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May 17 2024

Manhattan to JFK in 7 Minutes in ‘Affordable’ Electric Air Taxi

Joby Aviation is on track to launch electric air taxis in 2025, with planned service expansion in UAE, Korea and Japan.

May 14 2024

Hydrogen Supply Outlook 2024: A Reality Check

BNEF expects clean H2 supply to skyrocket 30-fold to 16.4 million metric tons per year by 2030, driven by supportive policy and a maturing project pipeline. However, this is still not sufficient to meet most government targets.

May 8 2024

Nature: The New Risk Shaping Sustainable Finance Policies

As policymakers incorporate broader environmental considerations into legislation, banks and investors will be compelled to better understand how to manage nature-related risks in their portfolios and processes.

May 7 2024

Power-to-Liquids Primer: Fuel From Thin Air

E-fuels made from hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide via the power-to-liquids process can boast extremely low emissions compared to fossil fuels, and their capacity is expected to grow through 2030.

May 2 2024

US Coal Plants Face New Rule: Capture CO2 or Shutter

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule on carbon pollution from power plants may not be the boon for carbon capture that it seems.

May 1 2024

EU ETS Market Outlook 1H 2024: Prices Valley Before Rally

BloombergNEF expects the price of EU emission allowances to dip to an average of €65 per metric ton ($70/t) this year, before more than doubling to €146/t by the end of the decade.

April 25 2024

Global Energy Storage Market Records Biggest Jump Yet

The global energy storage market almost tripled in 2023, the largest year-on-year gain on record, and that growth is expected to continue.

April 24 2024

Oil’s $25 War Premium on Iran-Israel Risk Can Rapidly Fizzle Out

Crude oil prices slipped amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, which seems counterintuitive as conflict in the region can lead to major supply risks.

April 19 2024

China Already Makes as Many Batteries as the Entire World Wants

The cell oversupply picture is going to get worse before it gets better.

April 16 2024

Mega Boost for Carbon Offsets Market Seen from SBTi Easing

The role of carbon offsets, or tradeable verified emission reduction credits, has historically been limited with the UN-backed standards body — Science Based Targets Initiative or SBTi — restricting their use to cover a small volume of ‘residual emissions’. Its announcement to allow wider use of offsets means that a high-quality voluntary carbon market is one step closer.