Oil
How COVID brought down Big Oil
Heather Clancy runs the rule over a tough year for the oil industry that may well turn into an historic turning point
How the global fossil fuel 'production gap' threatens to exacerbate the climate crisis
Despite lockdown generating a steep decline in fossil fuel production, COVID-19 recovery plans risk accelerating it beyond pre-COVID levels, a UN-backed study warns
Could emerging market EV boom herald the 'end of the oil era'?
Latest Carbon Tracker report explores how surging demand for EVs in China and India are set to make a massive dent in forecast oil demand throughout the 2020s
Occidental Petroleum to announce net zero 'ambition'
US oil and gas giant says it is finalising a new strategy to deliver net zero emissions from its operations by 2040 and from its products by 2050
Oil and gas giant Equinor pledges to become 'net zero energy company'
Newly installed CEO Anders Opedal declares 'Equinor is committed to being a leader in the energy transition'
Total sketches first stages of plan to become low-carbon power producer
The French oil major plans to boost annual investments in renewables and electricity by $1bn, although gas will remain a key source of revenue
Robeco to ban fossil fuel investments across all of its funds
Dutch asset managed intends to complete process of integrating new investment policy by the end of 2020
Peak oil and CO2? How Covid-19 may have accelerated the green energy transition
DNV GL assesses the short and long-term impacts of the pandemic on the energy transition – and its forecasts are startling
Australian insurer Suncorp to ditch coverage for oil and gas projects
Landmark pledge makes Suncorp the first major insurer to adopt any policy restricting underwriting for oil and gas
'Clock is ticking': Analysts warn that following BP decision, oil sector should brace for more write-downs
Carbon Tracker analysis details how four European oil majors have now taken hits to their asset valuation as net zero transition gathers pace
Will recycled plastics survive tanking oil prices?
Single-use plastics are helping keep people safe during the Covid-19 pandemic, but creating new challenges for governments in dealing with the waste problem
Low oil price could be a boon for net zero
Historically, low oil prices were bad for climate action, but these are new times, writes ECIU's Dr Jonathan Marshall
On oil crises, uncertainties, and historic responsibilities
No one knows how the oil price crash and coronavirus crisis will play out for the green economy, but the stakes could not be higher
'A good time to tax fossil fuels': Experts react to plummeting oil price
Low oil price likely to stick around for some time prompting fundamental change to energy investment that could accelerate net zero, experts suggest
Equinor quits oil lobby group over 'material misalignment' on climate policy
Oil and gas giant exits Independent Petroleum Association of America and puts two other lobby groups on notice over climate stance
Confirmed: Low carbon generation delivers over half UK's power
New government stats show renewable generation grew by almost five per cent in 2019, while coal, gas and nuclear all experienced declines in output
Carbon Tracker: Climate policy action could halve value of new oil projects
Influential think tank argues governments could soon be forced into an abrupt net zero policy shift that would threaten value of oil assets
IEA: Oil and gas companies can't ignore the climate crisis
Fossil fuel firms must develop a clear strategy for managing the low carbon transition, experts are set to warn attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Equinor plots path to 'near zero' emissions by 2050
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
As the climate crisis grows, Big Oil finds itself over a barrel
The sector is facing strong headwinds from activists, investors and governments, pitting the companies' relentless growth ambitions against the worsening signs of climate change
BP faces legal complaint over alleged 'greenwashing' in adverts
ClientEarth lawyers who filed the complaint also call for ban on all fossil fuel advertising unless it comes with tobacco-style health warning
Managing the energy transition: 'Mind the Gap'
Getting to net zero is not as simple as halting oil and gas production, argues Slaughter and May's Hywel Davies
Repsol promises net zero emissions by 2050
Spanish oil and gas major is first of its kind to promise complete decarbonisation
'Deeply irresponsible': Fossil fuel production set to far exceed climate thresholds, report warns
Research led by UN Environment Programme calls for end to coal, oil, and gas subsidy support and increase in climate policy ambition
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