Articles tagged with "#Global"

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european gas storage

Gas prices spike despite record high European gas storage

In spite of record high European gas storage levels, the continent is vulnerable to risky global LNG dynamics as winter approaches.

gas stoves

Gas stoves emit benzene equivalent to secondhand smoke

Benzene is a known human carcinogen, with clear links to cancer. A new study finds alarming levels of benzene emitted from normally-functioning gas stoves.

net zero claims

Most net zero claims from oil and gas firms “largely meaningless”

A new report found that even though net zero claims continue to proliferate, even among fossil fuel companies, the commitments are riddled with loopholes.

environmental impact

Many large firms not disclosing environmental impact: CDP

A campaign to pressure major companies worldwide to reveal their environmental impact says that 1,600 companies, including ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco, are still not disclosing enough info to investors.

IEA report

Renewable additions to post record 2023 increase: IEA report

Renewable energy capacity additions are set to increase by a record 107 GW year on year to reach 440 GW globally in 2023, an IEA report said.

Shell lawsuit

Client Earth asks UK court to revise Shell lawsuit dismissal

The environmental law charity is urging a UK court to reconsider its dismissal of the NGO’s landmark Shell lawsuit against the firm’s board of directors over alleged inaction against climate change.

G7 nations

G7 nations issue support for gas as “temporary” solution

Climate activists blasted a communique from the G7 nations, which issued qualified support for investment in more gas supplies.

New U.S. LNG policy could leave struggling projects behind

For years, proposed U.S. LNG projects could count on the government to extend their export licenses. But a recent policy change means extensions may be harder to come by, leaving delayed LNG projects stuck on the drawing board.

Faith Birol

“Moment of truth” for oil and gas industry – IEA’s Faith Birol

The head of the International Energy Agency Faith Birol said that the oil and gas industry needs to slash emissions from its operations and show that it is serious at the COP28 summit.

fossil fuel phaseout

COP28 fossil fuel phaseout in doubt despite G7 talks

Energy ministers of G7 countries agreed last month to accelerate a global fossil fuels phaseout, although they didn’t set a clear timeframe to achieve it.

oil major shares

Viral divestment pledges tank gas, oil major shares

Announcements of divestments that go viral on social media have a disproportionate impact on carbon intensive firms by causing oil major shares to tank.

The Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance

The Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance urges no new oil, gas

Members should not invest in new upstream infrastructure in new oil or gas fields, said the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance, a group of 85 international institutional investors.

gas flaring

Gas flaring declined by 3 percent in 2022 – World Bank

A slight reduction in the volumes of gas flared last year offers some small measure of progress, the World Bank said in a new report. However, much deeper reductions are needed.

lng demand

LNG demand, growth expected against odds

Fundamental LNG market changes will be felt for the rest of the decade, including in Asia-Pacific — home to two-thirds of global LNG demand — according to a new report.

clean economy

Clean economy-focused firms outperform ‘dirty energy’ ones

A new report has found that there is a link between companies that focus on the clean economy, and shareholder returns.

methane emissions iea

Methane emissions: IEA says they’re “stubbornly high”

There is “no excuse” why the oil and gas industry is not taking action on methane emissions, IEA research found. Regulators are beginning to propose more stringent rules.

ukraine war clean energy

Is the Ukraine war a clean energy defining moment?

BP asks in its 2023 energy outlook whether there will be a Ukraine war clean energy shift globally.

hsbc oil and gas

End to HSBC oil and gas financing: a defining moment?

The halt to HSBC oil and gas direct financing of new fields sets new standards for all banks committed to net zero, say experts.

IGU

Global IGU gas lobbying tries to weaken climate action

The International Gas Union (IGU), a prominent international gas trade association, has been trying to position gas as a “green” solution in an effort to forestall climate policies, documents show.

Cooking with gas a health hazard, EU not regulating it

Indoor air pollution from gas cooking poses a health hazard to over 100 million European households, according to a new study.