Trump Administration Will Pay More Energy Firms to Cancel Wind Farms | In exchange, the companies will invest in oil and gas projects, echoing earlier deal with the French energy giant TotalEnergies

Meanwhile, [the rest of the world is looking to avoid the need for oil altogether.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/climate/60-countries-to-meet-on-phasing-out-fossil-fuels-but-are-excluding-the-us.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eFA.mEjB.Iltuf044JHFE)