Tag: carbon emissions

AI to unlock the next wave of renewable integration in ASEAN: EMBER

AI to unlock the next wave of renewable integration in ASEAN: EMBER

March 16, 2026 | ,

ASEAN’s expanding digital economy and growing data centre capacity provide a structural foundation for AI adoption. The region’s digital economy is now at around $300 billion and it is projected to reach $1 trillion by 2030. Data centres are crucial for efficient digitalisation in the power sector, enabling big data analytics, AI, and smart grid operation. However, infrastructure quality remains uneven across the region, with significant gaps in connectivity, data governance, cybersecurity and interoperability standards. Without deliberate regional coordination, ASEAN could develop pockets of digital sophistication rather than an integrated, intelligent power system.

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Illinois Clean Manufacturing Roadmap: Report

Illinois Clean Manufacturing Roadmap: Report

January 23, 2026 | , ,

As the next-generation technologies continue down the cost curve and improve in performance, this report “Illinois Clean Manufacturing Roadmap” published by RMI provides a plan for Illinois policymakers to ease  the transition to clean manufacturing and production methods. Manufacturing is a driving force of the Illinois economy. Across the state, approximately 580,000 Illinoisans  are employed in manufacturing, specializing in products ranging from food and beverage to biofuel inputs. 

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Scatec begins operations of 273 MW solar plant in South Africa

Scatec begins operations of 273 MW solar plant in South Africa

December 9, 2025 | , ,

Scatec ASA has commenced commercial operations of the 273 MW Grootfontein solar project in South Africa. The project, located in the Western Cape, will supply electricity under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA). It is expected to produce 700 GWh of electricity annually. The project is anticipated to offset around 630,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually.

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Mid-Year Electricity Update: Report

Mid-Year Electricity Update: Report

August 8, 2025 | ,

Electricity demand in China and India is expected to rise at a more moderate pace in 2025 than the rapid growth seen in 2024. The United States is seeing above-trend electricity demand growth in 2025, similar to 2024, whereas the European Union is still recovering at a modest pace following earlier steep declines. In the first half of 2025, while coal-fired generation declined year-on-year in China and India, it increased in the United States and the European Union. Wind and solar PV are expected to cover over 90% of the increase in global electricity demand in 2025.

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Runaway Cost of UK’s CCS Subsidies: Report

Runaway Cost of UK’s CCS Subsidies: Report

July 25, 2025 | , ,

Despite reduced carbon capture and storage (CCS) targets in the UK’s most recent Carbon Budget, the reliance on this unproven and expensive technology remains a high-risk strategy. Some £408 billion will be required by 2050 to install and operate CCS infrastructure in the UK. More than £50 billion of subsidies has been earmarked to support projects that together only account for 8% of the UK’s 2050 CCS target. About 75% of CCS subsidies will be paid by consumers through environmental levies. Low UK carbon prices mean there is little incentive for polluters to install CCS projects.

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US Carbon Management Policy Landscape: Brief

US Carbon Management Policy Landscape: Brief

July 18, 2025 | , ,

The brief address policies supporting carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies, including overlapping carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods such as direct air capture (DAC) and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS).  It concludes that the U.S. carbon management policy landscape demonstrates notable progress particularly through the Inflation Reduction Act’s expanded 45Q credits, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s demonstration funding, and ongoing Department of Energy R&D initiatives.

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How US States Can Lead the Charge on Industrial Decarbonization

How US States Can Lead the Charge on Industrial Decarbonization

July 14, 2025 |

The industrial sector is a key component of the American economy. Accounting for nearly a quarter of US greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, this sector faces some of the most complex decarbonization challenges. States play a pivotal role in whether industries stay competitive, controlling key aspects of permitting, utility regulation, economic development incentives, and much of the infrastructure planning that will determine whether industrial decarbonization succeeds. With the right mix of policy, investment, and planning, states can help enable a cleaner, more competitive industrial future while attracting new investment, creating high-quality jobs, and positioning themselves as hubs for clean manufacturing.

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4 Takeaways from California’s Carbon Dioxide Removal Policies

4 Takeaways from California’s Carbon Dioxide Removal Policies

July 4, 2025 | ,

Although states across the U.S. have different political contexts and levels of interest in climate policy, the way that California has approached carbon removal in policy can provide valuable insights and potentially a model for other states on how to use target-setting to maximize climate impact, support demand creation and ensure there are governance frameworks in place. At the same time, given the magnitude of California’s commitment toward carbon removal — 75 million metric tons of CO2 per year by 2045 — there is still room for additional innovation and creativity to help achieve this ambitious goal.

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Implications of European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Implications of European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

July 4, 2025 |

The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (EU CBAM) was formally adopted in April 2023 as part of the EU’s broader Fit for 55 climate package and was designed to complement the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), which was established in 2005. The price in the EU ETS is currently around €70 per tCO2 ($80 per tCO2 46) – a price high enough to incentivise decarbonisation of many industrial processes – and is expected to rise further over time.

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New England’s Offshore Wind Transmission Study: Report

New England’s Offshore Wind Transmission Study: Report

May 22, 2025 | , , ,

The New England power system is undergoing a major transformation as five of its six states commit to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by at least 80 per cent by 2050. The ISO New England (ISO-NE) recently released the 2050 Transmission Study: Offshore Wind Analysis final report, which examines the reliable integration of large-scale offshore wind (OSW) projects into the regional grid, assessing their impact on the transmission system and identifying strategic planning requirements for future development. The findings of the report are based on N-1 direct current (DC) thermal steady-state analysis, providing a high-level view of system constraints but not replacing the need for more detailed full interconnection studies.

