
From the archive: The oil ratchet
October 1973: As war ravages the Middle East, John Maddox analyses how the Arab oil embargo will affect the global…
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October 1973: As war ravages the Middle East, John Maddox analyses how the Arab oil embargo will affect the global…
ByAn attack on Iranian oil infrastructure could produce a price shock comparable to 2022.
ByThe country has little to lose by restricting shipping and triggering an energy price shock.
ByBritish companies continue to play a significant part in Russia’s economy of oil and gas.
ByEmbracing “drill, baby, drill” in rhetoric if not in practice could win the President round.
ByThe leader of Scottish Labour is diverging from his party in Westminster when it comes to fossil fuels.
ByNet zero and economic growth are not always compatible aspirations.
ByA prolonged conflict could cause recessions in the West, decide the US election and strengthen Putin’s hand in Ukraine.
ByKeir Starmer’s party may look like it has failed to choose Scotland’s side in the energy debate.
ByThe former chief executive of the Climate Change Committee on the political will for net zero, setting ambitious targets, and…
ByWestern democracies are giving Vladimir Putin so much cash that he’s having to hide it.
ByThe energy minister Graham Stuart was questioned on the government’s approach to fossil fuels and whether flying 3,500 miles to…
ByThe Russian war machine is being helped by British companies.
ByCaught between uncaring employers and ineffective politicians, a generation of workers risks being left behind.
ByStranded fossil fuel assets pose a risk for the economy.
ByInstitutional investors won’t finance the green transition on their own, when the rewards from fossil fuels are still so great.
ByWith an election looming, can Labour use Cop28 to its advantage?
ByEnergy and environment experts respond to the government’s net zero interventions in the King’s Speech.
ByIn the run-up to Cop28, the government has the opportunity to show climate leadership. Instead we’ve had political pantomime.
ByRishi Sunak’s plan to “max out” UK oil and gas is out of sync with the reality of soon-to-peak fossil…
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