Tackling ‘financed emissions’ as the gateway to a greener economy

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ankit Jain, Co-Founder & CEO, StepChange, Devansh Pathak, Strategy and Community Engagement, World Economic Forum The urgency of addressing climate change and transitioning to a greener economy has become increasingly evident in recent years. As countries and industries […]

IEA roadmap outlines immediate steps oil and gas industry must take to cut emissions

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 More than a third of global energy will be generated by renewable capacity by 2025, but energy-related CO2 emissions continue to increase, up 0.9% in 2022. Global production, transportation and processing of oil and […]

Why technology is key to decarbonising the Middle East and North Africa

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Kelsey Goodman, Community Engagement Lead, World Economic Forum, Dharmendra Hiranandani, Senior Manager, Bain & Company, Akram Alami, Partner, Bain & Company, Raja Atoui, Partner, Bain & Company, Maroun Kairouz, Head of the Middle East and North Africa, World Economic […]

European Green Deal: new law agreed to cut aviation emissions by promoting sustainable aviation fuels

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the political agreement on the ReFuelEU Aviation proposal, reached yesterday between the European Parliament and the Council. Once in place, the new rules will help decarbonise the aviation sector by requiring fuel suppliers to blend sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) with kerosene […]

This is the AI balancing act: between its huge potential and growing emissions

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Louis-David Benyayer, Affiliate Professor, ESCP Business School The global AI market could be worth $1,600 billion by 2030 — this has serious environmental implications.But data and AI can contribute to solving environmental problems by assisting research and fostering effective […]

Fluorinated gases: reinforced EU action to cut emissions

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament is ready to negotiate with EU governments on further reducing fluorinated gases emissions, to meet EU and global climate goals. On Thursday, MEPs adopted their position on revising the EU’s legislative framework on fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions with 426 votes in favour, 109 […]

Climate change: Parliament votes to reduce member states’ emissions by 40%

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The new Effort Sharing Regulation reduces the allowed maximum level of greenhouse gas emissions in member states from transport, buildings and agriculture until 2030. Parliament today adopted with 486 votes to 132 and 10 abstentions the revision of the so-called Effort Sharing Regulation. It […]

Fit for 55: zero CO2 emissions for new cars and vans in 2035

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 […]

Satellite tracking is helping scientists pinpoint the worst emissions offenders

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Charlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Formative Content “In the 30 years since the world began negotiating the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, no one has identified exactly where all that pollution is coming from.” Writing in Science former US vice […]

3 insights to help organizations measure, report and reduce scope 3 emissions

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Monica Batchelder, Chief Sustainability Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise It’s human nature to wish not to be held accountable for things we cannot fully control. But as climate change persists, we must accept that measuring and reducing emissions for […]

Business leaders are tackling air pollution — for our health and the planet. Here’s how

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Shannon Engstrom, Specialist, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum Geneva Air pollution harms our health, economies and the planet. As co-chairs of the Alliance for Clean Air, the first global corporate initiative to bring together leading […]

How industry networks are sharing emissions data to tackle climate change

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sebastian Steinhauser, Chief Strategy Officer, SAP Sustainability transformations hinge on data transparency. The availability and management of accurate, verifiable data are essential to achieving corporate ESG metrics and shared global goals. Companies must not only use tools to […]

How turning retail stores into e-commerce centres can avoid massive emissions

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Thierry Gadou, Chief Executive Officer, SES-imagotag I find it surprising that retail is relatively absent from the core debate on net-zero even though it’s the largest economic sector and private employer in the world, with over 15% of […]

3 ways companies can reduce their indirect emissions throughout value chains

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kyra Whitten, Vice President, Sustainability, Flex, President, Flex Foundation Delivering on the commitment to reach net zero by 2050 will require companies to reduce not only Scope 1 and 2 emissions, which relate to what they produce directly. […]

Carbon offsets – how do they work, and who sets the rules?

