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Energy transition

António Guterrez at the podium

6/10/2026 News

UN chief renews call for transition away from fossil fuels

UN Secretary General António Guterrez called on every government to adopt a national plan to transition away from fossil fuels in a speech opening the 81st General Assembly of the United Nations on 21 September, his last in post.

Gas

Jackdaw platform offshore

27/10/2026 News

Jackdaw gas field to begin production this week

The Jackdaw field is expected to begin supplying gas to UK homes and businesses by the end of October after the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) granted consent for gas production, following approval of the development by Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh last week.

Geopolitics

Bar chart showing scales of flows for oil, LNG and fertiliser in various Straits of the world, including Hormuz

18/5/2026 News

Hormuz makes the case for expanding renewables, concludes ETC report

The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) has commented on the risks and opportunities exposed by the recent Middle East war.

Power generation

25/10/2023 News

Half the world is past a peak in fossil power 

Half of the world’s economies are already five years past a peak in power generation from fossil fuels, new analysis shows. Emissions from these 107 power sectors, representing 38% of global electricity demand, have fallen by almost 20% in the last decade.  

Geopolitics

Bar chart on left showing global oil and gas import dependency, in percent, 2025 to 2050; line graph on right showing ‘conflict scenario’ forecast of global oil demand reducing by 20% and gas by 10% by 2050, relative to base case, in same period

10/4/2026 News

Will the Iran conflict drive consumers away from oil and gas?

Wood Mackenzie reports that if the Iran war is prolonged, it will drive structural changes in the world energy system as countries invest to reduce their reliance on energy imports to improve energy security.

Renewables

Aerial view over coal fired power station

6/9/2023 News

Drop in demand drives EU fossil fuels towards all time low

The first half of 2023 has seen has a collapse in European Union (EU) fossil fuel generation, leading to the lowest output on record, a new report from Ember has found. Meanwhile, wind and solar have continued their growth, with solar generation increasing by 13% and wind by 5%.

Energy policy

Offshore oil platform

28/2/2024 News

UK pulls out of Energy Charter Treaty

The UK has become the latest country to announce its withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) that allows fossil fuel companies to sue governments over climate policies, after the failure of efforts to update the Treaty to align with net zero emissions goals.

Technology

Part of all-electric subsea system

31/7/2024 News

Contract award for ‘groundbreaking’ all-electric subsea project

The installation of a new all-electric subsea system offshore Norway aims to help fast-track electrification of the global subsea sector as part of efforts to decarbonise the oil and gas sector. However, new analysis by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) suggests the sector is in danger of increasing emissions, with oil and gas exploration surging to pre-COVID levels.

Nuclear

Artist's graphic of sun setting behind a power station

19/4/2023 News

G7 Summit deals to isolate Russia from nuclear supply chains while ramping up coal phase out and renewables targets

The UK, US, Canada, Japan and France reached a new agreement at the Nuclear Energy Forum during the G7 Energy Minister’s meeting last week, which will cut off another means for President Putin to fund his war on Ukraine. New fossil fuel phase out and renewable targets were also announced at the G7 Summit in Sapporo, Japan.

COP

Flooded village in the Philippines

6/12/2023 News

COP28 opens with over $400mn pledged to loss and damage fund

In what was billed as a ‘historic’ announcement at the start of the COP28 climate summit, governments collectively pledged more than $400mn to a loss and damage fund for developing countries that have suffered the effects of climate change. The figure rose to some $660mn within days as more countries pledged funds.

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