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Biofuels | Carbon management | Environment | Power | Renewables
As water shortages, greater competition for resources and climate change tighten commodity markets, the old pricing certainties no longer apply. Helen Robertson reports
The refining industry’s centre of gravity is moving east, with the most immediate consequences for the owners of Europe’s elderly refining capacity, writes Martin Quinlan
The world refining system will need extensive reconstruction to meet likely changes in transport fuels demand
The Nordic countries are trying to eke out more fuel efficiencies, but it won’t be easy
Subsidies and economic growth mean fuel consumption and car ownership will rise steadily
The niche for natural gas vehicles is growing
Subsidies encourage fossil-fuel consumption, but getting rid of them is tricky
Subsidies and weak policy mean Asia’s rising economies will dominate demand growth for transport fuels
Promoting economic development and meeting climate-change commitments is a tricky balancing act, particularly for the Middle East and North Africa's hydrocarbon-fuelled states. Justin Dargin looks at the challenges - and the possible solutions
A parliamentary report says a lack of a clear pricing system is spooking investors, writes Helen Robertson
Australia has signed up to join the EU’s carbon emission trading scheme in what both hope is the first step towards a global carbon market, but is Europe's troubled market the best model? Damon Evans reports
France's GDF Suez is tidying up its business, with an eye on more lucrative markets elsewhere, writes NJ Watson
Industry leaders warn over the impact on climate change, writes Helen Robertson
The latest round of climate change talks did not result in a binding global climate agreement, but it has paved the way for higher emissions costs. Ian Lewis reports
Oil and gas companies are responding to rising premiums by setting up in-house insurance operations, but the strategy carries risks, writes Stephen Breen from Rein4ce
As the world’s poorest continent with the least developed transport infrastructure, it is no surprise that Africa trails the rest of the world in terms of fuel use
When a stagnant economy and a moribund energy sector, Venezuela needs pragmatism rather than politics. But Maduro's elevation to the presidency leaves little room for hope