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I still remember my granny putting coal into a big tiled stove to keep her flat warm.

I still remember my granny putting coal into a big tiled stove to keep her flat warm.

By Paul Jefferiss, Head of Policy, BP Sometimes climate change can seem to be a bit like the weather.  Everybody talks about it, but nobody seems able to do much about it. With climate change, however, that perception is wrong.  In fact, there’s been considerable progress in developing government policy …

The recent Global Water Day made me think – as it was meant to do – about the vital role of water in all of our lives. The International Energy Agency (IEA) was obviously also moved, since they used the day  to launch a report  called Water Energy Nexus.   …

As a kid, I used to survey my old uncle’s vinyl records collection whenever we visited him in the countryside. The album cover that really impressed me was one labelled 50,000,000 Elvis fans can’t be wrong. I thought about this recently when I read German chancellor Angela Merkel’s keynote speech …

For most of the world, January marks new beginnings. For me, it’s more about tying up any loose ends after months of intense analysis and number-crunching.   That’s because my team and I are responsible for producing BP’s annual Energy Outlook.  This year’s report, which we published at the end of …

IOGP is a supporter of the European Union’s carbon market, the Emissions Trading Scheme. A market-based mechanism is the most cost-effective way to reduce emissions and address the climate challenge. That’s why we have been closely following the reform of the ETS, which is being discussed as I write. The …

From what you read and hear, you might think that the end of the internal combustion is imminent. It isn’t.  And here’s why: Despite the hype, most people don’t choose to drive electric vehicles.  Even in Europe, where the social and economic pressures to reduce emissions are keen, only 0.15% …

Towards the end of last year, I went for the first time to the International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT), an event that brings together worldwide experts on greenhouse gas control technologies. The main topics of discussions were around capture technologies, storage options and progress in commercial and …

The COPs always have a touch of the circus about them, and Marrakech was no exception. The nightly performances from the local musicians playing traditional Malhun greeting delegates as they left the vast site, and the sprawling bazars of the city ensured that. I have been coming to the UN …