The End of the World as We Know It?
How is the world going to end? Polls consistently show that most believe the cause will be environmental. “Climate anxiety” has reached such a fevered pitch among young people across Continue Reading
A return to the Paris Climate Accord could lead to US substantial renewables growth
A return by the US to the Paris Climate Accord expected under the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden could give a further boost to renewable and clean energy generation Continue Reading
Five myths about the Paris climate agreement
Five years ago this month, negotiators from nearly 200 countries agreed at a conference near Paris to hold “the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Continue Reading
The stormy, fiery year when climate disasters wouldn’t stop
Nature struck relentlessly in 2020 with record-breaking and deadly weather- and climate-related disasters. With the most named storms in the Atlantic, the largest-ever area of California burned by wildfires, killer Continue Reading
World carbon dioxide emissions drop 7% in pandemic-hit 2020
A locked-down pandemic-struck world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7%, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show. The Global Carbon Project , an authoritative group of Continue Reading
The New Green Energy Giants Challenging Exxon and BP
A decade ago, NextEra, Iberdrola and Enel were sleepy regional utilities with little name recognition. Now they are fast-growing giants with market values rivaling the likes of oil majors Exxon Continue Reading
Iran Expects To Sell 2.3 Million Bpd In 2021
Iranian authorities seem confident they could be able to sell as much as 2.3 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil in the next Iranian year that begins in March Continue Reading
ADNOC and Exxon Sign Tech Deal
ADNOC has signed a strategic framework agreement with Exxon Al Khalij Inc focused on exploring joint technology research and development partnership opportunities across the oil and gas upstream value chain. Continue Reading
War brews in Western Sahara as Trump strikes Morocco-Israel deal
A forgotten conflict on the fringes of the Sahara desert is heating up — and Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed territory is set to make Continue Reading
Exxon Makes First Promising Offshore Discovery Off Suriname
ExxonMobil and its partner Petronas have discovered oil and gas offshore Suriname, which adds to Exxon’s numerous discoveries offshore Guyana in the same Guyana-Suriname basin, the U.S. supermajor said on Continue Reading