"‘These meaningful near-term emission reductions result from our ongoing business planning process as we work towards industry-leading greenhouse gas performance across all our business lines,’ CEO Darren Woods said in a statement.”

Kevin Crowley and Caroline Hyde of World Oil report that Chevron’s CEO, Mike Wirth, believes actions over pledges will deliver higher returns and lower carbon. “‘We favor action over pledges,’ Wirth said. ‘Long-dated pledges where we really don’t know how we’ll get to the end of the road are something that we’ve been a little...

“For the first time on record, private-equity firms globally have done more deals this year in clean technologies than in oil and gas, though the average deal size was smaller, according to PitchBook data as of early December.”

“United Airlines said on Thursday it had committed to a multimillion-dollar investment in a project to remove carbon dioxide from the air through air direct-capture technology as part of a plan to be 100% ‘green’ by 2050.”

Rachel Sandler of Forbes reports that Microsoft and Unilever have joined Amazon’s climate pledge.

“Shell plans to spend $100 million on average over the next year or two on nature-based carbon offsets and van Bergen expects emissions cuts from nature-based solutions or carbon sinks will be ‘material’ by 2030 or 2035.”

“Coal India Ltd, the world’s largest coal miner, said on Monday it would invest 56.50 billion rupees ($763 million) by March 2024 to build 14 solar projects to help power its mining operations and cut costs.”

"‘Business is really about creating value for other people, Mackey said. ‘That's why it exists. That's why it exists to create value for other people. And if it does a good job of creating good value in products and services that its customers want, then the business will flourish, and it'll make money.’"

“Nuclear power’s impact on New Jersey’s economy is undeniable. With so many businesses facing recession-like losses because of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people have found that they depend even more on safe, reliable and affordable electricity — especially now that our homes are doing extra duty as offices, classrooms and entertainment venues.”

“For displaced coal workers, the majority staff recommends financial support through wage replacement, health care, and job retraining and placement, along with community-oriented assistance such as coal site reclamation, investment in local leadership and entrepreneurs, temporary supplements for lost tax revenue to ensure essential services, and investments in economic diversification."