US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry is calling for oil and gas companies to pull together others in the energy industry around clean energy. Not because of politics or ideology, he said, but because of what data and science shows about climate change. Opening CERAWeek by S&P Global, Kerry said there are vital business reasons for addressing greenhouse gas emissions and other factors that affect climate change. He explained, for example, that earlier forecasts of a rise in the sea level by the end of the century are now expected to occur within 30 years. “You don’t think that is going to change how you do business, and what the valuations of property are in business and supply chains? Of course it is,” Kerry said. Oil and gas companies are expected to be key in accelerating the energy transition by commercialising key technologies. Article continues below the…
Oil and gas companies should unite industry behind clean energy: John Kerry
