Tag: CLIMATE CHANGE

Birol: The energy transition contributes to future energy security

The Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, highlighted that the energy transition is necessary not only to mitigate the effects of climate change but also to provide immediate economic benefits and contribute to future energy security

Big Oil backtracks on renewables push as climate agenda falters

Major European energy companies doubled down on oil and gas in 2024 to focus on near-term profits, slowing down – and at times reversing – climate commitments in a shift that they are likely to stick with in 2025

IEA: Radical change needed to reach net zero emissions

“The pathway to net zero is narrow but still achievable. If we want to reach net zero by 2050 we do not need any more investments in new oil, gas and coal projects,” Fatih Birol, the IEA’s executive director

CO2 emissions set to surge, IEA warns

Climate-changing CO2 emissions are set to surge by the second-biggest amount in history this year as the global economy recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, the IEA warned

Oil to hit $40 by 2030 if climate goals are met

Global oil prices could drop to around $40 a barrel by 2030 if governments push to reduce fuel consumption in step with U.N.-backed plans to limit global warming, a leading energy consultancy said

Biden poised to halt fossil fuel leasing on federal land

US President Joe Biden announced new bans on oil and gas drilling on federal lands as part of a raft of actions that take aim at climate change, according to reports and a White House memo

Denmark pins green credentials on end to North Sea oil hunt

Denmark hopes that by deciding to stop its search for North Sea oil and gas it can become a credible trailblazer in fighting climate change, its climate minister said