Reports

General Content / 10 May 2022

EU taxonomy regulation: Update of the European Sustainable Finance framework

Since 2020, the European Commission, supported by the Platform and the Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Sustainable Finance, has been developing the regulatory framework to direct investments towards sustainable activities with a classification system to evaluate homogeneously the climate and environmental performance of economic activities, known as the EU taxonomy. Key regulations are entering into force in 2022. This analyst note provides an overview of the current regulatory and technical framework of sustainable finance.

General Content / 29 April 2022

Summary of IPCC Climate Change Mitigation Report

In early April 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a special report on the Mitigation of Climate Change as a contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report launched in 2021. This analyst note provides insights on key issues addressed in the set of documents made publicly available.

General Content / 18 April 2022

EU reliance on Russian gas

Europe is reliant on natural gas imported from Russia, and this dependence has become politically unacceptable for EU governments after Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The European Commission (EC) is developing a plan to reduce the need for Russian gas in the region and control the skyrocketing energy prices in the short-term. These circumstances present an opportunity to accelerate the transition to Net Zero, but challenges remain.

General Content / 13 April 2022

India's Green Hydrogen Policy

In February 2022, the Indian Government announced the much-awaited Green Hydrogen Policy, which is intended to make it easier to produce 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen per annum by 2030 and increase renewable energy capacity. This analyst note provides highlights of the policy and recent developments around India’s Green Hydrogen Sector.

General Content / 25 March 2022

Climate Change 2022 Impacts Adaptation and Vulnerability

On February 27, 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a special report on impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability to climate change as a contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report launched in 2021.

General Content / 23 March 2022

Latest on NDCs - Summary of recent data published by UNFCCC

The Paris Agreement, a legally binding international treaty on climate change, was adopted by 196 Parties at Conference of Parties (COP) 21 in Paris, December 2015 and entered into force in November 2016. Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) comprise a core part of this agreement that are used by many countries to announce their climate pledges, especially pre- and post-COP 26, which was recently held in Glasgow at the end of 2021.

General Content / 17 December 2021

The United States' Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - Overview and analysis on potential implications for industry

On 6th November 2021, the US Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) which focuses on upgrading and increasing the availability of core infrastructure. This analyst note provides an overview and analysis on potential implications for industry.

General Content / 16 December 2021

Beyond COP26

This analyst note provides initial thoughts and analysis on the outcomes of COP26.

General Content / 15 December 2021

State of the Global Climate 2021

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its annual report on Global Climate. This analyst note summarizes WMO's key observations and statements about the Global Climate in 2021 and highlights how the related climate risks impact industry sectors.

General Content / 26 November 2021

The UK Net Zero Strategy - Build Back Greener

The UK launched its net zero strategy (NZS) in October, 2021, a few short weeks before COP26. The NZS is a mix of ambition and policy and is aimed at the ensuring the UK is on track to cut emissions by at least 68 percent by 2030, and reach net zero by 2050. This analyst note provides an overview of what is said in the strategy, and its implication for heavy industry.