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Oil companies are responding in different ways to growing pressure to cut the carbon output of their operations and products.

Statoil, Total, Shell prove precocious in weaning from oil

March 9, 2018

By Cassandra Sweet
European oil giants plan to expand into cleaner products. Their U.S. counterparts: not so much.
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How oil and gas companies can prepare for a low-carbon world

February 6, 2018

By Cynthia Cummis and Paul Griffin
With growing momentum behind the transition to a low-carbon economy, they refashion themselves as future-forward or run the risk of becoming obsolete.
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BP invests $200 million in solar developer Lightsource

December 22, 2017

By Michael Holder
The oil giant's injection may be a drop in the ocean compared to its other activities, but it demonstrates growing recognition of the risks of fossil fuels.
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Do these oil and mining companies belong on CDP's Climate A List?

November 20, 2017

By Cassandra Sweet
Braskem, Galp Energia and Harmony Gold Mining are cutting emissions without science-based targets.
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Oil and gas CEOs up their methane pledge

November 2, 2017

By Ben Ratner and Drew Nelson
Here’s what to watch for as promises turn to action.
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Is this a game changer for the oil and gas industry?

November 1, 2017

By Michael Holder
A methane-reduction plan backed by 10 of the world's biggest companies, including Shell and Saudi Aramco, could have an enormous near-term impact.
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Will electric vehicles take a bite out of the oil market?

August 7, 2017

By Amy Myers Jaffe and Lewis Fulton

Also, a debate about when and if "peak oil demand" will occur.

Volvo electric vehicles

Volvo's plan to kill gas engines tops off EV's big makeover

July 6, 2017

By Madeleine Cuff
With sleeker electric vehicles now tempting consumers over to the green side, expect more automakers to follow Volvo's example.
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Statoil, Eni and Total wake up to carbon bubble risks

May 23, 2017

By Michael Holder
Big businesses call for greater climate risk disclosure as a new CDP report reveals that attitudes at oil and gas majors begin to change.
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Why long-term investors are killing fossil fuels

May 1, 2017

By Patrick Doherty

Remember the date April 26, 2017: it will go down as an important day in the history of solving climate change. That’s because Moody’s Investor’s Service released a research paper titled "Oil and Gas Industry Faces Significant Credit Risks from Carbon Transition."