Extensive analyses to deep dive into the most pressing issues.

In some cases, using, or planning to use carbon removal may risk delaying or stopping emissions reductions. Such cases are commonly referred to as ‘mitigation deterrence’ or ‘moral hazard’. Much of the literature on this topic tends to remain theoretical, seeking to understand if and when this happens. 

Carbon Gap

How to avoid carbon removal delaying emissions reductions

The energy transition isn’t going to plan. The Paris Agreement of 2016 – which aims to limit the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels by 2100 – is looking less and less achievable.



Wood Mackenzie

How the world gets onto a 1.5 °C pathway

The highly energy-intensive iron and steel industry contributed about 25% (ref. 1) of global industrial CO2 emissions in 2019 and is therefore critical for climate change mitigation. Despite discussions of decarbonization potentials at national and global levels, plant-specific mitigation potentials and technologically driven pathways remain unclear, which cumulatively determines the progress of net-zero transition of the global iron and steel sector

Nature

Global iron and steel plant CO2 emissions and carbon-neutrality pathways

Carbon markets are not new – in fact, they have existed for more than 20 years – yet they remain far from mature. Even as market infrastructure continues to evolve, the voluntary carbon market (VCM) represents an important lever to help accelerate high-impact climate action, protect nature and drive the energy transition towards net zero

World Economic Forum

Scaling voluntary carbon markets: A playbook for corporate action

Work is underway to develop a carbon removals strategy. The strategy will guide decisions about how we, as a nation, build a more diverse portfolio of activities that remove carbon dioxide from the air and oceans.

New Zealand Ministry for the Environment

Developing a carbon removals strategy

Report by the Chief Scientific Advisor’s Task and Finish Group on the carbon dynamics of BECCS, aiming to establish an evidence-based position on its validity as a greenhouse gas removal option.

UK Government

Ability of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) to generate negative emissions

Within the global health field, progress is being made to adopt a justice and sustainability-centred approach by advancing what has been named a planetary health agenda. 

BioMed Central

Post-growth economics: a must for planetary health justice

The EU still accounts for 8% of global energy-related emissions despite efforts to improve energy efficiency and adopt renewables. This makes it the third largest source of energy emissions behind only China and the US.

edie

EU must treble pace of low-carbon energy transition to meet climate pledges

Despite strong promotion of green growth by policymakers and international institutions, there is mounting criticism concerning the compatibility of continued economic growth with sustainability goals.

Shades of green growth scepticism among climate policy researchers

Although the Paris Agreement establishes targets to limit global warming—including carbon market mechanisms—little research has been done on developing operational tools to achieve them.

Building climate resilience, social sustainability and equity in global fisheries

Illegal logging remains widespread across the tropics, leading to extensive forest degradation and trade in illegal timber products. By adapting environmentally extended input–output modelling to timber originating from Brazilian native forests, we demonstrate how distinct illegality risks can be mapped and quantified at species-level across the supply chain. We focus on high-value ipê hardwood from the Amazon state of Pará, a leading producer of timber and contested forest frontier. 

Quantifying timber illegality risk in the Brazilian forest frontier

Nature-based solutions, such as urban green spaces, are shown to contribute to carbon emissions reduction and carbon sequestration, and also to have valuable indirect effects and behavioural impacts. Implementing such solutions could achieve carbon neutrality within the decade in several major cities in Europe.

Nature-based solutions can pave the way to carbon-neutral cities in 2030

Hydrogen has the potential to play a significant role in long-term decarbonisation. It has the unique ability to store and transport large amounts of energy, making it a versatile and promising option. One of the critical benefits of hydrogen is its ability to be used in hard-to-abate sectors.

Governing a future hydrogen-based society

Global climate goals need continued attention in good times and in bad. However, the effects of recent global shocks have delayed progress on the net-zero transition, climate change adaptation and wider sustainability goals. 

Reforming the global financial architecture to drive a resilient net-zero transition

This paper focuses on the role of non-contributive cash transfers to support poor and vulnerable households exposed to new climate threats. It also examines the potential role of contributive social protection instruments, such as unemployment benefits and pensions, especially to compensate for the adverse effects of decarbonization measures.

ReliefWeb

Social protection and climate change: How can we protect the most vulnerable households against new climate threats?

In Climate Tech: Europe’s Next Chapter, published in partnership with 2150, Dealroom, and London Tech Week, we bring together the continent’s leading founders to issue a call to action for governments and legislators, outlining the key changes we need to encourage innovation in European climate tech

Founders Forum Group

Climate tech 2023: Europe's next chapter

The European Union is poised to be the first region in the world to implement an international carbon border adjustment policy, which will impose fees on select imports to account for greenhouse gas emissions released during their production.

