A fact sheet from a series developed by Ipieca and OGP to demonstrate the oil and gas industry's present and future contribution to sustainable development. Prepared in advance of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). Hydrocarbons will remain essential to sustainable global economic development and prosperity for decades to come. Yet meeting the world's growing need for energy must be reconciled with security of energy supply and environmental protection.
23 April 2012
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