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We are on cusp of “deepest, most consequential disruption of transportation in history”

“We are on the cusp of the fastest, deepest, most consequential disruption of transportation in history.” Within ten years, we may witness a radical technological shake up in the way we drive as people switch from petrol and diesel engines to self-drive electric vehicles.

Mass adoption of electric vehicles is “much sooner than most people realize”

The electric vehicle revolution is happening - and may account for 25 per cent of the global vehicle fleet by 2040.

A Record Year for Renewables

The renewable revolution is gathering apace according to new research. Last year was an “extraordinary” record year for the sector, with “the largest global capacity additions seen to date.”

Bob Dudley’s $20M Pay Packet is “Reward For Failure”

I want to tell you a story about a man called Bob. Bob runs a large multinational oil company. His company has just recorded its worst ever record loss of $6.5 billion. He has sacked some 7,000 workers, ruining lives and ripping up livelihoods. His company has suffered a torrid, horrible year. His share price fell 13 per cent over the last year. His competitors all did much better.

World’s First Tidal Lagoon Project Moves Closer

The world’s first major tidal lagoon renewable energy scheme has moved a step closer after a Chinese construction company has been chosen to build the scheme in the UK.

BP Out of Touch on Climate and Clean Energy Technology

How BP's Outlook for Energy looks to the past not the future

ExxonMobil’s PR Chief Gives Empty Retort to Oil Change

Last week we exposed ExxonMobil’s Outlook for Energy as a corporate fantasy rather than a forecast. ExxonMobil's head of public affairs called our work ill-informed and "odious" but chose not to answer our arguments...

Solar Could be World’s Main Power Source by 2050

How about some good news for a change? The end of the dominance of the oil age could be sooner than you think.