Foreign direct investment (FDI), a bellwether of globalisation and economic confidence, fell by 49 per cent to $399 billion in the first half of 2020,

Japan’s previous objective was to become carbon neutral after 2050.

This target follows an ILS80bn (US$24bn) plan unveiled in June 2020 and aimed at increasing the share of solar in the power generation to 30% by 2030,

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE: NOV) today reported third quarter 2020 revenues of $1.38 billion, a decrease of seven percent compared to the second quarter of 2020 and a decrease of 35 percent compared to the third quarter of 2019.

Brent was down $1.08, or 2.6%, at $40.69 a barrel, WTI dropped $1.05, or 2.6%, to $38.80.

The sector is in full-on merger mode in response to oil prices that have been stuck at around $40 a barrel in recent months after the Covid-19 pandemic hit global demand.

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, who has warned his counterparts of the market's shaky footing and the need to be proactive on production policy, could very well welcome any lobbying by the Trump administration, if global oil demand prospects do not improve.

CNOOC’s hydrocarbon output increased from 475 mboe in 2018 to 506.5 mboe in 2019 (+6.6%).

Global growth is projected at minus 4.4 percent in 2020 and plus 5.2 percent in 2021.

The debate over carbon border measures flows from the EU's policy of imposing a price on carbon emissions in the EU which is not replicated in much of the rest of the world, with some exceptions, presenting a threat to European carbon-intensive industry's competitiveness.