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Woody biomass for energy use will face rising scrutiny

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There is an obvious tension between promoting forests to capture carbon and burning wood for energy. Increased demand risks unsustainable indirect changes of land use. However…

Rising emissions worsen global disaster risks

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Climate and disaster risk.

Long-distance electricity transmission will increase

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Large sources of renewable energy such as hydro, wind and solar are often remote from demand centres and can suffer curtailment or delayed investment as a result of grid…

Tight supply and uncertain demand to drive oil markets

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The strength of demand will be crucial but is highly uncertain: one of the three leading oil market forecasters expects it to grow by 1.5 million barrels per day (b/d) while…

Treaty will help to protect the seas globally

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The high seas, or international waters, account for around 60% of the world’s oceans. They have, until now, been a largely ungoverned space, exposed to unrestricted shipping…

Investment and policy key to meeting hydrogen goals

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Production offers flexibility: hydrogen can be made in multiple locations -- increasing geopolitical diversification -- using renewable electricity, nuclear power and fossil fuels…

Rising power prices raise risk of economic instability

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Base effects, pent-up demand and restored supply were expected to deliver above-trend growth in 2022-23, erasing the impact wrought by the pandemic in 2020-21. However, surging…

COVID-19 may permanently alter long-term energy demand

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Policy responses to the global recession have the potential either to accelerate or retard the energy transition. Economic and social behavioural change as a result of forced…

Oil prices are likely to stay high to the end of 2018

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Outlook for the oil price.

Firms’ net-zero plans are key to meeting climate goals

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To achieve the 2015 Paris agreement climate targets, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be net-zero by 2050. While the Paris agreement was a commitment by governments, businesses…