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The TotalEnergies CEO backs controversial new oil and gas projects even as he pushes billions into clean energy. How long can he have it both ways?
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Satellite imagery suggests emissions may exceed what mining companies have been reporting
Primary driver of global warming is accelerating at ‘maximum speed’
A net zero carbon world may be difficult to achieve but need not be painful to live in
Despite signs of hope, scepticism is fully justified when it comes to the COP26 announcements
Leaders at COP26 failed to see that real solutions require restraints on a range of activities in rich countries
Decarbonisation requires a return to strategic planning not market-led shock therapy, argue Daniela Gabor and Isabella Weber.
Steeply rising energy prices could have a negative consequences or prompt price intervention, experts say
Palm oil contributes significantly to CO2 emissions and the dwindling population of the great apes
Financial sector pressured to cut exposure to carbon-intensive industries
It is hard to believe that the presence of everyone attending the Glasgow summit is essential
The time for handwringing is definitively over, argues Tim Harford
Oil group fights back after Daniel Loeb’s Third Point calls for its break-up
Why winning the fight against climate change will require working less
President says country will aim for carbon neutrality by 2060
Europe’s second-largest insurer to expand use of video calls introduced during the pandemic
US company will host trips for prospective hires in cities accessible by train, ending tours of Lisbon and Florence
Petrol consumption reached a record in July while power plants shift away from natural gas
Study finds Beijing could struggle to honour pledge to reach peak CO2 emissions by 2030
Converting Britain’s stock of residential listed buildings to net zero carbon poses a particular challenge
Cremations have a larger carbon footprint than burials and have additional environmental costs
How various payment options compare in terms of carbon footprint
Hydrogen backers confident of avoiding another false dawn; how the EV revolution is forcing grids to evolve; UK’s ageing reactors bring nuclear question to a head. Plus: Is energy on the cusp of a new era?
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