Electricity demand from the road vehicle sector is set to accelerate sharply in the coming decades, according to our new forecasting methodology. We...
Global | The macroeconomics of climate change mitigation
Posted by James Nixon on Oct 5, 2021
Stringent mitigation scenarios aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5°C are right at the edge of what is economically feasible and will require a...
Australia | A greener economy is becoming inevitable
Posted by Thomas Rudgley on Sep 30, 2021
The Australian government is facing growing pressure on several fronts to solidify lower carbon emission targets. If left unchecked, these pressures...
Germany | Push for carbon neutrality to get limited fiscal support
Posted by Oliver Rakau on Aug 25, 2021
The race to succeed long-term Chancellor Merkel and lead Europe’s largest economy is wide open. But we think Germany will continue its reactive,...
US | President Biden’s climate goals: states with the greatest challenges
Posted by George Bowen on Aug 23, 2021
President Biden has set a target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions in the US by 50-52 percent below 2005 levels, by 2030. For some states that...
Europe | Is the EU on track to be "Fit for 55" by 2030?
Posted by James Nixon on Aug 19, 2021
Earlier in July, the European Commission put forward a concrete set of proposals aimed at providing substance to the EU’s commitment to cut...
ACI World: Meeting SDGs and Future Air Travel Demand
Posted by Economic Impact on Jul 2, 2021
As the air transportation industry recovers from pandemic-induced downturns, the need for future capital planning will be critical to supporting...
Africa | The Green Revolution: where does Africa fit in?
Posted by Leeuwner Esterhuysen on Jun 29, 2021
Africa is a key source of the minerals that will be central to the green energy transition. The level of proven reserves means that the continent...
Canada | How the climate plan makes progress - but still falls short
Posted by Tony Stillo on Jun 24, 2021
Raising Canada’s federal carbon levy to C$170/tonne by 2030 will make solid progress but fall short on the country’s ambitious new pledge to cut...
Global | What if the move to net-zero is disorderly?
Posted by Daniel Moseley on Jun 3, 2021
Current climate action pledges won’t contain global warming to well below 2°C in line with the Paris Agreement. If decisive action is delayed...