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Global oil demand and CO2 emissions may have peaked last year
Growing scepticism about long-term oil demand in a post-coronavirus world is putting pressure on big oil companies to change how they do business.
COVID-19
This is how the drop in oil demand compares to previous recessions
The effects of COVID-19 on commodities has been dramatic, with oil prices plunging and demand predicted to drop more than ever before.
COVID-19
COVID-19 is an opportunity for a sustained recovery in the Arab region
The Arab region is reeling from the shocks of COVID-19 and the fall in oil prices - but this crisis offers states a chance to build economies fit for the future
COVID-19
As coronavirus shocks the energy sector and economy, is now the time for a new energy order?
COVID-19 and the subsequent collapse in oil prices have created an opportunity for unprecedented global collaboration on a sustainable energy transition.
COVID-19
What the future may hold for oil amidst COVID-19
As demand for oil reaches an all-time low, many countries are shutting down production as there is nowhere left to store it.
COVID-19
Oil crash explained: How are negative oil prices even possible?
As lockdowns forced factories to close and people to stop travelling, global demand for oil has reduced by 29 million barrels a day.
COVID-19
Coronavirus: US oil has dropped to below $0 dollars a barrel. Here's what it means
The price of crude oil has reached a record low - caused by a surplus in supply and a significant drop in demand, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19
Oil prices could remain depressed for at least a year. Here's why
The double shock to oil markets of coronavirus and an international price war could keep prices low for many months - but there may be a silver lining.
Global Governance
UK’s CO2 emissions have fallen 29% over the past decade
A report by Carbon Brief shows that a steady decline in emissions meant the UK has recorded carbon levels so low they were last seen in 1888
Oil and Gas
Big oil's climate pledges will fail without workforce equality
The energy sector is lagging behind on female representation - but a more diverse workforce would help it innovate its way to beating climate change
Climate Change
What is the future of bioenergy?
Recent innovations mean that bioenergy has a clear role to play in the future, argues UN Under-Secretary-General, Ibrahim Thiaw.
Climate Change
This is what we can really do about climate change, says new report
This report identifies six steps necessary to avoid climate catastrophe.
Africa
Africa will develop with oil and gas - whether the West likes it or not
It's time to stop demonising Africa's energy companies. They have driven our economic progress - and who else is better placed today to drive the energy transition we need?
SDG 07: Affordable and Clean Energy
Could the Sahara turn Africa into a solar superpower?
Installing solar panels in the Sahara desert in North Africa could provide renewable energy to millions of Europeans at low cost to the environment.
Oil and Gas
Financing fossil fuels risks a repeat of the 2008 crash. Here's why
By continuing to finance fossil fuels, banks are hastening a financial as well as ecological catastrophe. It's like the sub-prime mortgage crisis - only this time, there can be no bail-out