Big oil’s green PR efforts far outweigh any of its ‘low-carbon’ investments: Study
Oil and gas companies continue to greenwash by spending millions on climate-positive messaging, while lobbying…
Fossil Fuels
BPCL details net-zero plans; GAIL announces 2040 decarbonisation target
India’s second-largest oil refining and retailing company, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, followed up earlier announcements…
India withdraws coal import mandates for power plants
The coal crunch afflicting India’s thermal power plants seems to be easing. The Central Government,…
China may end Australia coal import ban, India okay 83 coal mining projects in two years
The Chinese government may soon undo its import ban on Australian coal as the country…
Offshore oil and gas exploration in the Andaman sea imminent
The Indian government has reportedly accelerated plans to commence oil and gas exploration in the…
Report exposes truth about global steel industry’s ‘decarbonisation goals’
Steelmakers, mostly in China and India are, in fact, increasing toxic coal-run blast furnace capacity…
EU: Climate lawyers to question approval for gas pipelines; Germany, Netherlands and Austria revert to coal
Climate lawyers in the EU plan to use a novel legal option, called internal review,…
Russia looks to channel oil supplies to other buyers as EU tightens oil embargo
The EU approved a resolution to ban nearly 90% of Russian oil imports by the…
European Commission earmarks €195 billion to wean itself off of Russian fossil fuels
The European Commission will unveil draft measures next week that will earmark €195 billion in…
GEM: Near 1% rise in global coal power capacity as economies recover from COVID-19
A new report by the energy markets tracker GEM (Global Energy Monitor) found that there…