On FT Energy Source:

- How Norwegians are paying for Chesapeake CEO’s $75m bonus

- A cautionary tale on carbon markets?

- China’s carbon intensity targets explained

- Australia’s ETS palaver

- Executive pay and an ONGC discovery in Spot news

Further reading:

- What peak oil could mean… (Guardian)

- The liquid fuel that is clean on every measure, but CO2 (The Times)

- Higher fuel prices have surprisingly little effect on car purchase decisions (Baltimore Sun)

- Commodities market regulators: one size does not fit all (Argus and The Telegraph)

- Its CO2 data may be cloudy, but China’s economy is growing fast (Environmental and Urban Economics)

- Powering the Dubai overshoot (Gregor)

- Solar airplanes – yes, really (MIT Technology Review)

- A lifeline for small refiners? (The Barrel/Platts)

Oil and gas chief executives: Are they worth it?
Interactive guide to the state of executive remuneration in the industry. Plus more reports on how US and European companies fared (FT)

Iran raises nuclear stakes with plans for 10 enrichment plants
Dramatic expansion planned (FT)

ONGC close to big oil find
Indian producer could add 20,000 bpd (Business Times)

Consider complexity in assessing derivatives
The carbon market is not a time-bomb, at least for now (FT)

Ecuador oil output to rise in 2010
Three years of decline to end, says Correa (Bloomberg)

Shell reins back biofuel expectations
Won’t be in widespread use until about 2020, says Voser (FT)

Hockey and Turnbull set for spill showdown
Political turmoil creates uncertainty over Australia’s proposed carbon trading scheme (ABC)

Call for improvement on engineering nuclear sites
Productivity must improve 10% to 20% to meet UK targets (FT)

Russia’s Gazprom targets France
EDF interest in South Stream could come at expense of Nabucco (Argus)

Indian radioactive leak was deliberate, says government
Vials of tritium deliberately poured into drinking water facility (FT)

China sets targets for 2020 carbon cuts
Plans to slash emissions per unit of economic output by 40-45% (FT)

Editorial comment: Obama goes to Copenhagen
The US president is right to attend the climate talks (FT)

India’s ONGC eyeing stake in Iran gas field
Seeking a 20-25% stake in a $7.5bn project of South Pars (Reuters)

Ghana petroleum says it had Oil deal with Kosmos before Exxon
GNPC is still in talks with Kosmos over the purchase of assets (Bloomberg)

Nuclear plant group’s safety move
Solution will ‘in principle’ meet safety, says UK regulator (FT)

Building hiatus eroded expertise
France’s nuclear watchdog warns on erosion of skills (FT)

Obama to offer cuts at Copenhagen
US set to reduce emissions by 17% from 2005 levels by 2020

China’s Wen will join Obama at Copenhagen climate talks
China and US are the biggest biggest producer of greenhouse gasses (Bloomberg)

EnCana shareholders agree on split
Canadian group to be divided into two publicly traded companies (FT)

Lower oil hurts Rosneft’s net
Russia’s number-one oil producer posted a 66% drop (WSJ)

Brookfield Renewable Power sells C$300m
Toronto-Dominion, Bank of Nova Scotia and CIBC to advise (Reuters)

How saving the planet adds up
Despite the downturn, green has remained the new black for retailers (FT)

Buildings are key to tackling emissions
Good news is that greening buildings are not rocket science (FT)

UK chemicals sector bids for support
Sector has suffered a wave of plant closure (FT)

English winemaker toasts climate change
This year has produced another bountiful harvest (FT)

On Energy Source:

Obama will go to Copenhagen, and the US will offer a cut in emissions

Shell CEO sets out his strategy and challenges

Elsewhere:

China seeks to boost production and raise imports to tackle gas shortage (Xinhua)

…while Ukraine wants less gas, and Russia shows mercy on take-or-pay contracts (Tehran Times)