Goals won’t be met in the GCC unless governments and private enterprise coordinate and accelerate their efforts
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French activists ask courts to order Total to cut greenhouse gases
Fourteen French authorities and six campaign groups have asked a French court to order oil major Total to dramatically reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
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“We cannot sit on our hands” over emissions: Prince Abdulaziz
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said that Saudi Arabia is playing a role in confronting climate change, but stressed that all sources of energy should be used in the future energy mix.
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Fossil fuel plants key for integrity of solar and wind-based power generation
Jarand Rystad, CEO of Rystad Energy, says existing fossil fuel plants will play a major role in the transition towards a near-zero-carbon electricity system, due to intermittency of renewable energy sources
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Industry must “step up climate efforts now”: IEA
In a report produced in cooperation with the World Economic Forum, the International Energy Agency said that the oil and gas industry must help accelerate the energy transition.
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Q&A: DNV GL Oil & Gas CEO on the energy transition outlook
Liv Hovem, CEO of DNV GL – Oil & Gas, comments on the outlook for oil and gas as the world transitions to a lower-carbon future
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Oil & gas industry far from carbon footprint reduction goals: Aramco CEO
Amin Nasser noted that while climate change concerns increase the complexity of business for Aramco, the company s taking a “pragmatic” approach to the energy transition
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OPEC secretary general calls for “dispassionate review” of energy transition
In a talk at IPTC in Dhahran, Mohammed Barkindo said that the energy transition is not from “point A to point B”
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DoE chairman highlights Abu Dhabi’s capabilities in accelerating energy transition
Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, gave the keynote address at the Singapore Energy Summit
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Defining a realistic energy transition: Amin Nasser, Mohammed Barkindo, John Defterios, and EY
There is no question that the oil and gas industry must act on climate change, but are the expectations of policymakers and society realistic? Industry leaders and stakeholders weigh in.