energy poverty

This update highlights efforts to electrify oil and gas assets and deliver clean energy to remote, underserved communities. But the big question remains: Can we really achieve net zero emissions by 2050?

In a new TEDx Talk, Scott Tinker, director of the Bureau of Economic Geology, explains the energy-environment challenge facing a world in transition.

Recent events serve as a stark reminder that nations must ensure they have broad access to hydrocarbons and protect their power grids as they venture forward in the energy transition.

With one of the world’s lowest electrification rates, Mozambique is moving to give its citizens a brighter future. Together with South Africa’s Sasol, the country endeavors to attract global EPCM companies and international financing to create a power generation hub fueled by gas from onshore fields.

To meet the targets of the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, countries must safeguard the gains already attained and accelerate efforts to achieve affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all.

The African Energy Chamber is pushing African OPEC and non-OPEC members to commit to a declaration of cooperation and work to ensure compliance.

Nearly 168 million people in India lack access to electricity. And, for millions more connected to the grid, the reliability and affordability of electricity remains patchy. Now, Shell has secured a nearly 20% stake in the Bangalore-based solar firm Orb Energy.

When worldwide oil and gas consumption reached record levels yet again in 2017, SPE members were there when it counted, helping to generate more light and power for billions of people across the world.