‘Delusional’: UN chief slams new fossil fuel funding and warns of climate chaos
In remarks delivered to the Austrian World Summit in Vienna via video, Antonio Guterres issued a sobering assessment of the planet’s prospects. “Most national climate...
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Baker Hughes CEO lays out ‘hard truths’ behind the energy transition as gas prices surge
Toader Andrei | EyeEm | Getty Images The CEO of energy technology firm Baker Hughes has outlined what he feels are key points related to...
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Water is now seen as a precious, vital and scarce resource in the global energy sector
This image, from August 2022, shows a stretch of the Rhine in Germany, which plays a key role in the transportation of goods such as...
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Reduce speed limits and car-free Sundays: The IEA has a 10-point plan to cut oil use
Cyclists photographed in Lisbon, Portugal, in October 2018. Kamisoka | Istock Unreleased | Getty Images Speed limits on highways should be cut by at least...
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Oil giant BP buys 40.5% stake in massive renewables and green hydrogen project
A BP logo photographed in London on May 12, 2021. The International Energy Agency recently reported that 2021 saw energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rise to...
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Energy crisis shows why the world needs to wean itself off fossil fuels, U.S.’s Granholm says
LONDON — Renewables have an important role to play when it comes to ensuring energy security and safeguarding against the price fluctuations associated with fossil...
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EV sales to hit all-time high in 2022, IEA says, but more work needed to put world on net-zero path
Tesla electric cars photographed in Germany on March 21, 2022. According to the International Energy Agency, electric vehicle sales are on course to hit an...
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Coal’s a ‘stupid investment’ and we’re ‘sleepwalking to climate catastrophe,’ says UN chief Guterres
UN Secretary General António Guterres photographed at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov. 11, 2021. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images News...
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UK bolsters gas stockpile for winter with Ukraine war squeezing supply and sending prices soaring
Russia is a significant supplier of oil and gas. A number of major economies have formulated plans to reduce their reliance on Russian hydrocarbons following...
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Shell teams up with Norsk Hydro to work on green hydrogen projects
FREDRIK HAGEN | AFP | Getty Images Norsk Hydro and fossil fuel giant Shell are to look into the potential of joint projects focused on...
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Energy giants return to fossil fuels like coal as Europe braces for winter
Jens Auer | Moment | Getty Images Energy firm Orsted is to continue or restart operations at three fossil fuel facilities after being ordered by...
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Russia’s invasion has made energy security a hot topic. The U.S. thinks hydrogen could be the answer
Ships sailing into the port of Rotterdam in February 2022. Federico Gambarini | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Concerns related to both the energy transition...