Fosil Fuels
OPEC Ministers, Secretary General Hold Oil Talks in Istanbul
OPEC Conference President HE Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada and the Organization’s Secretary General HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo held a series of informal meetings with OPEC and non-OPEC oil and energy ministers on the sidelines of the 23rd World Energy…
OPEC Secretary General to attend annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group
OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, along with a delegation from the OPEC Secretariat, will be attending the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) that take…
Canada Will Tax Carbon Emissions to Meet Paris Climate Agreement Targets
Prime minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in parliament as debate started over whether Canada should ratify the Paris accord on climate change. The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said on Monday that Canada will impose a tax on carbon…
The World Passes 400ppm Carbon Dioxide Threshold. Permanently
We are now living in a 400ppm world with levels unlikely to drop below the symbolic milestone in our lifetimes, say scientists. Climate Central reports. In the centuries to come, history books will likely look back on September 2016 as…
Methane Progress Should Guide Regulatory Approach
API Upstream Group Director Erik Milito discussed ongoing industry efforts to reduce methane emissions and the risk to emissions reductions progress posed by adding new layers of regulation during testimony this week before the environment subcommittee of the U.S. House…
Fast food Chains Largest Contributors of Carbon Emissions: Study
Rapidly growing multinational fast food chains in India are the largest contributors to hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) emissions and could add the equivalent of nearly one million tonnes of carbon emissions by 2020, says a new international study. US-based McDonald’s, Starbucks, Subway and Dunkin…
Pump CO2 Into Rocks Under The North Sea, Ministers Told
The huge undertaking would require planning not seen since the 2012 Olympics. Parliamentary advisors have urged the government to invest in a vast network of pipes designed to store CO2 in rocks under the North Sea. The scheme would require…