Indian state energy companies have been rushing to announce net zero emissions targets but many lack a clear, realistic path to move away from fossil fuels and towards net carbon neutrality.

London-based think tank Carbon Tracker and San Francisco-based NGO Global Energy Monitor have jointly launched a Global Registry of Fossil Fuels which they say is the first public database to account for fossil fuel production and reserves worldwide.

Ranging from emissions targets to drilling restrictions, advocates hail the bills as historic victories.

Analysis carried out by independent thinktank InfluenceMap has found that there is a mismatch between major oil companies’ communication strategies to portray themselves as green and the companies’ plans for capital investment, which are still geared towards fossil fuel projects.

Gas utilities have positioned methane gas as a climate solution, but a new lawsuit alleges ‘greenwashing.’

Underperforming carbon capture projects considerably outnumber successful projects globally, finds a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

Some climate watchers are unhappy India has dropped bold commitments made by Modi in Glasgow last year and fear the nation will burn more dirty cheap coal to provide affordable energy to its population.

Huge investments in renewable energy will accelerate transition, but climate justice advocates voice concerns about being left behind.

The secondary agreement with Senator Manchin to “streamline” infrastructure permitting faces uncertain odds.

Researchers have found that climate scenarios published by oil companies often lack sufficient scope in terms of emissions accounted for, timeframes and data transparency.

He announced some new offshore wind plans and also steps to protect communities from extreme heat, but climate groups are fed up with slow action.

The highly-anticipated case stopped short of an all-out assault on EPA authority, but the Court signalled its hostility to federal climate regulation.

Two dozen LNG projects are in the works in the U.S., but the rush for gas is both a financial and a climate risk, according to two new reports.

The second largest city in the U.S. will ban gas in new homes and businesses, part of a growing movement to halt the growth of gas.

Denmark’s plans to export renewables to North West Europe via energy islands in the North and Baltic Seas are beginning to look increasingly promising following growing political support to tackle energy security and volatile prices due to the Ukraine war.

A handful of governments have decided to restrict oil and gas development. But climate targets mean that many more will need to follow.

Inflationary pressures are making investment in low carbon solutions more expensive, while ESG concerns mean many O&G companies are also avoiding an increase in hydrocarbon investment.

Europe has unveiled new plans to speed up renewables, while the U.S. sees headwinds.

Even burning just the oil, gas, and coal in existing fields and mines would far exceed the carbon budget for a 50% chance of staying below 1.5°C warming, a new report has found.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has proposed what he calls “five critical actions” to jump-start the energy transition, including phasing out subsidies for fossil fuels and tripling private and public investments in renewables to at least US$ 4 trillion dollars a year.