Banks and asset managers representing 40% of the world’s financial assets have now pledged to meet the goals set out in the Paris climate agreement, as an alliance championed by former central banker Mark Carney swells under the gaze of a world increasingly alarmed by planetary warming.
A COP26 fringe event saw wave and tidal energy firms praise Scottish government support for the sector, but call for greater certainty to enable commercialisation.
Global philanthropies dug into their pockets to make a big statement on the first full day of the United Nations climate conference.
Industry leaders have insisted that oil and gas firms have a “valuable role” to play in fighting climate change, despite being largely absent from the COP26 summit.
The UK is trying to corral at least 18 countries to agree to stop funding of foreign fossil fuel projects by the end of next year, according to people familiar with the situation.
The First Minister committed the Scottish Government to join a growing number of world governments who have expressed the view that unlimited recovery of oil and gas is unsustainable in light of the climate emergency.
The Greenpeace vessel carrying four youth climate activists made its voyage upriver to the COP26 conference, despite initial warnings from police not to proceed.
As leaders at the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, thrash out how to rein in catastrophic levels of global warming, one of the most important deals is taking place on the sidelines.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has launched the ‘Clean Green Initiative’ at COP26, aimed at supporting developing countries in deploying green technology and growing their economies sustainably.
Energy services company Wood has announced the appointment of Lesley Birse as its executive president of people & organisation (P&O).
Scottish firm FoundOcean has been acquired by Venterra Group, a new wind energy services company set up by former Petrofac CEO Ayman Asfari.
Scotland's First Minister has said she shares Boris Johnson's pessimism over the Cop26 climate talks, but urged leaders to "put our shoulders to the wheel".
With expertise drawn from across the energy sector and a proven ability to tackle niche challenges, Add Energy shows that decommissioning complexity can be streamlined – and it may not signal the end of the road for every asset.
The first ever US congressional dressing down of oil bosses for alleged climate-change subterfuge devolved into a fractious spat over environmental racism, electric-car subsidies and fat pay packages.
Speaking with Energy Voice, INEOS’ Brian Gilvary pressed the importance of the Scottish Cluster, and why the UK needs clear frameworks to encourage hydrogen investment.
The government is seeking input on proposals that could see up to 12GW of new capacity rolled out across Scotland, supporting up to 17,000 jobs.
Shell executives stressed the role of projects like Cambo in the UK energy mix, as the project partners await a decision on the controversial project.
Redundancy proposals by the PBS contractor consortium on TotalEnergies’ North Sea assets have sparked “serious concern” amid a growing backlog of delayed maintenance work.
Answering questions on its Q3 results, Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden said the energy giant won’t be attending the global climate event.
The Western world’s biggest oil companies likely just generated more cash than at any time since the Great Recession, and investors are about to find out what they’ll do with it.
Drilling has begun on four production wells at the field in the Norwegian Sea.
TotalEnergies E&P UK (TEPUK) has handed in an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for proposed new drilling at the Alwyn Area – a key step en route to regulatory approval.
Energy contractor Global Engineering and Construction (Global E&C) has secured a new contract for modifications on Ithaca Energy assets across the UK North Sea.
Scotland’s First Minister has questioned the decision not to award government funding to the Acorn CCS project.
Rich countries have failed to meet their pledge to contribute $100 billion a year to poor nations confronting climate change, undermining the chances of success at a key COP26 summit this month.
