Pressure mounts on Sunak to u-turn on COP27 snub
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak heads into his first full week in office with pressure mounting over his COP27 snub and reappointment of Suella Braverman as Home Secretary.
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G7 offers Vietnam and Indonesia $15bn to quit coal ahead of COP27
The G7 and its partners have made multi-billion dollar offers to wean Vietnam, Indonesia and India away from coal — but it has yet to convince these emerging economies to quit the dirtiest fossil fuel, reported POLTICO.
Sturgeon to attend COP27 as Sunak to miss climate summit
Nicola Sturgeon will attend COP27 in Egypt, the Scottish Government has announced hours after the Prime Minister said he will not travel to the event.
Sunak sees climate credentials questioned amid windfall tax speculation
Rishi Sunak's climate credentials were under scrutiny on Friday after the new Prime Minister decided to snub Cop27, amid speculation that he could move to expand the windfall tax on energy companies.
Rishi Sunak will not attend COP27 climate summit
Rishi Sunak will not be attending Cop27 in Egypt next month, Downing Street has said.
Sharma: Government must explain how oil and gas is in line with net zero
The Government must "explain and demonstrate" how new oil and gas exploration is in line with its climate commitments, Cop26 President Alok Sharma said.
Finding a path through the Energy Trilemma
The global energy landscape is undergoing profound changes amid volatile and complex market situations, price instability, and the growing need to rapidly adapt if we are to meet net zero targets. The global energy industry has never experienced anything like this before, and never has collaboration been more important.
TotalEnergies’ Luiperd plan in the sights of protests
Two NGOs have officially launched a protest aiming to derail TotalEnergies’ plans to develop gas fields offshore South Africa.
Egypt flies the green flag ahead of COP27’s arrival in Cairo
Egypt will host the COP27 shindig come November. The country has made clear it is working on bolstering domestic energy production – with a particular focus on clean energy.
Capterio flags Egypt for flare gas progress
Egypt continues to be a major source of flaring – but has made progress in reducing this process and further gains should be relatively straightforward argues Capterio.
The astonishing implications of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act
While Europe has been grappling with the impacts of the war in Ukraine and the huge price rises in oil and gas that it has brought, in the US, the energy landscape looks very different.
Toyota Tsusho moves into detailed blue ammonia Egypt plan
Japan’s Toyota Tsusho has returned to Egypt to share initial results of a blue ammonia study, holding talks with the government on future production.
Fuelling Africa’s green transition
Recent world events have shone light on the vital role that energy plays in societies throughout the world. Whilst western powers are dealing with what is rapidly turning out to be one of the worst energy crises ever experienced, poorer nations across the world are increasingly suffering the detrimental costs of climate change, the consequence of the exploitation of fossil fuels and unsustainable industrial practices.
EU, Egypt near gas supply deal in shift away from Russia
The European Union and Egypt are set to sign a deal later this month on supplying the bloc with gas as the bloc seeks to slash its dependence on Russian supplies, according to a draft document.
Aberdeen’s NZTC launches international net zero study to be presented at COP27
Aberdeen’s Net Zero Transition Centre (NZTC) has launched an international energy transition study which will be showcased at COP27 in 2022.