18 years, 5,000 stories, 300 notebooks; Proud to have served the
@FT
, one of the world's great news organisations, on 3 continents. Now looking forward to a big new challenge, from next week, with
@FTIConsulting
and its outstanding life sciences & healthcare communications team
World Bank halts oil & gas investment; Exxon vows climate disclosures; EDF launches €25bn solar drive; ING to end coal financing. These among highlights from deluge of green commitments coinciding with Macron's
#OnePlanetSummit
BP: 300m electric vehicles on road in 2040 will account for 15% of global car fleet but 30% of miles travelled (because many will be shared, autonomous vehicles used more intensively than private cars)
#ElectricVehicles
#EVs
#OOTT
Nuclear fightback: Horizon CEO says windmills alone won't keep UK lights on; “We are an insurance policy for long-term stable supply and there is a price for that certainty”
Wishing all the best to our excellent energy correspondent
@NathalieThomas3
who is now on maternity leave, and welcoming back
@SylviaPfeifer
, who returns to the FT energy team after four years away to cover during Nathalie's absence
UK and Japanese governments have exchanged letters in which they agreed to back Hitachi's Wylfa nuclear project on Anglesey and explore options for jointly financing it
A big new gas source on Europe's doorstep to reduce dependence on Russia & declining North Sea; but can the eastern Mediterranean overcome its cocktail of political risks & rivalries?
#Egypt
#Israel
#Cyprus
#Turkey
#Lebanon
Shell faces shareholder pressure over climate change: activists plan resolution urging faster shift away from fossil fuels; say current strategy not compliant with Paris agreement
Ships account for 2.5% of global carbon emissions and rising; as the Maritime industry gathers in London for climate talks, engine-maker Wartsila calls for tougher action
Thanks Rob. Wrench to leave the Pink 'Un after 18 years but delighted to be joining
@FTIConsulting
and its excellent healthcare communications team in June. Still at the FT until then
Total CEO
@PPouyanne
lobbied
@realDonaldTrump
on Iran at Davos: French oil boss told President that quitting nuclear pact would play into hands of Tehran hardliners (and discourage North Korea from striking similar deal) w/
@DavidKeo
As BP's Deepwater Horizon bill tops $65bn, FT reader asks what costs, if any, Iran will face for its sunken tanker off China (lessons: oil spills are more expensive when made in the Gulf of Mexico by a public listed company)
BP the latest oil major to set out strategy for energy transition (see its projections below) as Shell urges shareholders to reject resolution that would tie it to Paris climate goals
#OOTT
Not sure this is going to win over the sceptics. UK would need to cover “just” 12.3% of its land to get all its electricity from solar. That’s 50% bigger than Wales, or two Yorkshires
Another step by Shell to embrace EVs, this one in partnership with carmakers Ford, BMW, Daimler & VW; fast-charging points to be installed at filling stations across Europe
Senegal among the most electrified countries in sub-Saharan Africa; yet still 40% of population have no reliable access to power (60% in countryside). Wind and solar are helping fill the gap
In 1938, after six failures, Saudi Arabia struck oil in Dhahran at the well known as Lucky No 7 (see pic w/
@AnjliRaval
); 80yrs & billions of barrels later, the kingdom is preparing for life after oil. So why should investors buy Saudi Aramco? Big read: