The International Energy Agency on Monday called on oil and gas companies to accelerate efforts to help the transition to cleaner energies, while at the same time conceding that investment in oil and gas would still be needed. In a report published Monday, the IEA said a failure by companies to address growing calls to reduce greenhouse gas emissions “could threaten their long-term social acceptability and profitability.” “The oil and gas industry now needs to make clear what clean energy transitions mean for it — and what it can do to accelerate clean energy transitions,” the agency said. The past year has seen a significant switch in mood around the activities of oil […]