The call to cut the carbon from natural gas and oil, versus eliminating fossil fuels from the energy mix, is gaining supporters, as top energy executives in Houston this week pushed for stakeholders to acknowledge that global demand is growing, while a renewables-only future is unattainable in the near term.

In the unofficial energy capital of the world, executives at CERAWeek by S&P Global were joined by a cadre of technology leaders, each pushing similar visions to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas ambitions.

CEO Amin Nasser of Saudi Arabian Oil Co., better known as Aramco, jolted the audience on the first day of the week-long conference with a rallying cry to accept reality.

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