Category: Environment

Methane emissions from energy sector rose despite climate pledges

Methane emissions from the energy sector remained near a record high in 2023 despite commitments from the sector to plug leaking infrastructure in a bid to combat climate change, a report by the International Energy Agency said

Petrobras will invest in the decarbonization technology HISEP

Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras and its partners will invest around $1.5 billion to implement decarbonization technology in one of its fields, informed the company’s CEO

Global energy transition to require an annual investment of $4.1 trillion by 2050

According to EY’s latest report, solar and wind energy will power “almost everything” for the next decade. Renewables, in general, will align supply with demand, and oil and gas will become more environmentally friendly

COP28 reaches agreement to reduce use of fossil fuels

The agreement was reached after two weeks of intense negotiations and represents a milestone by directly addressing the need to gradually eliminate the use of oil, gas, and coal

Arab OPEC countries meet as COP28 discusses phasing out oil

The top Arab energy ministers of OPEC arrived in Doha to participate in the 12th Arab Energy Conference, as countries face off at the COP28 UN climate summit over a potential agreement to phase out fossil fuels gradually

Petrobras, Vale to seek opportunities for joint investment in renewables

The head of Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras said it will sign a memorandum of understanding with mining giant Vale to study potential joint ventures in renewable energy, even as looks to new suppliers for diesel

China climate envoy says phasing out fossil fuels ‘unrealistic’

The complete phasing-out of fossil fuels is not realistic, China’s top climate official said, adding that these climate-warming fuels must continue to play a vital role in maintaining global energy security

US to cancel Alaska oil, gas leases issued under Trump

Trump’s Republican administration had issued the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) seven leases a day before Biden’s inauguration

Exxon says world set to fail 2°C global warming cap by 2050

Oil and natural gas are still projected to meet more than half of the world’s energy needs in 2050, or 54%, Exxon Mobil Corp said, with the world failing to keep global temperature increases below 2 degrees Celsius

Germany set to miss net zero by 2045 target as climate efforts falter

German goals to cut greenhouse emissions by 65% by 2030 are likely to be missed, meaning a longer-term net zero by 2045 target is also in doubt, reports by government climate advisers and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) show