Bjørn Otto Sverdrup leads the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), which gathers the CEOs of twelve of the world's largest oil and gas companies around an ambitious goal: to get one of the sectors contributing most to climate change to drastically lower their own carbon emissions. He describes a possible path for the industry to pivot to net-zero operations, reimagining the role it could play in helping decarbonize the economy and changing how we consume energy -- and he calls for setting a price on carbon. (Followed by a Q&A with Countdown cofounder Lindsay Levin) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Henrique Bezerra, Regional lead for Latin America at the Global Methane Hub, and Bjorn Otto Sverdrup, Chair of the executive committee for the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, discuss the pressing issue of methane emissions. They explore the ambitious Global Methane Pledge aimed at a 30% reduction by 2030 but reveal the rising levels of emissions instead. The conversation highlights the urgency of innovation and collaboration across sectors like oil and gas, as well as the need for transparency and accountability to meet climate goals. Practical solutions are essential to reverse this trend.