Not upstaging, but as an important adjunct to the UN’s ADP negotiations that started today in Bonn, Germany, the one-day Conference on Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience took place in Anchorage, Alaska. Otherwise known as the GLACIER summit, the talks proceeded on two parallel tracks … [continued]
While geothermal energy is probably one of the most promising but still relatively untapped sources of energy in the world today, drilling costs remain something of a barrier. Depending on the depth of the well in question, the drilling process can involve costs as high as $5–$20 million. The company … [continued]
Oman is set to make a significantly large investment to set up a solar project to boost natural gas production from its oilfields. Energy giants Shell and Total are set to partner with the Oman government to set up a large-scale solar project to boost natural gas production. Petroleum Development … [continued]
The United Nations hosts another high-level event today Monday, June 29, in New York to help steer a widening coalition of global efforts to limit the damage and adapt to the challenges of ongoing climate change. This end-of-June meeting is not part of the critical negotiation process that will culminate … [continued]
Originally published on Energy Post. By Karel Beckman They are the biggest companies in the world and they are making a huge bet: they are staking their – and our – future on natural gas. At the World Gas Conference in Paris, the major oil companies all avowed their belief … [continued]
Six of the world’s major oil and gas companies have called for national or regional carbon pricing. They also propose that governments and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change work on creating “clear, stable, ambitious policy frameworks that could eventually connect national systems.” These actions would reduce global … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Britain’s former top climate envoy has delivered a scathing review of the climate outlook of the fossil fuel industry, in general, and of oil giant Shell, in particular, whose global warming strategy he described as narcissistic, paranoid, and psychopathic in an open letter … [continued]
Over 450 separate events in 60 different countries helped make Global Divestment Day a huge success, according to the organizers of the event. “From the Pacific Islands to South Africa, from the United States to Germany, we stood up to demand that our governments, universities and financial and religious institutions … [continued]
One of the most senior figures in the UK’s environmental movement of recent decades, Jonathon Porritt, recently made the statement that it is now impossible for the large fossil fuel companies of today to adapt in “a timely and intelligent way to the imperative of radical decarbonization.” The statement, importantly, … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. I had the pleasure of speaking with 2013 Zayed Future Energy Prize “Lifetime Achievement” winner José Goldemberg a couple years ago at the Zayed Future Energy Prize press conference. He seemed like such a humble man, so passionate about learning and societal progress. The key reason … [continued]
