Norway's state-backed energy giant pledges to cut emissions from its Norway operations by 40 per cent by 2030, 70 per cent by 2040 and to near zero by 2050
Meanwhile use of fossil fuels fall to a record low, government data reveals
The sector is facing strong headwinds from activists, investors and governments, pitting the companies' relentless growth ambitions against the worsening signs of climate change
ClientEarth lawyers who filed the complaint also call for ban on all fossil fuel advertising unless it comes with tobacco-style health warning
Getting to net zero is not as simple as halting oil and gas production, argues Slaughter and May's Hywel Davies
Fossil fuel emissions have increased four per cent since the Paris Agreement was reached in 2015, according to a major international research project
Spanish oil and gas major is first of its kind to promise complete decarbonisation
Research led by UN Environment Programme calls for end to coal, oil, and gas subsidy support and increase in climate policy ambition
David Smith, chief executive of the Energy Networks Association, outlines a roadmap for decarbonising the UK gas system
Renewables and nuclear provided record 51 per cent of UK electricity from June to August 2019 thanks to high wind speeds and wet weather