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September 23, 2020
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Greenpeace's extreme opinion on carbon offsets is not supportive of attaining net-zero emissions
News Commentary | October 14, 2021
Greenpeace argues that offsets enable manufacturers to continue to utilize fossil fuels and that voluntary markets require additional oversight creating more problems than solutions independent of the sequestration strategy. While the ideas carry some merit, they focus on the challenges of an ... Not part of subscription
COP26: Pledges play it safe, but procurement focus signals a firm step to decarbonize the built environment
Analyst Insight | December 09, 2021
This Insight is part of a series of Insights focusing on key decisions made at COP26 and their impacts on corporate innovation and sustainability. Our assessment of key provisions of the Glasgow Climate Pact can be found here. Additional Insights in this series focus on specific industries and ... Not part of subscription
COP26: Upstream changes accelerate for the chemicals industry
Analyst Insight | December 09, 2021
This Insight is part of a series of Insights focusing on key decisions made at COP26 and their impacts on corporate innovation and sustainability. Our assessment of key provisions of the Glasgow Climate Pact can be found here. Additional Insights in this series focus on specific industries and ... Not part of subscription
by Yuan-Sheng Yu
China has established itself as global leader in key new energies, but its emissions have grown significantly in the past two decades, making up nearly 30% of the global share. Very few details were unveiled, but China highlighted that a green strategy in a post-COVID world is important for global economic recovery. The country now joins the EU with aggressive carbon-neutral targets, as the two regions are poised to play leading roles in the global energy landscape. In the near term, we expect CO2 capture to see a significant uptick, but clients should also view the country as a key region to test and deploy solutions for hard-to-decarbonize industries as well, with China lagging in domestic development in several key technologies.
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