Oil

Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance: Governments form landmark coalition to phase out oil and gas production

Infrastructure

Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance: Governments form landmark coalition to phase out oil and gas production

Wales, Ireland, France and Demark among 10 national and subnational governments to join alliance, but UK Prime Minister refuses to be drawn on UK's decision to abstain

clock 11 November 2021 • 6 min read
Embrace net zero or expect to be challenged, Schroders CEO warns business leaders

Policy

Embrace net zero or expect to be challenged, Schroders CEO warns business leaders

Schroders' CEO Peter Harrison tells Net Zero Festival that companies must quickly turn net zero targets into actionable strategies or face mounting pressure from investors

clock 30 September 2021 • 2 min read
Green North Sea: Tory MPs launch proposals to accelerate clean energy transition, as Cambo row intensifies

Policy

Green North Sea: Tory MPs launch proposals to accelerate clean energy transition, as Cambo row intensifies

Conservative Environment Network publishes new collection of essays exploring how the UK can manage the shift away from North Sea oil and gas

clock 06 August 2021 • 5 min read

Infrastructure

'Denial and delusion': Green groups slam government refusal to rule out new North Sea oil and gas exploration

But Ministers insist end to financial support for overseas fossil fuel energy projects, £16bn transition plan for North Sea, and climate compatibility test for new projects can put UK on track to net zero emissions

clock 24 March 2021 • 9 min read

Politics

Poll: British exporters 'overwhelmingly' back more climate action from UK Export Finance

It comes amid revelations UKEF is still considering support for a host of overseas fossil fuel projects, despite recent pledge from PM to put an end to such backing

clock 09 February 2021 • 5 min read

Energy

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

clock 11 December 2020 • 5 min read

Energy

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

clock 02 December 2020 • 4 min read

Transport

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

clock 20 November 2020 • 6 min read

Management

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

clock 11 November 2020 • 2 min read

Net Zero Now

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'

clock 03 November 2020 • 4 min read