Extensive analyses to deep dive into the most pressing issues.

The Global Hydrogen Review is an annual publication by the International Energy Agency that tracks hydrogen production and demand worldwide, as well as progress in critical areas such as infrastructure development, trade, policy, regulation, investments and innovation.

Global Hydrogen Review 2022

A guide for the Innovation, Strategy, and Sustainability executives. 

Report discusses the importance of reinvention for industries when tackling the environmental shift, the challenges faced by different sectors, the playground that they can choose in order to carry out a multi-dimensional reinvention for their business, and how to convince an entire Executive Committee to lead such a transformation. 

StimShift

A full reinvention for the environmental shift

The Inflation Reduction Act will cause the cost of renewable energy to decline dramatically over the next decade, according to an analysis shared exclusively with The Climate 202.

The Washington Post

Clean energy just got a lot more cost-competitive

Shekhar Kadam and Angelica Schiavone of Kerry Group explore the wonderful world of enzymes and explain how these biological catalysts can contribute to a sustainable food and drink industry.

NEW Food 

The role of enzymes in the emerging sustainable food system

According to a new report released on Thursday, the cost of achieving global goals to combat problems including hunger, poverty, and climate change increased by 25% to $176 trillion over the previous year as the performance on some of the indicators reversed. The report by the Force for Good Initiative (FFGI) has stated that the funding gap for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of 2030 objectives supported by all member nations, has increased even more over the time.

The CSR Journal

U.N. Sustainability Goals will Cost $176 trillion to Achieve

The demand for solar district heating market exceeded USD 2.5 billion in 2021, and it is expected to increase at a CAGR of over 6.8% from 2022 to 2032. 

WordPress

Solar District Heating System Market Is Poised to Increase at A Strong CAGR

Analysis of more than 3,000 public messages shows a ‘systematic misalignment’ on climate-related activities

Financial Times

Big Oil talks up green credentials, but its low-carbon investments fall short

Energy majors are exaggerating their green credentials in public messaging while continuing to allocate the majority of new investment to oil and gas projects, according to an industry analysis.

Euractiv

Oil and gas majors exaggerating green performance: analysis

Big oil companies are spending millions to portray themselves as taking action on climate change, but their investments and lobbying activities don’t live up to their planet-friendly claims, according to a new report.

Big oil companies are spending millions to appear ‘green.’ But what do they invest in?

Europe’s rivers are running dry after an extended period of extremely hot weather, ratcheting up fears over food and energy production at a time when prices are already skyrocketing due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

CNBC

Europe’s evaporating rivers wreak havoc for food and energy production ahead of winter

This paper compares the key techno-economic characteristics of these
potential carriers with that of liquified hydrogen to develop a better understanding of the ways in which hydrogen could be transported overseas in an efficient manner. The paper also discusses other factors, beyond techno-economic features, that may affect the choice of optimum hydrogen carrier for long-distance transport, as well as the global trade of hydrogen.

Oxford Inst. for Energy Studies

What is the best way to transfer hydrogen over long distances?

Hazardous substances pollute European seas. When these substances exceed certain limits in marine organisms, a risk is posed to ecosystems and human health through the food chain

European Environment Agency

Hazardous substances in marine organisms in European seas

Mining will play a centre-stage role in decarbonisation as projections show how demand for certain minerals and metals is likely to grow exponentially with the expansion of renewable energy technologies and electric vehicles. This paper argues that the management of ESG issues and active ownership are key to ensure that the industry is able to meet the growing demand for minerals and metals.




Fidelity

The decarbonisation and mining paradox: Challenges and long-term opportunities for investors

China holds a critical and outsized role in helping the global community achieve the targets of the Paris Agreement and preserving the planet’s biosphere. At the same time, China’s available financing mechanisms and its financial system remain somewhat distinct. 

World Economic Forum

China’s Climate Challenge: Financing the Transition to Net Zero

The environmental, social and governance (ESG) approach to investment is broken. It needs to be streamlined and stripped of sanctimoniousness, argues Henry Tricks



The Economist

ESG investing

The feasibility of non-electrical applications of nuclear energy has already been demonstrated through decades of experience with approximately 67 reactors around the world (representing about 15% of the world’s reactors) providing either district heating, desalination or some other form of process heat.

OECD

Beyond Electricity: The Economics of Nuclear Cogeneration

Can firms be made accountable for their carbon emissions?