Export Development Canada

Exploring the EU’s carbon border adjustment policy

This report focuses on Natural Capital. It analyses main policies, needed for sustainable use of nature resources and biodiversity conservation in order to provide the essential ecosystem services that economic progress and societal development, as embedded parts of our living planet, ultimately rests upon. 

World Bank

Nature’s Frontiers Report

This time last year, natural gas prices in Europe were shooting for the sky, and gas prices in the U.S. were beginning the climb that would bring them to $9 per million British thermal units later in the summer.
The price surge was caused by the drop in Russian gas flows to Europe and the latter's turn to U.S. LNG for its winter storage. Europe is still buying a lot of LNG from the United States this year as well. But prices are much lower than they were last year. And they're likely to remain low.

Oil Price

Natural gas is down and will stay down this summer

Countries around the European Union are looking at reforms of energy subsidies, to encourage more sustainable energy use and to accommodate the higher prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. These countries should be careful and considerate of the effects these reforms may have on the firms and productivity in these countries, researchers from Radboud University warn. Their study of an energy reform in Iran in 2010, published in Energy Economics, identifies some challenges that can come with such reforms.

Tech Xplore

Energy subsidy reforms in Europe require honesty and step-by-step approach

Reports | Environmental Sustainability

In a Communication adopted today, the Commission provides a contribution to the forthcoming leaders' debate in Granada on the future-oriented approach to the EU's open strategic autonomy and on priority policy objectives for the EU in the years ahead. 

European Committee of the Regions 

Ahead of Granada Summit, Commission takes stock of achievements and identifies areas for action to build a more resilient, competitive and sustainable Europe

In their most recent research study, the analyst predicts that the Lithium Ion Battery Market will expand at a rate of about 25.0% CAGR between 2023 and 2028. It contains a thorough analysis of the most recent market trends, developments, drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities as well as a forecast of the market's growth over the next few years across various segments and geographical areas

Research and Markets

Global lithium ion battery market research report

Major economies are rapidly scaling up their deployment of zero-carbon technologies, but China is a “clear leader” with investment being poured into renewables and the electric vehicle (EV) sector, according to a report from the pan-European think tank Strategic Perspectives

Power Technology

China leads in race for clean technology

The first half of 2023 saw a collapse in EU fossil generation, leading to the lowest output on record. Wind and solar continued their growth, with solar generation increasing by 13% and wind by 5%. Hydro and nuclear are recovering from their historic lows in 2022, though their long term outlook is uncertain.

Ember

EU fossil generation hits record low as demand falls

A clean energy system will require up to twice as much land and up to 10% more water than the existing fossil fuel system – but these needs could be met multiple times over by fixing the agricultural system.

Clean energy transition to have less impact on nature and water than intensive agriculture

In this paper, the energy poverty in Africa and the high renewable energy (RE) potential are reviewed. Beyond this, the generation of electricity from the abundant RE potential in this region is analyzed in hourly timestep

Juxtaposing Sub-Sahara Africa’s energy poverty and renewable energy potential

The inaugural edition of the Critical Minerals Market Review provides a major update on the investment, market, technology and policy trends of the critical minerals sector in 2022 and an an initial reading of the emerging picture for 2023. Through in-depth analyses of clean energy and mineral market trends, this report assesses the progress made by countries and businesses in scaling up future supplies, diversifying sources of supply, and improving sustainable and responsible practices. It also examines major trends for individual minerals and discusses key policy implications.

International Energy Agency

Critical Minerals Market Review 2023

The CDP’s Oil and Gas Benchmark report assessed 100 oil and gas companies on low-carbon transition and just transition indicators.

Offshore Technology

Top oil and gas companies have made “almost no progress” towards Paris Agreement goals

With comment from Fatih Birol, the International Energy Agency’s report shows the renewable energy trends and how policy will help meet global demands

Energy Digital

IEA’s report shows promise for accelerated renewable energy

Global oil markets are gradually recalibrating after three turbulent years 

Oil 2023: Analysis and forecast to 2028

This report identifies where we are seeing the green shoots of a sustainable hydropower renaissance

International Hydropower Association

World Hydropower Outlook

The 2023 edition of Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report warns that current efforts are not enough to achieve the SDG 7 on time.

IRENA

Basic Energy Access Lags Amid Renewable Opportunities

The key areas examined by the report include the latest data and analysis on renewable power capacity additions in 2022 – globally and for major markets – as well as forecasts for 2023 and 2024.



