Fossil Fuels

Oil industry board members summoned over climate ‘disinformation’
US congressional committee has issued subpoenas for documents on what oil company scientists said about global warming.
Published On 21 Jan 2022
Fossil-fuel billionaire Ambani boosts green energy ambitions
Reliance Industries said it plans to invest $76bn in clean energy- a dramatic increase over its previous $10bn pledge.
Published On 13 Jan 2022
Kazakhstan unrest highlights tricky terrain of fuel subsidy cuts
When governments try to let the market determine energy prices, it can trigger mass uprisings.
Published On 13 Jan 2022
US becomes world’s top LNG exporter for first time ever
Output from American LNG facilities outpaced Qatar in December, according to data tracked by Bloomberg.
Published On 4 Jan 2022

The policy bans federal funding of overseas coal projects that do not capture or partially capture carbon emissions.

OPEC+ is sticking with its current plan to adjust crude output by an additional 400,000 barrels a day in January.

UK, the host of COP26, says Glasgow Climate Pact keeps alive hopes of averting the worst impacts of global warming.

As UN climate talks go overtime, draft texts urge accelerated curbs on coal and ‘inefficient’ fossil fuel subsidies.

Nuclear power can go horribly wrong and is notorious for cost overruns, but it is gaining high-profile champions.

The amount offered by rich nations is nowhere near sufficient to ease South Africa’s concerns about decarbonisation.

Greenhouse gas emissions from burning coal are the single-biggest contributor to climate change.

G20 leaders make mild pledges on net-zero emissions and coal financing, leaving uphill task for COP26.

Australian government’s new ‘plan’ to combat climate change may have little effect if coal mining continues.

Kenya plans to mothball or convert oil-fired power plants to cleaner liquified natural gas by 2030.

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