All major oil and gas companies plan fossil fuel expansion incompatible with limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, a new report said Wednesday.
The Cop28 UN climate summit in December secured agreement from almost 200 nations to “transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly and equitable manner” – a decision hailed by world leaders as “historic”.
The global upstream oil and gas sector ended 2023 on a weak note. Despite the geopolitical tensions and other factors like production cuts, oil prices remained lower during the year as compared to 2022 prices. And the outlook for 2024 has been somewhere near moderate growth.
The 28th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP28) which concluded in December 2023 assessed amongst others, the progress made under the Paris Agreement and called on parties to; transition away from fossil fuels to reach net zero “in a just, orderly, and equitable manner”, phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies, and submit economy-wide Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
At the COP28 summit in Dubai, nations agreed to move away from fossil fuels.
Natural gas, labeled a “transitional fuel” at the conference, is experiencing a surge that is unlikely to slow any time soon.
Despite having a cleaner image than other fossil fuels, there are still concerns over the environmental impact of expanding the natural gas industry.
The corporate oil and gas sector faces a year of big decisions in 2024. Consolidation will remain in the spotlight as companies position to build scale and strengthen sustainability through the energy transition. Growth will make a comeback. But companies will not put their financial strength at risk in what threatens to be a turbulent year.
ING takes next steps on energy financing after COP28
Phase-out of upstream oil & gas financing by 2040
Aim to triple renewables financing by 2025
ING announced today it is taking the next steps in our energy approach, phasing out the financing of upstream oil and gas activities by 2040 and aiming to triple new financing for renewable energy by 2025. These steps, updating our Terra approach, come after governments at COP28 agreed to transition away from fossil fuels and triple renewable energy capacity.
Following his participation in this year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28), in Dubai, the African Refiners and Distributors Association Executive Secretary, Anibor Kragha, says ARDA remains aligned with the key outcomes of COP 28 related to a just, equitable, tailored energy transition process that considers the peculiar energy poverty and development requirements of African countries.
World oil consumption will rise by 1.1 million barrels per day(bpd) in 2024, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a monthly report
COP28 president Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber speaks during a meeting at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 2, 2023. The COP28 conference opened on December 1 with an early victory as nations agreed to launch a “loss and damage” fund for vulnerable countries devastated by natural disasters