{"id":3914,"date":"2015-10-16T08:32:04","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T08:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=3914"},"modified":"2017-01-27T12:49:10","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T12:49:10","slug":"ceos-of-worlds-largest-oil-and-gas-companies-jointly-declare-action-on-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/ceos-of-worlds-largest-oil-and-gas-companies-jointly-declare-action-on-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"CEOs of World’s largest Oil and gas companies jointly declare action on climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"

The chief executive officers of 10 of the world\u2019s largest oil and gas companies – which together provide almost a fifth of all oil and gas production and supply nearly 10% of the world\u2019s energy – have declared their collective support for an effective climate change agreement to be reached at next month\u2019s 21st session of the United Nations (UN) Conference of Parties to the UN Framework on Climate Change (COP21).<\/p>\n

In their milestone declaration, the CEOs of the 10 companies that currently make up the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) \u2013 BG Group, BP, Eni, Pemex, Reliance Industries, Repsol, Saudi Aramco, Shell, Statoil and Total \u2013 confirmed that they\u00ad recognize the general ambition to limit global average temperature rise to 2 degrees centigrade and that the existing trend of the world\u2019s net global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is not consistent with this ambition.<\/p>\n

The OGCI member companies have taken significant actions to reduce their GHG footprint, with combined GHG emissions from their operations reducing by around 20% over the past 10 years.<\/p>\n

In their declaration the 10 CEOs said:<\/p>\n

\u201cOur shared ambition is for a 2\u00b0C future.\u00a0It is a challenge for the whole of society.\u00a0 We are committed to playing our part. Over the coming years we will collectively strengthen our actions and investments to contribute to reducing the GHG intensity of the global energy mix. Our companies will collaborate in a number of areas, with the aim of going beyond the sum of our individual efforts.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

(Helge Lund, BG Group; Bob Dudley, BP; Claudio Descalzi, Eni; Emilio Lozoya, Pemex; Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries; Josu Jon Imaz, Repsol; Ben van Beurden, Royal Dutch Shell; Amin Nasser, Saudi Aramco; Eldar S\u00e6tre, Statoil; and Patrick Pouyann\u00e9, Total.)<\/p>\n

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The OGCI \u00a0have also launched its collaborative report – \u2018More energy, lower emissions\u2019 \u2013 highlighting practical actions taken by member companies to improve GHG emissions management and work towards improving climate change impacts in the longer term. These actions include significant investments in natural gas, carbon capture and storage, and renewable energy, as well as low-GHG research and development.<\/p>\n

Together the declaration and report set out key areas where the OGCI companies will focus their collaboration, including:<\/p>\n