Category: Report

January 25 2022

Hold Your Nerve: Energy Transition Risks and Red Herrings in 2022

Clean energy has had a good pandemic. Global wind and solar deployments hit new records in 2020 and 2021, as did electric vehicle sales. At the same time, the global energy and commodities crunch, the rapidly changing macroeconomic environment, and political challenges all cloud the horizon.

January 24 2022

1H 2022 Sustainable Finance Market Outlook

In 2021, more than $1.6 trillion in sustainable debt instruments were issued, setting a new record and bringing the total market to over $4 trillion .

January 21 2022

Hydrogen – 10 Predictions for 2022

If 2021 was a defining year for clean hydrogen, hold on to your hats for 2022.

December 22 2021

Cold Weather to Raise Gas Supply Shortage Fears in Europe

BloombergNEF expects Local Distribution Zone (LDZ) gas demand in its ‘Europe perimeter’ (Northwest Europe, Italy and Austria) to be 6% higher than seasonal normal levels from Dec. 13 to Dec. 26, 2021, based on 14-day weather forecasts.

December 7 2021

Asia Petrochemical Makers Run Worst Losses Since 2013

Asian petrochemical producers have been hit hard by prolonged poor margins. Ethylene margins, the benchmark indicator for profitability in the sector, have been negative for three consecutive months.

November 30 2021

Build Back Better Would Upend U.S. Renewables, Gas Competition

House approval of the Build Back Better Act marks a major victory for the U.S. renewable-energy sector.

November 25 2021

Europe Leads on ESG Policy, But Trend Promising for All

Countries are on the hook more than ever to tackle runaway greenhouse gas emissions and to encourage private sector actors to do the same. Underpinning these emission reductions is the policy suite each nation offers to implement its agenda.

November 22 2021

Shell, Norsk Hydro Top BNEF’s Climate Transition Ranking for Extractive Industries

The net-zero transition could upend certain industries and reshuffle the competitive standing of others. Specifically how this risk will affect company valuations is high on the minds of investors.

November 9 2021

For Any COP26 Climate Goals To Succeed, New Technology Breakthroughs Are Essential

Achieving anything close to an average rise in global temperatures of 1.5 degrees Celsius this century will require not only policy, regulation and financing but also new technology breakthroughs.

November 8 2021

Jet Fuel Demand Plummets as China Culls 23,600 Flights

China has cancelled almost 24,000 flights over the coming 11 weeks since this time last week, as its 'Zero Covid-19' policy once again hits the jet fuel market.