Renewable Energy Market Update - June 2023

This report builds on the G20 Bali Sustainable Finance Working Group recommendations on just energy transitions, from the viewpoint of the financial sector

Unlocking Sustainable Finance to Accelerate a Just Energy Transition

The "Infosys-HFS Research Energy Transition 2023" report reveals that shifts in climate, regulation, and sustainability are nudging global enterprises to accelerate decarbonization and net zero journeys


MIT Technology Review

Leading the energy transition

This report offers valuable insights concerning access to low-cost finance for the energy transition and the deployment of critical technologies in particular. The recommendations in this report provide the foundations of a tool box for enhancing collaboration among stakeholders, with the aim of financing energy transition projects with low-cost capital in G20 countries and beyond.

Low-cost finance for the energy transition report

Hydrogen Insights 2023 is the latest update on the global hydrogen economy from the Hydrogen Council and McKinsey & Company. It summarizes the current state of the global hydrogen sector and actual hydrogen deployment, with a deep dive into North America.



Hydrogen Council

Hydrogen Insights Report 2023

Energy development and resource conservation can seem at odds with one another, but a recent study highlights how to minimize conflict and evaluate tradeoffs



USGS

Finding areas of compatibility between renewable energy development and conservation of the Nation's resources

Reports | Energy

To coincide with the fourth anniversary of the Principles for Responsible Banking, the second biennial progress report, “Responsible Banking: Towards Real-world Impact”, has been released. The report provides a status update of the progress made by over 200 signatory banks in implementing the Principles using data from first, second and third year reports. 


UNEP FI 

Principles for responsible banking – Second biennial progress report

This paper outlines an alternative, strategic approach to all the new ESG disclosure regulations and standards emerging around the world. It explains how an institutionalized and automated system ensures compliance with all ongoing requirements, while at the same time minimizing risk and maximizing opportunities. We call this approach “Smart Compliance”.

Boston Consulting Group

ESG reporting – Getting clever with “Smart Compliance” 

The Hinrich-IMD Sustainable Trade Index (STI) measures how effectively 30 major trading economies are geared for long-term economic growth, environmental protection, and societal development across 70 indicators.

Hinrich Foundation

Sustainable Trade Index 2022

Less than one-third of U.S. employees surveyed reported that their organizations engage in practices that embed sustainability goals in business models and employee roles.

MIT Sloan Management Review

Sustainability progress is stalled at most companies

Centrica and the GMB Union are urging the UK Government to publish its new skills strategy with a focus on the energy transition. In the meantime, other businesses are forging ahead with new training schemes.

Green skills: Businesses take matters into their own hands in absence of national strategy

Preqin, a provider of alternative assets data and insights, has recently released its annual report, ESG in Alternatives 2023, which sheds light on the rapid growth of environmental, social, and governance considerations within the private markets including a notable increase in capital dedicated to the topic.



Environmental Leader

ESG Report Shows Big Gains in Capital Raised for ESG

Coller Capital report finds attitudes to ESG in private equity are very different on either side of the Atlantic.



CityWire

Three quarters of US limited partners have ‘no plans’ to appoint ESG experts

Southeast Asia has a critical role to play in global climate as regional leaders seek to balance the competing tensions of economic growth, rising primary energy demand, a just transition, and climate action at scale. While regional attention and commitments are on the rise, greater action is necessary to ensure the region achieves its goal of reducing emissions by approximately 33% by 2030.

Bain & Company

Southeast Asia’s Green Economy 2023 Report

This report is based on the survey on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. More than 1,100 respondents in more than 90 countries were asked how their organizations are rising to this challenge. This report analysis main trends and opportunities. 

McKinsey & Company

Report "ESG momentum: Seven reported traits that set organizations apart"

The debut episode of Deal Volume highlights takeaways from McKinsey’s Global Private Markets Review, including the condition of the industry in 2022 and trends likely to affect investors in 2023 and beyond.


Top trends in global private markets

This report analyses the ESG trends of 2023 worldwide and in Australia. It reflects on the main challenges and opportunities for businesses, that can help to shape the corporate strategy. 

Report “ESG trends in 2023”

The Philippines' ranking in a global good governance index worsened after it dropped three spots to rank 66th out of 104 countries.




Business World

Philippines falls in global good governance index

The Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG), a partnership hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), recently released a report titled: “Unlocking finance for water and agriculture”.

Revisiting finance for water and agriculture

This report analyses progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific as well as the availability of data. It shines a spotlight on countries that have demonstrated a commitment to achieve sustainable development. Their progress has highlighted the necessity of improving on collecting high quality data and working collectively to achieve common goals. This report is a resource for all stakeholders involved in prioritization, planning, implementation and follow-up of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific.

United Nations

Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2023, UN ESCAP

The state of ESG investing today is one of constant evolution, with progress on several fronts and continued uptake by asset owners.

Pensions and Investments

ESG INVESTING- Industry Brief

This guide takes an in-depth look at the standards, guidelines, frameworks and accreditations different organization could consider adopting when it comes to ESG. It provides schemes and trends which are critical to managing risk and ensuring the future success of businesses. 