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Robin Pomeroy, Podcast Editor, World Economic Forum Could carbon offsets help reduce emissions? Or are they just one more tool for greenwashing? Carbon offsets occur when a polluting company buys a carbon credit to make up for the […]

These regions produce a lot of carbon emissions – here’s what they plan to do about it

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stefan Ellerbeck, Senior Writer, Formative Content Clean energy comprised 67% of new electricity generating capacity in the US in the first half of 2022, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Other big CO2 emitters like China and […]

This climate action tracker shows what we’re doing right – and wrong – on the road to net-zero emissions

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 The Speed & Scale Tracker is a new climate action tool to track progress on global targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions. It covers goals to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 in […]

How electrifying buildings can tackle emissions and improve public health

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Keith Kinch, Co-founder & General Manager, BlocPower The need for alternative energy infrastructures are becoming abundantly clear with 30% of emissions in the United States coming from the building sector. In built up areas, greenhouse gas emissions can […]

These are the zero-emission fuels to decarbonize the shipping industry

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Keith Dawe, Assets and Structuring Manager, Cargill Ocean Transportation, Randall Krantz, Senior Project Advisor on Shipping Decarbonization, Global Maritime Forum / Getting to Zero Coalition & Lara Mouftier, Interim Project Lead Shipping Emissions and Ocean Agenda, World Economic […]

What are low-carbon emitting technologies? An expert explains

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 […]

How digital tracing can reduce industrial carbon emissions

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Barbara Frei, Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer, Industrial Automation, Schneider Electric Switzerland AG & Francisco Betti, Head of Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing & Value Chains; ExCom Memb, World Economic Forum Decarbonizing indirect greenhouse gas emissions […]

China’s new carbon market aims to  substantially reduce its emissions. Here’s how

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Daniel Yang, Graduate student, Public Policy Program, Stanford University & Lawrence Goulder, Shuzo Nishihara Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, Stanford University and Director, Stanford Environmental and Energy Policy Analysis Center In July, China launched the world’s largest […]

International Methane Emissions Observatory launched to boost action on powerful climate-warming gas  

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. To support further progress on fulfilling the Paris Agreement, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) with support from the European Union launched today a new Observatory to drive global action on reducing methane emissions. The International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) was launched at the G20 […]

Paris or Manhattan: Which type of city is best for reducing emissions?

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jatinder Sidhu, Writer, Formative Content A new report has looked at greenhouse gas emissions over the whole lifecycle of a building, including building and servicing. It suggests high-density, low-rise cities such as Paris may be best for reducing […]

A faster, fairer way to retire carbon-emitting assets

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Brad Handler, Senior Fellow, Payne Institute for Public Policy & Morgan Bazilian, Director, Professor of Public Policy, Payne Institute for Public Policy Carbon retirement portfolios are a potential solution to the problem of retiring CO2-emitting assets. They can […]

This project is decarbonizing the UK area with the highest industrial CO2 emissions

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: William Gardiner, CEO, Drax The UK has set a target to cut carbon emissions by 78% by 2035 and to reach net zero by 2050; Decarbonizing industrial regions will be critical to achieving this and to reaching global […]

Time is running out – global emissions rules for shipping need to be reached now

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Soren Skou, Chief Executive Officer, A.P. Møller-Maersk The 2020s must be the decade of action if we are to solve the shipping industry’s share of the global climate challenge. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has to deliver substantial […]

5 ways new monitoring technologies can help cities combat air pollution

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Elizabeth Fonseca, Senior Manager, Air Quality, Environmental Defense Fund Europe & Matt Whitney, Portfolio Manager, Clean Air Fund • Air pollution is damaging our health, but there is often a lack of local data made available to identify […]

4 ways the circular economy can help heavy industry reduce emissions

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Christoph Willing, Senior Engagement Manager, McKinsey, Hamburg office The majority of industry emissions comes from 4 material groups: Steel, cement, aluminum, chemicals. Global demand for the 4 focus materials is expected to increase – exacerbating the emission challenge. […]

These Dutch cities will allow only zero-emission deliveries by 2025

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom, Senior Writer, Formative Content If online deliveries continue with fossil-fuel trucks, emissions will increase by a third. So cities in the Netherlands will allow only emission-free delivery vehicles after 2025. The government is giving delivery firms […]

How symbiosis can help industrial clusters reach net-zero

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Peter Laybourn, Founder and Chief Executive, International Synergies Limited Industrial symbiosis keeps valuable resources in use for as long as possible by identifying cross-sectoral business opportunities for utilising them. It can play a big role in helping industrial […]

4 solutions for reducing emissions from industrial clusters

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Osvaldo Di Campli, President of Latin America Region, Nokia Industrial clusters can play a major role in helping countries achieve their net-zero ambitions. Accenture and the World Economic Forum have developed a 4-step framework to help clusters reduce […]

Carbon levy on EU imports needed to raise global climate ambition

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. To raise global climate ambition and prevent ‘carbon leakage’, the EU must place a carbon price on imports from less climate-ambitious countries, say Environment MEPs. On Friday, the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted a resolution on a WTO-compatible EU carbon […]