Tag: climate
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OPEC Secretary General: The oil and gas sector is an important partner in facing the climate change crisis
OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al-Ghais stressed the role that the oil and gas sector can play in addressing the negative effects of the climate change crisis. He stressed that the global energy scene requires a common vision that links 3 main challenges to energy sustainability, represented in energy security, affordability, and reducing emissions. The Secretary-General…
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COP28 climate summit chief calls for halting methane emissions by 2030
The appointed president of the COP28 climate summit, Sultan Al-Jaber, stressed the need for all parties and sectors to cooperate in order to find realistic solutions to decarbonize and reduce emissions and achieve tangible progress in facing the repercussions of climate change. This came during a roundtable meeting for CEOs on carbon removal, as part…
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Shell shocks climate activists and backs off plans to cut oil production until 2030
Shell, one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, has abruptly and disappointingly backed down from plans to cut oil production, to the disappointment of emissions reduction plans and environmental and climate activists. And the Anglo-Dutch company announced that it is entering a state of review of its current plan to cut oil production…
