Oil companies talk carbon at EAGE

摘要

”The energy transition is happening today and moving very quickly,”said Neal Anderson, CEO of energy research firm Wood-Mackenzie, at a EAGE”Forum Session”in June 2019,”Delivering the World's Low Carbon Energy Needs”.But”there seems to be a’them and us’[situation] that does no-one any good at all.”“Oil and gas business has a critical role to play.I would like to see us as a business be much more proactive and involved in this debate.”Mr Anderson said that the industry needs to get much better at communicating how it can contribute positively to climate problems.But”we're really good at solving complex problems.I've never heard anyone make that argument.”And the low public opinion of the oil and gas industry can cause real problems, as we saw with fraccing, which in the UK was”effectively shut down by public opinion”.”The perception is we're dragged kicking and screaming by investors.”Mr Anderson said that he has worked in the US for the past 14 years,”continually talking to clients about’energy transition', and got very little traction until about 6 months ago”.But here(UK)“everyone wants to talk about it.Companies understand there's a potential about revocating license to operate.”