Category: Report

August 5 2020

Recycling Plastics Helps the Oceans, Not the Climate

An improved recycling scenario, where all plastic waste is captured and recycled by 2050, offers carbon emissions reductions of only 14% compared to the baseline.

July 28 2020

U.S. Renewable Jet Fuel Production Soars Despite Covid

U.S. production of renewable jet fuel jumped to over 1 million gallons in 2Q 2020 – almost double the output from a year earlier and a fourfold increase from 1Q 2020.

July 13 2020

China Steps Up With Tougher Data Security Regulation

China's lawmakers are reviewing the new data security law proposed. If passed, it will be the first enforceable law in China that regulates data use and protects data privacy.

July 13 2020

Hitachi-Microsoft Partnership Reflects Big Digital Trend

Industrial conglomerates and technology companies have formed a web of partnerships lately aiming to make money from their customers' digital transformations.

July 13 2020

Caterpillar Acquires Autonomy Expertise for Heavy Industry

The mining sector has the highest adoption of off-road autonomous vehicles, supplied by industrials like Caterpillar and Komatsu.

June 25 2020

District Heat Networks Need the Private Sector to Deliver a Net-Zero Transition

As net-zero targets ramp up, the world is re-engineering how it stays warm - and cool. Policy makers, property developers and utilities are turning to district heat networks to provide low-carbon heating and cooling without blowing out carbon budgets.

June 25 2020

Well Built Green Stimulus Packages Can Revitalize Economies, Help the Climate

Governments are unveiling trillions of dollars of stimulus measures to revive the economy from a potentially deeper downturn than the 2008-09 financial crisis. 

June 22 2020

Covid-19 Fuels New Startup Investment Record

After a dip in April, digital industry startup funding skyrocketed to $1 billion in May, a record high value according to BloombergNEF data.

June 22 2020

Covid-19 Is Accelerating Industry Automation, Eroding Jobs

Covid-19 has accelerated the move of energy companies toward remote operations and automation.

June 22 2020

Shell and BP Look to Monetize Their Digital Technologies

Oil and gas companies have looked beyond their own sector to diversify revenue streams, most notably in power.