Background TotalEnergies announced its exit from Block 11B/12B off the Southern coast of South Africa following the decision of its joint venture partner CNRI to withdraw from the same Block where the South African affiliate, TotalEnergies EP South Africa held 45% interest. Two discoveries were made, Brulpadda and Luiperd, by TotalEnergies in Block 11B/12B. However, [...]
Climate change is enormously complex, and yet quite simple. Amidst the doom and gloom there is also hope, and each of us have a part to play in shaping the future. Short of nuclear war, climate change will be the greatest challenge to face human civilisation with mass extinction of earth's species' - including us [...]
Removing fossil fuel subsidies is an important part of emission-reduction strategies, as many fossil fuel enterprises will cease to be profitable without subsidy, and could then give way to lower carbon alternatives being taken up. Governments around the world spend US$400-600 billion a year to keep domestic prices for coal, oil and as products [...]