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Meeting the Increasing Energy Requirement of Data Centres

Meeting the Increasing Energy Requirement of Data Centres

April 14, 2025 |

Investment in new data centres has surged, increasing by nearly 70% in the last two years at the global level. One of the main drivers of this investment has been the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), alongside the deepening digitalisation of the global economy. On the electricity supply side of the equation, the sector is facing several challenges. Electricity demand is already growing strongly in emerging markets and developing economies, driven especially by economic growth, industrialisation, increased adoption of appliances, and surging needs for cooling. Advanced economies are also returning to growth in electricity demand after two decades of stagnation. However, the electricity sector faces several bottlenecks, including permitting times and tangled supply chains.

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Electricity Generation Trends in China and the US

Electricity Generation Trends in China and the US

April 14, 2025 | , , , ,

China’s electricity demand continued to grow – by 6.6% in 2024 (+623 TWh), down only slightly from 6.9% in 2023. 81% of the demand growth was met with the rise in clean generation – wind, solar, hydro, nuclear and bioenergy generation all rose. Electricity demand in the United States grew by 3% (+128 TWh) in 2024, caused partly by heatwaves over the summer months and partly as a rebound from a milder summer in 2023 when demand decreased by 1.3% (-55 TWh). The demand rise was predominantly met with higher solar, wind and gas generation, which also made up for a fall in coal generation (-22 TWh).

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Role of Green Hydrogen in Indian Steel Sector: Paper

Role of Green Hydrogen in Indian Steel Sector: Paper

April 10, 2025 | , , ,

Analysis in the whitepaper shows, under India’s 2070 net zero scenario, the green H2-DRI and electric arc furnace (EAF) route is expected to contribute 13% of the projected 403 MMTPA crude steel output by FY50, growing to 41% of 597 MMTPA by FY70. Green hydrogen demand in the steel sector is expected to grow at a 13% CAGR, reaching 15.15 MMTPA by FY70. In the accelerated net-zero 2050 scenario, H2-DRI steelmaking route shall contribute to 39% of the crude steel production with green hydrogen demand of 9.82 MMTPA by FY50.

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Global Energy Review 2025: IEA

Global Energy Review 2025: IEA

March 28, 2025 | ,

Global energy demand grew by 2.2% in 2024 – faster than the average rate over the past decade. Demand for all fuels and technologies expanded in 2024. Emerging and developing economies accounted for over 80% of global energy demand growth. Natural gas saw the strongest demand growth among fossil fuels. Global coal demand rose by 1%.

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EU’s Strategy to Tackle Hydrogen Emissions: Paper

EU’s Strategy to Tackle Hydrogen Emissions: Paper

February 28, 2025 | , , ,

Hydrogen (H2) is an indirect greenhouse gas (GHG). While H2 emissions make up a negligible fraction of today’s GHG emissions, they are set to become more significant in the 2030s and, should the EU and the global community progress towards climate neutrality, will likely be substantial in the 2040s, as achieving climate neutrality requires the expansion of hydrogen use alongside the rapid reduction of other GHGs. This paper explores how the EU can address H2 emissions using a four-pronged strategy.

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Carbon Capture and Storage in Canada: Report

Carbon Capture and Storage in Canada: Report

February 7, 2025 | ,

A plan to capture CO2 from 13 oil sand processing facilities and store it in Alberta is threatened by cost challenges. Total costs including interest, insurance, depreciation and taxes for existing commercial-scale carbon capture plants in Alberta are approaching thresholds that threaten profitability. There is a risk that the oversupply of carbon emission performance credits (EPCs) will reduce project revenues. Without substantial efficiency improvements, the cost per tonne of CO2 captured at the Pathways facility is likely to exceed the revenue that the project can generate for each tonne captured.

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U.S. 2035 Climate Target Is Ambitious, Achievable & a Call to Action

U.S. 2035 Climate Target Is Ambitious, Achievable & a Call to Action

January 6, 2025 |

President Biden has set out a 2035 climate target to cut U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 61–66 percent below 2005 levels by 2035. With this announcement of a 2035 “nationally determined contribution” (NDC) under the Paris Agreement, the Biden administration is putting out a clear marker of what U.S. climate action needs to deliver in the next 10 years. This new NDC is ambitious but achievable.

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AMEA Power commissions 500 MW Abydos solar plant in Egypt

AMEA Power commissions 500 MW Abydos solar plant in Egypt

December 20, 2024 | , ,

AMEA Power has commissioned the 500 MW Abydos Solar PV Plant in Egypt, located in the Aswan Governorate. The plant will generate approximately 1,500 GWh of renewable energy annually, offsetting 782,300 tonnes of carbon emissions. This project was completed in 18 months. The Abydos Solar PV Plant was financed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO), and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

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China’s Industrial Clean Power Policies: Paper

China’s Industrial Clean Power Policies: Paper

December 6, 2024 | , ,

The paper “Clean Power for Industry in China: Policy Enablers for the Industrial Sector” by the World Economic Forum concludes that in the next decade, China is set to expedite industrial decarbonization, with the intention of shifting from controlling energy consumption and intensity to controlling carbon emissions and carbon intensity. In this process, the government could play a much more proactive role in identifying practical applications and boosting businesses’ confidence to participate. 

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Accelerating Carbon Capture in ASEAN

Accelerating Carbon Capture in ASEAN

October 21, 2024 |

In 2023, the region announced the ASEAN Strategy for Carbon Neutrality as its commitment to strengthening energy transition efforts towards carbon neutrality (CN). Amongst the key measures to meet the CN target by 2050, carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies are expected to play a crucial role in ensuring energy security and gradually reducing the region’s dependency on fossil fuels. In particular, the CCS technologies are expected to reduce the speed of emission growth in power and heavy industries like cement, iron, and steel in ASEAN.

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