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- Saudi Aramco’s $161bn profit is largest recorded by an oil and gas firm Mon, 13 Mar 23, 12:58amAmnesty International hits out at ‘shocking’ annual figure reaped through sale of fossil fuel
- Saudi Aramco’ s $161bn profit is largest recorded by an oil and gas firm Mon, 13 Mar 23, 12:58amAmnesty International hits out at ‘shocking’ annual figure reaped through fossil fuel
- UAE ‘running towards’ renewable future, says oil boss Cop28 president Wed, 15 Feb 23, 3:08amClimate groups have accused head of national oil company, Sultan Al Jaber, of conflict of interest
- Qatar’s gas output increase could cause catastrophic global heating, report says Thu, 8 Dec 22, 5:00pmIf Qatar exploits all its reserves it will add 50bn metric tons of CO2 to atmosphere, more than entire annual emissions of whole world
- Fears over oil producers’ influence with UAE as next host of Cop climate talks Tue, 22 Nov 22, 5:00pmMore than 630 fossil fuel lobbyists attended Cop27, and the Emirates, where Cop28 will be held, is a major oil and gas exporter
- The Guardian view on Cop27’s outcome: a real achievement, but too far to go | Editorial Mon, 21 Nov 22, 5:30amThe creation of a loss and damage fund is a milestone, but a 1.5C limit to the global temperature rise looks even further out of reach
- ‘False solutions’: scepticism over Saudi carbon capture plan Sat, 19 Nov 22, 7:00pmKingdom’s Cop27 announcement of new storage hub part of pattern of delaying fossil fuel transition, experts say
- Russian oligarchs and companies under sanctions are among lobbyists at Cop27 Sun, 13 Nov 22, 12:10amThe heavy presence of lobbyists from Moscow suggests Russia is using the climate talks to drum up business
- Is China doing enough to combat the climate crisis? Fri, 11 Nov 22, 6:55pmWhile it appears committed to renewable energy goals, China’s international commitments fall short of what experts say is needed
- Kwasi Kwarteng’s secret meetings with Saudi oil firms revealed Tue, 11 Oct 22, 5:00pmExclusive: Meetings while in Saudi Arabia undisclosed due to ‘administrative oversight’, says business department
- Greece rolls out red carpet for crown prince, as Khashoggi killing falls off agenda Thu, 28 Jul 22, 4:17amWith Europe grappling with an energy crisis, Mohammed bin Salman finds he is once again welcome
- Germany agrees gas deal with Qatar to help end dependency on Russia Mon, 21 Mar 22, 4:39amLong-term contract will not immediately stop flow of money to Russia, for which German ministers have been criticised
- After Ukraine, how will the world replace Russia’s oil products? Sat, 19 Mar 22, 6:18pmA report from the International Energy Agency makes clear that viable alternatives are limited
- Saudi Arabia transfers $80bn in shares to wealth fund for green projects Mon, 14 Feb 22, 6:09amCrown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said move was part of efforts to recalibrate the oil-led economy
- Martin Rowson on attempts to phase out fossil fuel subsidies at Cop26 – cartoon Sat, 13 Nov 21, 7:00amBuy a copy of this cartoon from our print shop Continue reading...