LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - One of the world's leading oiland gas conferences, Oil & Money, will change its name to theEnergy Intelligence Forum to reflect the world's shift tocleaner energy in the fight against climate change, itsorganizers said on Tuesday.
The move comes as the , which has sponsoredthe event since it started 40 years ago, decided to end itssponsorship. In a statement on Tuesday the newspaper said theconference's subject matter "gives us cause for concern".
The high-profile conference regularly draws the leaders ofthe world's top oil and gas companies including Royal DutchShell, BP and Total.
It has in recent years become a lightning rod for activistsprotesting the role of energy companies in climate change.
At last year's event, protesters glued themselves to theentrance doors, disrupting the conference. Fossil fuel burningis blamed for most of the increase in greenhouse gas emissionsthat have led to global warming.
The conference's organizer, Energy Intelligence, said thename change will take effect next year.
"The energy industry is changing, and as our conferenceprogram has evolved in recent years to address the challenges ofclimate change and the energy transition, we felt that ourconference needed a new identity and a new mandate," theindustry news and data provider said.
Alex Schindelar, president of Energy Intelligence, said the decision had accelerated plans to announce arebranding of the event.
(Reporting by Ron Bousso and Julia Payne; editing by DavidEvans)