Internalising the externalities

Investors and policymakers should focus more on the greening of the grey industries


Time to destigmatise 'khaki finance'

Policymakers want to make the country a world leader in green finance, but without scaring businesses away


UK aims to set the pace for corporate net zero plans

Not so long ago, chief sustainability officers were a corporate novelty. "Is this a fad or a role that will endure?" asked a Financial Times think-piece in 2011. By now, the answer is clear.

Chief sustainability officers prosper as ESG risks mount

This new index explores progress toward decarbonisation in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and South America. It was part of Janus Henderson’s commitment to exploring the issue following the panel of industry experts convened at COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021 on the topic of Decarbonisation in Emerging Markets.

Janus Handerson Investors

Decarbonisation in Emerging Markets: Insights from Asia

The need to deliver high-quality data to validate environmental claims and take action on climate has never been greater. 

GreenBiz

The Business Guide to Carbon Accounting

Buildings are important in EU environmental and climate policy for several reasons, including their greenhouse gas emissions and high consumption of material resources.

Building renovation: where circular economy and climate meet

Surging demand for zero-carbon technologies, materials, and services gives companies opportunities to build new green businesses. Leaders that move quickly could see exponential growth.

McKinsey & Company

Accelerating toward net zero: The green business building opportunity

(World Wide Fund for Nature Singapore) today launches a new report titled “Decarbonising Singapore’s Energy System in the Context of Cooling” authored by the Carbon Trust. WWF-Singapore worked with the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) to shape the study which focuses on the importance of clean cooling and provides viable recommendations on how it can play a critical role in achieving Singapore’s net zero ambition.

WWF-Singapore’s new report finds that clean cooling solutions are critical for Singapore to achieve climate targets

Nuclear Power and Secure Energy Transitions: From Today’s Challenges to Tomorrow’s Clean Energy Systems is a new report by the International Energy Agency that looks at how nuclear energy could help address two major crises – energy and climate – facing the world today. 

Nuclear Power and Secure Energy Transitions

A stronger adaptation governance framework would benefit adaptation efforts.



Bruegel

How can the European Union adapt to climate change?

Forest pathways for green recovery and building inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies


The State of the World’s Forests 2022

This report underscores the vital role of energy efficiency and energy saving in meeting today’s crises by immediately addressing the crippling impacts of the spike in energy prices, strengthening energy security and tackling climate change.

The value of urgent action on energy efficiency

The power sector lies at the heart of the global energy transition, which will rely on increased electrification of end uses and the adoption of variable renewable energy (VRE) such as wind and solar PV as the main sources of electricity; however, today’s power systems embody an era in which generation depended on large centralised and dispatchable power plants. It is therefore essential that power system structures evolve to meet the requirements of the renewable era.

IRENA

RE-organising Power Systems for the Transition

Given the ongoing pace and scope of the energy transition, anything short of radical and immediate action will diminish – and may possibly eliminate – the chance of staying on the 1.5°C or even 2°C path. And the surge of net zero commitments shows that we understand the gravity and complexity of the situation. 

World energy transitions outlook 2022

The agriculture sector is a key economic sector in Southeast Asia and an important driver of socio-economic development, supporting the livelihoods of a significant share of the region’s population.

Renewable Energy for Agriculture: Insights from Southeast Asia

This issue of the Oxford Energy Forum focuses on the role of and
recent developments in carbon markets

OIES

The Evolution of Carbon Markets and Their Role in Climate Mitigation and Sustainable Development

In its landmark report last year, Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector, the IEA stated that “international programmes to fund demonstration projects, especially in sectors where technologies are large and complex, would accelerate the innovation process”.

The Need for Net Zero Demonstration Projects

This report presents the results of a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment for peatland and mangrove restoration in Indonesia. The SAVi assessment uses system dynamics modelling and financial analysis to analyze restoration options for the Katingan peatlands and Belitung mangroves

International Institute for Sustainable Development

How to Make Investments in Land Rehabilitation Economically Viable

Through its shaping of the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement over two decades, the coalition has shown the effectiveness possible when countries form alliances not based on regional, ideological, or economic identity—but rather on shared values, principles, and approaches.

IISD

20 Years of the Environmental Integrity Group in Global Climate Governance

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report

Accelerating sustainable and inclusive growth

The Global Clean Ammonia Market stood at a volume of 1320.16 Thousand Tonnes in the year 2021.

Globe Newswire

Global Clean Ammonia Market Report 2022

The Global Carbon Footprint Management Market size was estimated at USD 5,291.22 million in 2021 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 19.31% to reach USD 15,266.03 million by 2027.

