Eco-Business

COP28 faces extra pressure to shift world from fossil fuels after many leaders criticise oil, coal and gas at UN climate summit.

By continuing to approve new coal power plants and polluting factories, China’s local governments are courting future environmental and economic problems.

'Moratorium on new coal plants now!' NGOs protest against coal in the Philippines

At least half of respondents want these subsidies to stop, reflecting a likely attitude shift as such cuts were seen as the least popular intervention previously. Most are still worried that the renewables push will hike up energy prices.

Christiana Figueres_Philanthropy Asia Summit

These individuals were only responding to opportunities of the last century, says Figueres. Speaking at the launch of a new Asia-focused philanthropy alliance, she urges the giving sector to go beyond “personal fascinations” and devote capital in issues that urgently need to be solved.

By Chloé Farand

Thomson Reuters Foundation

By Xiang Chenxi, Lin Jiang

All #gas News →

Concerns grow that the summit, hosted by a fossil fuel nation, may fall short for the communities worst-hit by climate devastation. By Debbie Hillier and Barbara Rosen Jacobson

The world continues to require fossil fuels for years to come, but we cannot rely on the shareholders of oil and gas companies to lead the energy transition. Reforms of global markets will be needed for the transition to really gather pace. By Peter Godfrey

The withdrawal of United States industrial gas company Air Products and Chemicals from planned state-linked facilities in Indonesia highlights cost challenges. By Ghee Peh

Countries like Colombia should plan to provide for communities whose livelihoods were previously tied to fossil fuels. By David Waskow

By Gernot Wagner

By Brandon Wu

By Sam Reynolds

By Nikki Reisch and Lili Fuhr

All #gas Opinion →

In the video, environmental law group ClientEarth compares the oil and gas giant's advertisements on its low-carbon investments to a burger chain claiming that they’re vegan because they’ve got salad on the menu.

Automakers are touting overseas investments in electric vehicles, even as they lobby for lower fuel standards in the United States.

DONG Energy’s shift to 100 per cent renewable energy marks another important step in the global transition away from fossil fuels.

At the UN Climate Summit, Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio delivered a stern message to government leaders, telling them to stop ignoring the reality of climate change. Watch his speech here:

All #gas Videos →

Eco-Business talks to Peter Kiernan, lead energy analyst for the Economist Intelligence Unit, to unpack a new landmark report from the International Energy Agency, which proposes an immediate ban on fossil fuels extraction to curb global warming.

The Philippines has ended new coal development as it pursues a low-carbon future. Don Paulino of non-profit Philippine Energy Independence Council and boss of Shell's exploration arm, argues why natural gas should remain in the energy mix.

EB Studio [The EB Podcast] In this concluding episode of the Let’s Write the Future series, we explore how the rise of renewable energy, the electrification of transport and the Fourth Industrial Revolution are changing our lives, cities, and the world.

All #gas Podcasts →