From the Editor: This energy transition? It’s an oil thing [Gas in Transition]
From the Editor: This energy transition? It’s an oil thing [Gas in Transition]
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From the Editor: This energy transition? It’s an oil thing [Gas in Transition]
Summary
The global gas industry has claimed the high ground in the energy transition, with a focus on its contributions to a cleaner energy system over the last two major global gas gatherings. Now it’s oil’s turn, and at the 24th World Petroleum Congress in Calgary this month, the sector championed its decarbonisation aspirations. [Gas in Transition, Volume 3, Issue 9] by: Dale Lunan
Back in July, the World Petroleum Council, active since 1933 to promote dialogue within the oil sector, rebranded itself as WPC Energy, removing the obvious reference to petroleum, which is widely considered the main villain contributing to climate change. At the same time, it added a new tagline, The World Forum for Energy Transformation, and said the new identity reflects its “commitment to lead the global transition to a low-carbon energy system, achieved through a diverse and sustainable mix of energy sources.” But it chose not to rebrand the 24th edition of its triennial World Pet...
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