New coal plants 'most urgent' threat to the planet, warns OECD head

Governments must rethink plans for new coal-fired power plants around the world, as these are now the “most urgent” threat to the future of the planet, the head of the OECD has warned.

World not moving fast enough on renewable energy, says IEA

The world is not moving fast enough on investment in low carbon energy to tackle climate change, new research from the International Energy Agency has found.

Centrica signs £4.4bn gas import deal with Qatar

Centrica (LSE: CNA.L - news) signs £4.4bn, four-and-a-half year deal to import liquefied natural gas to the UK from Qatar.

Putin’s Port Project to Divert Russia Urals Oil to Baltic

A Baltic Sea oil terminal opened in March by President-Elect Vladimir Putin to boost Russia’s direct access to international markets may weaken the country’s crude price in northern Europe compared with the south.