The reigning narrative of impending global environmental catastrophe dominates the airwaves and print media. Short of a drastic reduction in the use of fossil fuels, it is asserted, we are fast approaching the “end of days”. The demonization of fossils fuels in general, and coal in particular, has been wrought under pressure from special interests groups and organized lobbies of the climate-industrial complex where aspects of economic reality are caricatured or presented out of context. Complex trade-offs in energy policy are spun into tales of spurious simplicity, leading to misleading conclusions.

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After nearly two decades of strong annual growth, renewables around the world added as much net capacity in 2018 as they did in 2017, an unexpected flattening of growth trends that raises concerns about meeting long-term climate goals.

Last year was the first time since 2001 that growth in renewable power capacity failed to increase year on year. New net capacity from solar PV, wind, hydro, bioenergy, and other renewable power sources increased by about 180 Gigawatts (GW) in 2018, the same as the previous year, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest data.

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Oil and gas companies are facing competition from renewable energy and electric vehicles, a global campaign against the use of plastics and increasingly stringent climate targets. In the face of these challenges, shareholders want them to prioritize returns to investors rather than endless growth.

Most oil and gas companies are jeopardizing shareholder returns  by rewarding bosses for endlessly chasing growth in a world where pressure to meet climate targets and sharp falls in renewables costs are set to eat into future demand , finds a report from The Carbon Tracker Initiative, a not-for-profit financial think tank that seeks to promote a climate-secure global energy market by aligning capital markets with climate reality.

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