid ‘strong’ interest06:19 - The biggest winners of Biden’s green climate policies? Republicans.09:29 - Rare Earth Discovery Could Topple China’s Dominance11:07 - Joe Biden Plans to Use Oil Reserves to Artificially Lower Gas Prices Before the November Election12:56 - Putin vows trade, security with North Korea beyond reach of West15:38 - Trump Says He’ll Restart Oil Drilling in Alaska Wildlife Refuge17:33 - ‘Inadvertent geoengineering’: Researchers say low-sulfur shipping rules made climate change worse20:48 - OutroPlease see the links below or articles that we discuss in the podcast.EV Slowdown Steers the World Further Off Course From Net Zero (https://energynewsbeat.co/ev-slowdown-steers-the-world-further-off-course-from-net-zero/)June 16, 2024 (https://energynewsbeat.co/2024/06/) Stu Turley (https://energynewsbeat.co/author/stuartsandstonecg-com/)Electric vehicles have swiftly gone from a bright spot in the global climate fight to cause for concern, leading BloombergNEF to slash sales estimates and warn that the auto industry is falling further off the track toward [… (https://energynewsbeat.co/ev-slowdown-steers-the-world-further-off-course-from-net-zero/)World’s first renewable-powered floating LNG import terminal closing in on new partners amid ‘strong’ interest (https://energynewsbeat.co/worlds-first-renewable-powered-floating-lng-import-terminal-closing-in-on-new-partners-amid-strong-interest/)June 14, 2024 (https://energynewsbeat.co/2024/06/) Mariel Alumit (https://energynewsbeat.co/author/malumitsandstone-group-com/)Australia-headquartered integrated energy company Venice Energy is holding formal talks with multiple potential partners with ties to the United States (U.S.) and Asia to secure the future of a proposed LNG import terminal project in […] (https://energynewsbeat.co/worlds-first-renewable-powered-floating-lng-import-terminal-closing-in-on-new-partners-amid-strong-interest/)The biggest winners of Biden’s green climate policies? Republicans. (https://energynewsbeat.co/the-biggest-winners-of-bidens-green-climate-policies-republicans/)June 17, 2024 (https://energynewsbeat.co/2024/06/) Mariel Alumit (https://energynewsbeat.co/author/malumitsandstone-group-com/)When President Joe Biden’s massive climate bill passed Congress in 2022, Republican Rep.