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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Katie Fedosenko, Director, ESG Engagement, Teck Resources, Luciana Gutmann, Project Fellow, Securing Critical Minerals for the Energy Transition, World Economic Forum Many years ago, there was a TV advertisement shot in the kitchen of a family home. All […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Laia Barbarà, Acting Head, Climate Strategy, World Economic Forum, Claudia Galea, Director, Global Sustainability, Kearney In today’s complex global landscape, geopolitical tensions have far-reaching implications across a variety of sectors. The ripple effects of these tensions are felt across politics, […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johnny Wood, Writer, Forum Agenda 1. EU CO2 emissions from fossil fuels return to 1960s levels The European Union’s (EU) O2 levels from fossil fuels are at their lowest for 60 years following an 8% year-on-year fall in […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Monica Schroeder, Director of Global Advocacy, Build Change, Louise Foulkes, Caribbean Director & Engineering Program Manager, Build Change Neither housing nor embodied carbon have thus far been the focus of decarbonization efforts in the building sector. It’s time to change […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Samuel Burd, President, Client Solutions Group, Dell Technologies Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) offer a transformational promise to propel all industries and the global economy forward. Data is essential to the learning and decision-making capabilities of AI […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes today’s agreement between the European Parliament and Council on a provisional political agreement strengthening CO2 emissions standards for new heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) entering the EU market from 2030. The Regulation will set new ambitious CO2 emissions reduction targets for 2030, 2035 and 2040. The […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Neeraj Kanwar, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Apollo Tyres Ltd The need to address the climate crisis is an unavoidable imperative and the tyre industry can take the lead in embracing a sustainable way of working. The climate crisis […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Liming Chen, Chair of Greater China; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum, Samantha Zhu, Chairperson; Market Unit Lead, Greater China, Accenture Energy and industry has been one of the themes for this year’s United Nations climate […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today hosted a high-level event at COP28 to promote the development of carbon pricing and carbon markets, as powerful instruments to reach the Paris Agreement objectives. It builds on the Call to Action for Paris-aligned Carbon Markets that the European […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nasim Pour, Lead, Carbon Removals and Market Innovation, World Economic Forum / Engineered carbon dioxide removals (CDR) are not only crucial to offset the hardest to abate emissions but also reverse the buildup of historical emissions. So far, […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. New legislation aims to strengthen the business case for decarbonisation in Europe The Act supports manufacturing of the key technologies needed to achieve EU’s decarbonisation objectives MEPs propose faster authorisation procedures and net-zero industry clusters The legislation voted on by the Industry Committee on […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The Environment Committee adopted its proposals to strengthen EU CO2 emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles, which include buses, trucks and trailers. The report was adopted on Tuesday with 48 votes in favour, 36 against and one abstention. It says that strengthening CO2 emission […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emil Vikjær-Andresen, Executive Vice-President, Head of Power-to-X , European Energy A/S Biogenic CO2 can be combined with green hydrogen to produce electro-fuels.Such fuels could provide carbon-neutral energy for hard-to-abate industries.More developed CO2 infrastructure is needed to encourage adoption […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nasim Pour, Lead, Carbon Removals and Market Innovation, World Economic Forum, Dale Hardcastle, Partner, Bain & Company, Henning Huenteler, Expert Associate Partner, Bain & Company Inc., Sara Figel, Consultant, Bain & Company Voluntary carbon markets (VCM) have a […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stéphanie Thomson, Writer, Forum Agenda Industries like mining are especially complicated to decarbonize, since fossil fuels are baked into their processes.Decarbonizing hard-to-abate industries will instead call for innovation, argue leaders at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings.The World Economic […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Pim Valdre, Head, Climate Ambition Initiative, World Economic Forum, Jay Hawkins, Communications Lead, Climate and First Movers Coalition, World Economic Forum Scope 3 emissions – those a company is indirectly responsible for across its value chain – represent […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission adopted today the rules governing the implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) during its transitional phase, which starts on 1 October of this year and runs until the end of 2025. The Implementing Regulation published today details the transitional […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Melissa Stark, Global Lead for Energy Transition and Net Zero Transition Services, Accenture, Gregory Claes, Pipeline program lead, Port of Antwerp-Bruges Carbon capture is key in lowering the carbon footprint of heavy emitting sectors – steel, chemicals, cement […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Wioletta Nawrot, Associate Professor of Economics and Sustainable Finance, ESCP Business School, London campus, Tomasz Walkowicz, Senior Manager, Banking Analytics, Deloitte One promising process to reach carbon emission targets laid out in the Paris Agreement is Carbon Capture, […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alejandro De Quero Cordero, Sustainability Lead, Aerospace and Drones, World Economic Forum The aviation industry presents one of the most formidable decarbonization challenges.Aviation contributes under 3% of global carbon emissions.Decarbonizing aviation will require all available options, including battery-electric […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Will Gardiner, CEO, Drax Time is running out to tackle the climate crisis – we need urgent solutions.In the spirit of the moon landing, action is needed to limit global warming.Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage could help […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author:Luiz Avelar, Senior Director, Strategy, Envision Digital Once hailed as the poster child of investing, ESG (environmental, social and governance) reporting has been rapidly growing in recent years, with investors spilling trillions of dollars into funds that prioritise organizations […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ewan Thomson, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda If measuring something is the first step towards understanding it, and understanding something is necessary to be able to improve it, then good data is the key to unlocking positive change. This is […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johnny Wood Writer, Forum Agenda 1. EU countries approve 2035 phaseout of CO2-emitting cars European Union countries gave final approval on 28 March to a landmark law to end sales of new CO2-emitting cars in 2035, after Germany won […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament approved the new CO2 emissions reduction targets for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, part of the “Fit for 55” package. With 340 votes in favour, 279 against and 21 abstentions, MEPs endorsed the deal reached with the Council on revised CO2 […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kalin Bracken, Lead, Real Estate, World Economic Forum Real estate is the largest asset class in the world and it’s also one of the most significant contributors to global carbon emissions. As recognition of the existential threat of […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Huw van Steenis, Vice-Chair, Oliver Wyman The mood at COP27 was subdued. The Ukrainian war, the energy crisis, rampant inflation, summer droughts and the sharp increase in the costs of capital for projects all weighed on investors’ and […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes the agreement reached last night by the European Parliament and Council ensuring all new cars and vans registered in Europe will be zero-emission by 2035. As an intermediary step towards zero emissions, the new CO2 standards will also require average […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Spencer Feingold, Digital Editor, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum For three months, Germany has been offering ultracheap monthly tickets for all local trains, metros, trams and buses. The scheme was introduced in an effort to encourage the use […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Milagros Rivas Saiz, Chief of Advisory Services, Interamerican Development Bank Group, Ayla Majid, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Planetive & Michael Hayes, Global Head, Renewables, KPMG Emerging markets need $1 trillion a year to transition to net-zero. Clean-energy […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content Today’s children will emit 10 times less CO2 than their grandparents, if the world reaches net-zero emissions by 2050, the IEA estimates. In advanced economies with bigger carbon footprints, people born in […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content Direct air capture involves removing CO2 from the air and storing or reusing it. The world’s first large-scale plant is being built in the United States. Companies such as Microsoft, Shopify and […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alexander Sauer, Director, Institute for Energy Efficiency in Production (EEP), University of Stuttgart & Abhinav Chugh, Content and Partnerships Lead, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum Access to affordable renewable energy and their deployment are key enablers for decarbonization […]
