Nate joined E&E News in 2008, establishing the New York City bureau, then later Energywire's Houston office. In New York he covered Northeastern environmental issues, carbon markets, renewable energy finance and international environmental treaties from the United Nations. In Houston he covered oil and gas with an emphasis on offshore drilling for Energywire. Currently he follows environment and energy developments in the Far East from Japan. He is two-time recipient of the U.N. Correspondents Association Gold Prize and honorable mention from the National Press Club. He previously worked for Nikkei. Nate graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota and holds a master's degree from the University of British Columbia.
KARUIZAWA, Japan — The United States is poised to deepen cooperation with Japan on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site decommissioning and cleanup, a senior Department of Energy official revealed here over the weekend.
KARUIZAWA, Japan — As environment and energy ministers gather here to discuss climate change and a global energy transition, environmentalists are balking at the host nation's ongoing support for coal.
A global wildlife trafficking summit has been rescheduled and will be held in Switzerland in late August.
A diminishing market for American natural gas in China will probably evaporate completely if trade negotiations collapse, experts are warning.
A budget airline boom in the Asia-Pacific region is challenging efforts to lower global aviation's greenhouse gas emissions on the eve of industry carbon offset trading.