Editor's letter: A new era for energy

Innovation at odds with oil prices

Lauren Mason
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This week marks International Energy Week, during which a three-day global conference takes place focusing on a new era for energy.

With the ongoing climate crisis remaining at the forefront of investors' minds, speakers including Octopus Energy founder Greg Jackson and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi will tackle topics such as the net zero challenge, low-carbon technologies and evolving business strategies. The amount of innovation being exercised globally - both across sectors and within our own investment industry - seems at odds with the ongoing price surge of oil and gas. Investment Week digital edition - 21 February 2022 In this week's Deep Dives, Quilter Investors' Helen Bradshaw said this is partially to do wi...

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