Dentons

ESG Standards & Frameworks Report

In 2022, the devastating impacts of the triple planetary crisis were compounded by widening inequality, conflict and rising food and energy prices. Yet, it was also a year of renewed vigour on environmental action. 

UNEP

Annual UNEP Report 2022

This edition of the Democracy Index examines the state of global democracy in 2022.

Economist Intelligence Unit

Frontline democracy and the battle for Ukraine

Reports | ESG

Where is the largest and fastest-growing market for precious metals e-waste recovery? How does the market relate to the overall economy; demography and other similar markets? What forces will shape the market going forward? The precious metals e-waste recovery market global report answers all these questions and many more.


Globe Newswire

Precious metals e-waste recovery global market opportunities 

Provide Effective Remedy to Oromia Residents who Suffered Harm



Ethiopia: Companies Long Ignored Gold Mine Pollution

A new analysis from Greenpeace has found that in just the first three months of this year, China has already approved about 20.45 gigawatts of coal projects, more than the country approved in all of 2021.


EcoWatch

China Approved More Coal Plants in 2023 Q1 Than in All of 2021: Greenpeace Report

The United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said approximately 2.3 tonnes of natural uranium have gone missing from a site in Libya not under government control, news agencies have reported.

Al Jazeera

UN says tonnes of uranium missing from Libyan site: Reports

Lithium is a lightweight metal used in the cathodes of lithium-ion batteries, which power electric vehicles.


This chart shows which countries produce the most lithium

Precious Metals Plating Market 2023 with 108 Pages Report and enhance with extents shares into sub-counties are covered in this market. Precious Metals Plating Market conditions can be influenced by a wide range of factors, including economic policies, geopolitical events, and technological developments.

Digital Journal 

Precious Metals Plating Market Production Growth, Demand and Supply Analysis 2023 to 2029

Traditional mining companies in Sweden and Australia can help decarbonise our mining sectors, giving us a key competitive advantage.

Our experience of permits, environmental approvals and consultation with traditional owners might also be of interest. 

More specifically, there are clear links in the mutual interest of Australia and Europe in strengthening investments in critical minerals. 

Minister for Industry and Science

Remarks to the Sustainable Mining Summit

Statistics South Africa has released the mining sector’s production data for December, with production in the gold mining sector declining by 3.3% year-on-year, compared with a decline of 4.6% in November.

Production in the platinum group metals sector declined by 5%, while total mining output declined by 3.5% year-on-year in December, compared with a revised decline of 9.2% in November.

SABC News

Precious metal mining shows decline in December

The Net Zero Roadmap for Copper and Nickel Mining was prepared by International Finance Corporation (IFC) as part of the World Bank Group’s Climate Smart Mining Initiative.

Net Zero Roadmap To 2050 For Copper & Nickel Mining Value Chains

The global battery metals market was valued at USD 14.5 billion in 2021, and it is expected to attain a value of USD 25.66 billion by 2028 with a CAGR of 8.5% over the forecast period (2022-2028).

Global Battery Metals Market To Show Significant Growth Prospects

Methane emissions from coking coal mines increase the global warming effect of the steelmaking process by at least 27 per cent and can in some cases double the climate impact of manufacturing the metal, according to fresh research released today.

Business Green

Report: Methane from coal mines 'can double steel's climate impact'

A number of economic and industrial factors affect the price of platinum group metals (PGMs), namely platinum, palladium and rhodium, and subsequently the price of scrap catalytic converters.

Recycling Today

Platinum group metals 2023: Economic and industrial factors

Gold prices edged up on Friday ahead of a long holiday weekend as the latest US inflation data showed signs of cooling, but not enough to erase concerns of more Federal Reserve rate hikes.

Mining.com

Gold price edges higher as US inflation data shows signs of cooling

India’s coal production will touch 900 million tonne (MT) this fiscal, CareEdge Ratings said in a report. It said that India’s coal requirement will likely hit 1.5 billion tonne by 2030 and to meet this, the country should scale up its production.

Hellenic Shipping News

India’s coal production to touch 900 million tonnes this fiscal year

IndexBox recently published a new report on the global rare earth metal market. Here are some of the most interesting takeaways.

Yahoo Finance

IndexBox: Rare Earth Metals Market Will Reach $14.7B by 2030 Due to Rising Electric Vehicle Production

As much as 98% of the gold sold from areas surrounding indigenous lands in Brazil between 2018 and 2020 has indications of irregularity, according to sustainability organization Instituto Escolhas.



Most Brazil gold mined near Amazon may be illegal

Top 10 largest gold mining companies based on their quarterly production figures reported in Q3 2022.

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