UK sidesteps hydrogen culture wars

Plus: Woodside’s high-stakes BHP merger, coal prices surge but asset valuations flop, US battery capacity races ahead + MORE

Welcome to the new weekly format for Energy Flux.

This week’s issue catches up on a slew of headlines from my time away, including the UK’s long-awaited Hydrogen Strategy. It also dives deep into the mechanics of Woodside’s convoluted oil merger with BHP. The next issue will come out this time next week.

💥Woodside prioritises LNG in high-stakes BHP merger

⚡Transition lines

• UK takes pragmatic approach to hydrogen emissions

• Coal prices surge but asset valuations flop

• The case for ditching fossil fuel subsidies

• US battery capacity racing ahead

• Biden treads fine line on overseas fossil fuel financing

• And lots more…

🧠Energised minds

• California’s climate policies ‘undermine civil rights and racial equity’