Business Wire

Carbon Footprint Management Market Research Report 2022 

Power-to-liquids (PtL) could emerge as a critical pathway as aviation shifts from fossil to sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs). 

Clean Skies for Tomorrow: Delivering on the Global Power-to-Liquid Ambition

Expanding the European Union’s ETS to cover all flight coming and out of the bloc could increase 113% of aviation emissions reduction from the proposed scope on just flights within the European Economic Area.

Earth.Org

Taxing All EU Departing Flights Could Cut Aviation Emissions by Another 53%

New report illustrates how the LEAF Coalition enables carbon market colonialism

Amazon Watch

Carbon Offset Briefer: A LEAF Out of an Old Book

Cities are the engine of the global economy - contributing 80% of the world’s GDP – but their exponential growth in recent decades has come at the expense of nature. 

BiodiverCities by 2030: Transforming cities’ relationship with nature

With the world facing multiple crises including, COVID-19, conflicts, climate crisis and biodiversity loss, our forests can help us recover from their impact, but only if we step up action to unlock their potential

Forests and trees can help us recover from multiple crises, new FAO report says

The report spotlights how water can enable and accelerate the transition to a green economy.

A Freshwater Future: Without Blue, There Is No Green Economy

As many in the environmental community gear up for the UN high-level meeting Stockholm+50 on 2-3 June

The Choreography Needed for Net-Zero Industry Transition

This special edition report on global energy transition builds on the trends from the Energy Transition Index to provide perspective on the current challenges and recommendations on how to navigate the transition through a turbulent macroeconomic and geopolitical environment. 

Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2022

As the ESG spotlight shifts onto the mining and metals sector, there is increased interest in recycling as a source of green metals, a recent report by White & Case states.

Mining.com

Demand for green metals from recycling expected to grow – report

Moving South Africa's coal-dominated economy onto a greener footing will require at least $250 billion over the next three decades, a report released on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum said on Thursday.

Reuters

South Africa needs $250 bln over three decades for clean energy transition

The past two years of the global pandemic profoundly impacted our societies and economies. The COVID crisis heightened the need for multilateralism to tackle global challenges.  

World Bank

Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition report 2021-2022

Reports | Sustainability

The "Emissions Reduction Strategies Adopted by the Oil and Gas Sector - Analyzing Current Emissions by Oil and Gas Sector and Companies, Future Targets, Reduction Strategies and Carbon Pricing" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Emissions Reduction Strategies Adopted by the Oil and Gas Sector 

Last week, the media rushed to report that natural gas prices in the United States had fallen sharply after trade unions and railway companies reached a tentative deal that averted a potentially devastating strike.

Oil Price

A Natural Gas Shortage Is Looming For The U.S.

The European Union’s emergency measures to tackle the region’s energy crisis may fall short of their intended goals, at least where renewable energy ambitions are concerned, according to Rystad Energy research.

RigZone

EU Revenue Cap Could Hinder European Renewable Energy Ambitions

As Winston Churchill reportedly said in the 1940s as he was working to co-form what would become the United Nations: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” It is advice the giant oil and energy corporations and Opec, enabled by politicians, have taken to heart. This is reflected in the price of petrol and our ballooning heating bills.

The Guardian

Big oil and OPEC are holding the world to ransom – it’s time to rein them in

Oil and gas companies will have to pay more taxes under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, according to accounting analysts at Moody’s Investors Service. While the law includes provisions aimed a tackling climate change and health care policies, it also increases taxes for large companies.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Oil and Gas Companies Will be Most Impacted by IRA, Moody’s Says

Recent comments from Elon Musk about the need for more oil and gas reflect a broader concern that the uptake of electric vehicles will be hampered by rising electricity prices, according to the head of equity strategy at Saxo Bank.

As Elon Musk backs fossil fuels, one strategist sends a warning over EV sales

OPEC+’s decision to implement a small production output cut is more of a political statement and symbolic message sent by the alliance, analysts said.

OPEC+ output cut is mostly a ‘political snub’ and sends symbolic message

The IEA Oil Market Report (OMR) is one of the world's most authoritative and timely sources of data, forecasts and analysis on the global oil market – including detailed statistics and commentary on oil supply, demand, inventories, prices and refining activity, as well as oil trade for IEA and selected non-IEA countries.

Oil Market Report - July 2022

This report examines the possible financial implications of phasing out fossil fuels in six emerging economies based on scenarios published by the International Energy Agency in its 2021 World Energy Outlook and suggests strategies for managing the transition.

