COP26 opens the door to a managed decline of fossil fuels
COP26 has marked a significant moment when countries have proposed to phase out fossil fuels for the first time.
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Weekly data: Plastics industry’s carbon footprint requires urgent attention
The US plastics sector will emit more greenhouse gases than the country’s coal power plants by 2030, suggests research by…
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Trade-dependent Canada faces major energy transition risk
Export industries such as oil and gas extraction and metal manufacture risk major disruptions if Canada fails to put more…
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Opinion: Europe must look beyond its domestic energy transition at COP26
It does not make sense to tackle climate change as a domestic policy issue alone. COP26 is a chance for…
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Weekly data: Booming fossil fuels suggest 2020 climate win was temporary
Coal and gas production will exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2021, with oil set to do so by 2023, according to…
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Can technology solve methane flaring?
Rami Qasem, executive vice-president at Baker Hughes, says its new monitoring technology could save more than 80 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions, the same as…
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Major polluters make headway in establishing net-zero targets
More than 100 of the world’s most polluting companies have established net-zero targets following a rise in investor pressure from…
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Recent events complicate the idea fossil fuels are more ‘reliable’ than renewables
Fossil fuel markets are becoming more unstable due to both geopolitics and the energy transition. Meanwhile, new technology means 'variable'…
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