Oil and gas
A surge in gas prices triggered by the Iran war has caused a knock-on spike in the price of electricity in the UK, Italy and many other European mark... Read More
The US and Israel’s war on Iran has caused oil and gas prices to soar, with the world now preparing for the possibility of another energy crisis.&n... Read More
High gas prices are responsible for two-thirds of the rise in household electricity bills since before the global energy crisis, says the UK Energy R... Read More
A confused – and, at times, contradictory – story has emerged about precisely which countries and negotiating blocs were opposed to a much-discus... Read More
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced new measures to cut energy bills alongside a “pay-per-mile” electric-vehicle levy as part of Labour’s... Read More
The world would not need to invest in new oil and gas projects if demand for the fuels fell in line with the 1.5C limit on global warming, says the I... Read More
A claim that UK gas produced in the North Sea emits “four times” less carbon dioxide (CO2) than imported liquified natural gas (LNG) featured pro... Read More
The UK’s high electricity prices have become intensely political, with competing claims over the cause of rocketing bills and how best to get them ... Read More
The number of new coal plants under development in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) region has reached record lows s... Read More
Burning all the oil and gas from new discoveries and newly approved projects since 2021 would emit at least 14.1bn tonnes of carbon dioxide (GtCO2), ... Read More
Shell has abandoned a key climate target for 2035 and weakened another goal for 2030, according to its latest “energy transition strategy”. Th... Read More