BP has announced plans to sell its North Sea oil and gas operations, signalling the end of nearly 60 years of activity in the region. On Friday morning, the company confirmed it had begun a formal process to market its North Sea assets for a possible sale. The decision forms part of a broader strategy by BP’s new chief executive, Meg O’Neill, to streamline operations and reduce overall debt. O’Neill stated: “The North Sea continues to play a key role in the UK’s energy system. However, as we

The signs of climate change are evident in the extreme fire weather that fueled this week’s destructive wildfires in Spain and France, and have intensified Southern Europe’s fire seasons over the past eight years, according to two newly released studies. A rapid analysis published Thursday by scientists with World Weather Attribution found that human-driven climate change made the hot, dry conditions behind Spain’s record-breaking blaze 20 times more likely. In France, climate change doubled