The fiscal implications of fossil fuel phase-out in six large emerging economies

Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has had a dramatic impact on the global energy system. Russia was the world’s largest oil and natural gas exporter in 2021, and energy markets have been thrown into turmoil, with major energy security and supply risks worldwide.

The energy security case for tackling gas flaring and methane leaks

Oil Market Report - June 2022

At the start of Q1 2022, global oil and gas industry contract activity was stifled due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. However, in the second half of the quarter a minor increase in the number of contracts was reported.

GlobalData

Global oil and gas contracts stifled in Q1 2022 as a result of rising inflation and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, says GlobalData

Shell and BP are among the companies best positioned to take advantage of future electric vehicles disruption in the oil & gas industry [...]

Offshore Technology

Revealed: the oil & gas companies leading the way in electric vehicles

The clock is ticking on climate action in the oil and gas industry. Reaching net zero by 2050 involves not only curtailing fossil fuel use but also limiting emissions from fossil fuel production as economies transition to a clean energy future.

Environmental Defense Fund

Transferred Emissions: How Risks in Oil and Gas M&A Could Hamper the Energy Transition

McKinsey’s Global Energy Perspective is a collaboration
between Energy Insights and adjacent practices


Global Energy Perspective 2022

World Energy Pulse 2022 presents a quick “pulse” of current attitudes and trends felt across the industry and provides global and regional perspectives of crises implications and transformational actions.

The world is reeling from global energy shocks triggered by the convergence of crises: climate change, covid, and conflict. The interaction of these crises has cascading and uneven impacts in energy which are felt at all levels of society. As leaders seek to step up to meet these crises, responses reflect different experiences and expectations.

World Energy Council

World Energy Pulse 2022

As the cost of renewables plummets and the price volatility of natural gas increases, the fossil fuel can no longer be relied on as a lower-emissions bridge fuel to clean energy, a new study finds.

Eco-Business

After Russian invasion, gas is no longer a viable 'bridge' fuel for energy transition

Severe new lockdown measures amid surging Covid cases in China have led to a downward revision in our expectations for global oil demand in 2Q22 and for the year as a whole

Oil Market Report - April 2022

How to save money, reduce reliance on Russian energy, support Ukraine and help the planet

Playing my part

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered a major energy supply and security crisis that has sent commodity prices to new highs, with wider implications for the global economy


Gas Market Report, Q2-2022

The report, co-authored by Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club, and Urgewald, is the most comprehensive global analysis on fossil fuel banking to date. It reveals that the world’s B-biggest banks continued to pour billions into fossil fuel expansion in 2021. This underscores the stark disparity between public climate commitments being made by the world’s largest banks, versus the reality of their largely business-as-usual financing to the fossil fuel industry.



Reclaim Finance

Banking on Climate Chaos Report 2022

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, these 10 measures can cut global oil demand by 2.7 million barrels a day quickly.

The International Energy Agency 10 Point Plan to Cut Oil Use

The IEA Oil Market Report (OMR) is one of the world's most authoritative and timely sources of data, forecasts and analysis on the global oil market – including detailed statistics and commentary on oil supply, demand, inventories, prices and refining activity, as well as oil trade for IEA and selected non-IEA countries.



Oil Market Report - March 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent energy prices to historic highs, as the conflict has resulted in high market volatility and a coordinated round of sanctions targeting Russia’s economy. J.P. Morgan Research examines the outlook for energy prices as the potential for an ongoing conflict poses potential risks to supply.



J.P. Morgan

What’s Next For Oil And Gas Prices As Sanctions On Russia Intensify

The transportation sector needs to adapt to climate and sustainability targets, and electric vehicles can't solve the problem alone. Are low-carbon fuels the answer?

Boston Consulting Group

The Road Ahead for Low-Carbon Fuels

Advanced technologies are critical to stopping climate change—and the drive to develop and scale them is accelerating. Here are five themes that could attract $2 trillion of annual investment by 2025.

Innovating to net zero: An executive’s guide to climate technology

The future evolution of fossil fuel demand will mainly depend on our collective ability to bridge both ambition and implementation gaps to make climate pledges appropriately ambitious and turn them into actions. It will require the implementation of strong policies to massively deploy low-carbon energy sources and technologies to fill the gap, as well as reducing the all-fuel energy demand through energy efficiency measures and behavioural changes.

Zenon Research 

Transitioning away from fossil fuels

Developing Countries Need a New Growth Model—Before It’s Too Late. 

Foreign Affairs

The Coming Carbon Tsunami

The UK government launches a consultation on the design of a new climate compatibility checkpoint for the oil and gas industry.

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